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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
Close to the Vest
By Colleen Kearney Rich on July 15, 2015
Most days you will find Mason School of Law Dean Dan Polsby walking the corridors of Hazel Hall on the Arlington Campus sporting his signature Royal Robbins field vest.
Man on a Mission
By Michael Sandler on July 13, 2015
To understand Athletic Director Brad Edwards’s vision for Mason athletics is to know one thing: He doesn’t like to lose.
Wine, Wilson, and Song
By Michele McDonald on July 13, 2015
George H. Wilson, BA English ’69, was on Mason’s first basketball, rugby, and baseball teams. Patriot fans can see him walk across the basketball court during Homecoming games.
Adjunct Kaiulani Lee Forges Lasting Bonds with Students
By Colleen Kearney Rich on July 13, 2015
In adjunct theater professor Kaiulani Lee’s Advanced Performance Studio class, students not only get applause after a performance, they get hugs and encouraging words before they leave class.
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Patriot Profiles: Viet Tran and Seth Robertson
By Mason Spirit contributor on July 1, 2015
Engineering seniors Viet Tran and Seth Robertson got the idea to fight fire with sound waves when they were choosing a class project for ECE 492 and 493 Senior Advanced Design Project I and II.
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Paying It Forward
By Corey Jenkins Schaut, MPA '07 on May 12, 2015
Bette Burch, BSN ’80, has been a compassionate nurse, dedicated clinical instructor and philanthropist. Through it all, Burch has been thrilled to see students succeed in the profession she loves. Her latest gift—$100,000 to George Mason University’s new home for the College of Health and Human Services—ensures future nurses will learn their trade in a…
Patriot Profile: Dominick Casciano III
By Colleen Kearney Rich on May 6, 2015
Mason engineering student Dominick Casciano has been a member of the Volgenau School of Engineering concrete canoe team since its inception three years ago. Last year, he led the team that built a canoe named Perseverance and competed near the University of Virginia in the mid-Atlantic portion of this national collegiate engineering competition. This year, Virginia Military Institute in Lexington is hosting the April competition, and Casciano and his teammates are building a new canoe for it.
The Ultimate Insider
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on May 5, 2015
Former congressman and Mason Board of Visitors Rector Tom Davis shares his insider’s view of Washington politics with students in a course he helped design.
Meet the Mason Nation: Monica Marcelli
By Colleen Kearney Rich on May 5, 2015
Monica Marcelli has her dream job. “I actually like Mondays. I’m excited to come to work,” she says. Marcelli joined Mason six years ago to run its greenhouse.
Mission Control
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 21, 2015
Mason alumna Sandra Cauffman has spent 24 years helping projects run smoothly at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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