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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.
Profiles
Mason Alumna Cast in Broadway’s Hamilton
By Jamie Rogers on October 26, 2016
Dancer and actress Sasha Hollinger, BFA Dance ’09, is playing an important element of history in the Tony and Grammy award-winning Broadway musical, Hamilton.
Student Profile: Chris Fernandez
By Damian Cristodero on October 26, 2016
For biology major Chris Fernandez, receiving the $7,000 Udall Scholarship provides an opportunity, as the rising senior says, “to understand some of the roots of the conservation movement in the United States.” In August, at a four-day conference tied to the scholarship in Tucson, Arizona, he joined 60 scholarship recipients to work with professionals on case studies concerning environmental and Native American issues.
Helping Others Is His Business
By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on October 26, 2016
After completing his MBA in 1995, Tom Bagamane moved to Los Angeles and was struck by the enormity of homelessness there. He decided to combine his new business skills and his compassion for the homeless to impact his new city by similarly affecting more lives—many more.
Driving on Mars
By Martha Bushong on October 26, 2016
Mason engineering alumna Ashley Stroupe, a staff engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was the first woman to “drive” on Mars.
Meet the Mason Nation: Kara Oakleaf
By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on October 26, 2016
Kara Oakleaf runs Mason’s Fall for the Book Festival, a staple on campus for the past 18 years. An adjunct English professor, Oakleaf has handled the event since 2010, and is in charge of contacting authors and figuring out where and how to fit them into the jam-packed program.
Learning Hindi in India
By Colleen Kearney Rich on July 18, 2016
This summer, global affairs major Beverly Harp is traveling to India for the fifth time. Two of her trips were partially funded by Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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.
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