Departments
Winter 2006 Features
- Hoops Dreams
- It was a fairy tale come true—and the Patriots basketball team captured the hearts of Americans everywhere
- Honoring the Best and the Brightest
- Each spring, the George Mason University Alumni Association recognizes and honors outstanding alumni, students, and faculty members for their achievements and contributions to the university
- Let's Do Launch
- Mason scientist plays part in first space mission to Pluto
- Going the Distance
- Alumnus helps Mason's campus in the Middle East get on its feet.
- A History of Shaping Lives
- After 37 years at Mason, history professor Bob Hawkes says goodbye—and his many devoted students say thanks
Update on Private Support
Inside Patriot Circles
- Latest U.S. News Ranking Elevates Law, Computer Science, Education
- Mason Graduates a Record 6,800+ at Spring Commencement
- Emotional Rescue: Students Help Ease the Anguish of Katrina Victims
- The JC Turns 10
- Research, Italian Style
- Beyond AP to IT&E
Transitions
- One Stone at a Time
- Alumnus helps Botswana orphans plan for better lives
- Taking Stock
- After surviving 9/11, a Wall Street banker finds a new calling shaping young lives in the classroom
- 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
- EPUBS, web design