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Archive for July, 2015

Rising Stars

by Colleen Kearney Rich on July 16th, 2015

Mason’s young faculty shine bright.

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Curtain Call

by Colleen Kearney Rich on July 15th, 2015

As a professional opera singer, College of Visual and Performing Arts dean William Reeder performed more than 40 leading tenor roles in 15 major opera houses throughout Europe.

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Close to the Vest

by Colleen Kearney Rich on July 15th, 2015

Most days you will find Mason School of Law Dean Dan Polsby walking the corridors of Hazel Hall on the Arlington Campus sporting his signature Royal Robbins field vest.

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Man on a Mission

by Michael Sandler on July 13th, 2015

To understand Athletic Director Brad Edwards’s vision for Mason athletics is to know one thing: He doesn’t like to lose.

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Wine, Wilson, and Song

by Michele McDonald on July 13th, 2015

George H. Wilson, BA English ’69, was on Mason’s first basketball, rugby, and baseball teams. Patriot fans can see him walk across the basketball court during Homecoming games.

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Adjunct Kaiulani Lee Forges Lasting Bonds with Students

by Colleen Kearney Rich on July 13th, 2015

In adjunct theater professor Kaiulani Lee’s Advanced Performance Studio class, students not only get applause after a performance, they get hugs and encouraging words before they leave class.

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Patriot Profiles: Viet Tran and Seth Robertson

by Mason Spirit contributor on July 1st, 2015

Engineering seniors Viet Tran and Seth Robertson got the idea to fight fire with sound waves when they were choosing a class project for ECE 492 and 493 Senior Advanced Design Project I and II.

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