The Mason Spirit

Mason grad Lee Lacy’s search for meaningful work took her not only out of the region, but halfway around the world. For the past three years, Lacy, MS Social and Organizational Learning ‘02, has been heading up the Peace Corps’ volunteer efforts in Armenia. As Peace Corps director in the western Asia country, she leads a program…

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In the upcoming fall issue of the Mason Spirit, we feature a number of Mason economists and their somewhat unusual research pursuits. One of the economists we chatted with for the feature was Russ Roberts, who is known for bringing economics to the creative arts. He is a novelist with three books to his credit—The Price of…

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Every where we turn, George Mason University is getting the thumb’s up. Three new lists feature Mason in their rankings. George Mason University was named in the top 150 of the best national universities on U.S.News and World Report’s list of Best Colleges 2011, published on Aug. 17. In addition, Mason was ranked for the third consecutive year in…

Continue Reading It’s Official: We’re Awesome

The Mason Spirit’s world domination has begun, one box of magazines at a time. That’s thanks to Wendy Frazier, assistant professor in Mason’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), whose work was featured in the Spirit’s Fall 2009 issue in the feature story, “No Science Teacher Left Behind.”

Continue Reading Zdravstvujtye (Hello) to our Russian Readers!

There were six worthy finalists for the Mason’s Biggest Fan contest, but two leaders broke away from the pack early on and never looked back. Josh Holman and Joe Little, both mega Mason sports fans, got the public’s attention in a big way. Throughout the week, they traded the lead back and forth in a…

Continue Reading The Votes Are In—and Josh Holman is Mason’s Biggest Fan

The time has finally come! You’ve been reading the profiles of our six finalists all week long and now you can cast your vote.

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Alia Zeitoun: The Recent Grad When it came time for Alia Zeitoun to pick a college to attend, it was a no-brainer. “Both of my brothers graduated from Mason,” explains Zeitoun. “I thought it was the best fit for me because of its diversity of students.” Though Zeitoun just graduated in May with a BS…

Continue Reading Mason’s Biggest Fan Finalist Alia Zeitoun: The Recent Grad

UPDATED: Online voting is now open. Vote now! Josh Holman: The Sports Fanatic Because he couldn’t bring Mason with him when he and his wife moved to Illinois a few years ago, Josh Holman decided to create his own shrine to his alma mater. He created a Mason Room—a green and gold man cave where he could…

Continue Reading Mason’s Biggest Fan Finalist Josh Holman: The Sports Fanatic

Laura May: The Cheerleader Laura May is the ultimate George Mason University hyphenate. She’s a Mason parent-alumna-advisor-fan. Oh, and did we mention she’s an alumna two times over? She spends her days being a figurative Mason cheerleader, singing the school’s praises to former students and parents of students, her daughter’s friends, and of course her…

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Barry McCabe: The Flag Bearer Barry McCabe shows his Mason pride halfway across the world from Fairfax. A civilian contractor with the U.S. government, he has spent the past 21 months in Iraq. He contacted the George Mason University Alumni Association about obtaining several Mason flags to bring with him overseas and has made it…

Continue Reading Mason’s Biggest Fan Finalist Barry McCabe: The Flag Bearer