It was a sweet victory for Mason's men's basketball team on a sweet day—February 14, 2009. They topped first-place Northeastern University 64-23 in the 2009 Homecoming game. Students, alumni, and fans gathered early for the block party held in the Patriot Center parking lot before the noon game.
President Obama chose George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall as a venue for an important pre-inauguration speech. On January 8 to an audience comprising politicians and members of the media, the then-president-elect spoke about his economic recovery plan.
Mason is growing up—and out. From its humble beginnings as George Mason College, the new age of Mason is here, along with $500 million worth of new projects.
On Clarence J. Robinson’s death in 1983, his $5 million bequest was the largest gift Mason had ever received. But it was a belief he shared with former university president George Johnson while he was alive that has had the greatest impact.
Virginia’s Prince William County and the City of Manassas are teaming up with Mason to provide the area with something it desperately needs: a top-notch performing arts facility in the form of the Hylton Center for the Performing Arts.
In Mason’s early days, “dorm life” was a sort of oxymoron. But with more students, more rooms, more conveniences, and more technological innovations, there’s a whole lot of life in Mason’s residence halls.
