Search
Stay Connected
About the Magazine
Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
Blog
Who Is That Man and Why Is He Wearing That Suit?”
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on May 10, 2012
The questions: Who is the man with the question mark suit and what is he doing spending so much time at the campus Starbucks?
The answers: He’s Matthew Lesko, the longtime grants researcher made popular by colorful late-night infomercials in which he pitches his free money books. He busies himself on his laptop at the coffee shop between Chinese language classes at the Confucius Institute at Mason.
Continue Reading Who Is That Man and Why Is He Wearing That Suit?”
Mason Day? You Should Have Been Here in the ’70s…
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on April 23, 2012
The early Mason Days in the ’70s were experiments in social media. We’d send a Tweet to the student body announcing when we’d be celebrating our founder, then the message would be circulated via everything from Facebook to Tumblr and then . . . ah, who are we fooling?
Continue Reading Mason Day? You Should Have Been Here in the ’70s…
From the Archives: What’s in a Name?
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 17, 2012
One of the changes is the move over the years away from the acronym “GMU” to the word “Mason.” Since President Alan Merten joined the university in 1996, the campus community has been encouraged to make “Mason” part of their lexicon.
Mindful Living LLC: A Home All Their Om
By Lisa M. Gerry on August 1, 2011
While my dorm experience was less of the yoga mat and meditation variety (and more carryout and cramming), there is a whole new generation of students who are looking to enhance their college experience. As Mason’s campus community continues to grow with more than 5,400 on-campus residents, so too do its offerings for Living Learning…
Alumna Filmmaker Premiering Movie this Month
By Jason Jacks on July 25, 2011
Jenna St. John, MFA Creative Writing ’08, is a dancer and actor. And now that she can throw filmmaker into her bag of theatrical tricks, she’s a bona fide triple threat. On July 31, St. John will premiere her first full-length movie at Fairfax’s Cinema Arts Theatre, not far from her old Mason stomping grounds….
Continue Reading Alumna Filmmaker Premiering Movie this Month
Mason Alum Sizzles on Hell’s Kitchen
By Lisa M. Gerry on July 19, 2011
Tune in to the new season of Hell’s Kitchen to catch one of Mason’s own, Brendan Heavey, BA History ‘o4, competing against 17 other contestants—and host Gordon Ramsay’s fiery temper—to be head chef at New York City’s BLT Steak, complete with a quarter-million-dollar salary.
Classes We Love: Course Explores Animal Rights Movement
By Jason Jacks on July 18, 2011
This New Century College summer course touches on the testing of products on animals, the use of animals in entertainment, veganism, and animal fighting, as well as how animals are treated at large factory farms.
Continue Reading Classes We Love: Course Explores Animal Rights Movement
For Law Professor, Bobblehead Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
By Jason Jacks on July 12, 2011
What better way to show your respect for someone than to immortalize them in bobblehead. That’s exactly what Mason law professor Ross Davies and the rest of the staff at the Green Bag quarterly law journal do with respect to U.S. Supreme Court justices. From William Rehnquist to Sandra Day O’Connor, the journal, of which…
Continue Reading For Law Professor, Bobblehead Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
Mason Alumna Volunteers with the Peace Corps in Romania
By Mason Spirit contributor on July 8, 2011
In honor of the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary, Mason alumna Sara Hughlett, BA Foreign Language ’08, and more than 50 Peace Corps volunteers recently built a house in six days (May 30–June 4) to benefit a family in Romania. In addition to constructing the two-bedroom home, the Peace Corps volunteers managed event preparations and logistics….
Continue Reading Mason Alumna Volunteers with the Peace Corps in Romania
Alumnus Named Prime Minister of African Nation
By Jason Jacks on June 23, 2011
The new number two man in Somalia is a graduate of Mason. According to an assortment of news outlets from around the world, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, PhD Economics ’00, has been named prime minister of the eastern African nation, placing him one spot below the war-torn country’s president, Sheik Sharif Ahmed. So, who is Ali?…
Continue Reading Alumnus Named Prime Minister of African Nation
« Newer Posts — Older Posts »