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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.
Alumni Profiles
Working in Public Health in Swaziland
By Colleen Kearney Rich on July 18, 2016
Community and global health major Erica Street, MPH ’16, admits she couldn’t have pointed out Swaziland on a map before traveling there last summer. But after hearing classmate Shannon Turner, MPH ’15, talk about her work in the south African country during the summer of 2014, Street knew she had to go there for her practicum.
In the Lyme Light
By Colleen Kearney Rich on July 18, 2016
Artist and writer David Michael Conner, BA English ’01, MFA Creative Writing ’09, knew something was wrong with him in early 2010. He was suffering from cluster headaches, temporary leg paralysis, double vision, panic attacks, hearing fluctuations, and bouts of fatigue so extreme he couldn’t drag himself out of bed. After years of enduring a battery of tests and struggling to get a concrete diagnosis—all while trying to work a full-time job in spite of his many symptoms—Conner discovered that all of his health issues traced back to an inadequate course of antibiotics he took for Lyme disease at the age of 18. Now Conner is speaking out internationally about Lyme disease and advocating for those who are chronically ill with it.
A Serious Job with a Side of Cute
By Damian Cristodero on July 14, 2016
Alumnus Juan Rodriguez is one of three primary keepers for the adorable giant Pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Patriot Profile: Lisa Struckmeyer
By Mason Spirit contributor on July 14, 2016
Anthropology master’s student Lisa Struckmeyer is “addicted to research” and this semester examined the often tight connection between bee keepers and their bees.
School of Theater Alumni Inspire Pockets of Change
By Jamie Rogers on July 14, 2016
The Pocket Change Theatre Company performs at food trucks, restaurants, and preschools—unconventional, but contextually fitting, settings—that give children greater access to shows.
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Three-Time Mason Alumna One of Forbes “30 Under 30”
By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on July 12, 2016
Writing about the effects of regulation on entrepreneurial capitalism and markets, economist Liya Palagashvili publishes pieces in major academic journals and media outlets, and is a Forbes “30 Under 30.”
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Mason Alumna’s Tubman Screenplay Wins $50K Prize
By Jamie Rogers on June 14, 2016
A grade-school fascination with Harriet Tubman led Mason history alumna Katherine Craddock to write a screenplay about the historical heroine. The piece garnered her a $50,000 prize—and the attention of companies offering her the chance to make it a major Hollywood production.
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Father to Son, a Passion for Serving Mason
By Rob Riordan on May 14, 2016
“I grew up with George Mason,” Jimmy Hazel, JD ’84, says, and he means it literally. The chair of the George Mason University Foundation Board of Trustees was speaking to a room packed with Mason supporters who had come together during Homecoming Week for the dedication of the James W. Hazel Conference Room in Merten…
Honoring Nation’s Fallen Through Music
By Jamie Rogers on May 4, 2016
Music alumnus Daniel Boothe was asked by the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations to compose a musical accompaniment for video documentaries of dignified transfers, or somber ceremonies for fallen U.S. soldiers returning home through Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
Turning Passion into Profession
By Mason Spirit contributor on May 3, 2016
If you followed your favorite NFL team on ESPN this past season, there’s a good chance Mason alumnus Brian Burke provided the reporters you saw on camera with in-game analysis information.
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