Georgetown Faces
Stories about the unsung heroes, beloved figures and dedicated Hoyas who make Georgetown special.
![A white man wearing a gray zip-up sweater stands in front of green grass and a mountainous background.](https://www.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ESC03173-scaled-1600x900-c-default.jpg)
Georgetown Faces, Spirit of Georgetown
Ricky Fell takes care of the 55-acre Calcagnini Contemplative Center, the university’s retreat center in Bluemont, Virginia. Find out what it’s like living and working full-time in the woods.
![A white woman in a bright blue jacket stands in front of a stone building on Georgetown's campus smiling.](https://www.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LS1A6046-scaled-1600x900-c-default.jpg)
Georgetown Faces, Spirit of Georgetown
![Fred Binkholder in his office holding a paper](https://www.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6K1A2027-scaled-1600x900-c-default.jpg)
Georgetown Faces, Spirit of Georgetown
![A woman in a floral blue shirt smiles outside the entrance to a building](https://www.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Hogge_HeroImage-1600x900-c-default.jpg)
Georgetown Faces, Spirit of Georgetown
A Testimonial
![Fred Binkholder stylized portrait](https://www.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Fred_Binkholder_GU-Faces-1-1800x1800-c-default.jpg)
“What’s kept me here for so long is that every year it’s the exact same thing. It might be different students, but it’s the same intent and the same drive that they have to express their souls. It’s marvelous, just marvelous.”