The Mason Spirit

Beginning this academic year, Mason is rolling out a new program for its star students. The Honors College will transform the university’s Honors Program in General Education from one that had a heavy emphasis on the humanities and social sciences into one that comfortably encompasses students from every major across the university. Zofia Burr, an…

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Jorge Haddock was appointed dean of Mason’s School of Management, effective July 1, 2009. He comes to Mason from the University of Richmond, where he had been dean of the Robins School of Business since 2005. “I am excited about the prospect of working with Dean Haddock and the experience and vigor he will bring…

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Last spring, College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Dean William Reeder announced that several departments within CVPA would become schools: the School of Music, the School of Art, and the School of Dance. The Theater Department and Film and Video Studies, Arts Management, and Computer Game Design programs would retain their current designations. But…

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October 2-4 was our first ever Alumni Weekend at George Mason University. With your help and participation, we had an incredibly successful and fun weekend. I know many of you were amazed at the enormous growth that has occurred on the Fairfax campus since your last visit and at the numerous construction projects still underway….

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About 13 years ago, I was getting ready to give a talk on activities at Mason. I was meeting with then-vice president of university relations Helen Ackerman, MA English ’86, and we were talking about what universities do. What we came up with was the old faithful, that is, teaching, research, and service, and we…

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If you think the drop-out rate for high school students is high, you should see the drop-out rate for science teachers. Uncertified science teachers in the public schools leave the profession at a rate of about 66 percent, leading to an ongoing national shortage and poor student test scores. Researchers and educators at Mason are working to ensure the success of these teachers—and their students.

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Since 1994, Mason’s Center for History and New Media has used digital media to encourage participation in presenting and preserving the past—and bringing it to your personal computer.

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Mason faculty members have been known to create a stir with their expert opinions and groundbreaking ideas.

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When Stephen Fuller talks, the entire Washington metropolitan area listens. For the last 17 years, Fuller and the researchers at Mason’s Center for Regional Analysis have had their fingers on the pulse of the region.

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Many people can’t stop talking about the Patriot men’s basketball run to the 2006 Final Four, but they might be surprised to find that that wasn’t Mason’s first Final Four appearance. In 1984, the men’s volleyball team was the first Mason team to make it into the Final Four of their sport. Twenty-five years later, they gathered on the Mason campus to remember when.

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