Departments
Fall 2006 Features
Research Update
- The Power of Partnerships
- Why a new approach to research could create a biotech boom in Northern Virginia
- Glad Scientists
- Undergrads perform graduate-level lab work—and gain real-world experience
- A University with a View—of the Universe
- Research I opens with a new observatory tower
More Features
- President to President
- In a conversation with Alumni Association president Pete Farrell, Alan Merten reflects on his decade as president of George Mason University
- Game Faces
- In this new feature, Mason Spirit will highlight a student-athlete in each issue, starting off with the CAA Swimmer of the Year Tom Koucheravy.
- To Forgive and Not Forget
- Researchers look at children's capacity for forgiveness and empathy
- Update on Private Support
- The Campaign for Mason Students—changing lives through opportunity
- Quick Flick
- Mason moviemakers create an award-winning film—in 48 hours
- The Will to Succeed
- A former Homecoming king makes the triumphant leap from Capitol Hill to Hollywood Hills
Inside Patriot Circles
Transitions
- Clowning Achievement
- One alumnus takes a serious look at what's so funny about clowns
- A Way with Words
- Virginia's new poet laureate makes a vow: to help aspiring writers and promote a love of language
- More Transitions
About the Spirit
The Mason Spirit is produced for the alumni and friends of George Mason University by the following offices:
- Office of Alumni Affairs
- Christine Clark-Talley, executive director
- Andy Ackley, associate director
- Katie Mirick, MPA '03, assistant director
- Darren Silvis, assistant director
- Carole Richardson, Alumni Relations coordinator
- Office of University Relations
- Colleen Kearney Rich, MFA '95, managing editor
- Tara Laskowski, MFA '05, assistant editor
- Lynn Burke, copy editor
- Joan Dall' Acqua, graphic designer
- WebComm, web design