\documentclass[thesis]{thesis-gwu}[2020/02/03]
% this package is only used to generate some random text.
% it is not needed in a true document
\usepackage{lipsum}
\input{tex/frontmatter}
%% DOCUMENT AREA
\begin{document}
\include{tex/manual} % here is a manual on how to use the template
\include{tex/results-example.tex}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{thesis-bib}
% appendices must appear after
\include{tex/appendix-ex}
\end{document}