President Alan Merten will complete his last academic year as George Mason University's president with a speech on teachers, celebrations and new beginnings at Mason’s 45th commencement ceremony.




[ Rebecca Dell | 5/4/2012 | Connect2Mason | Comments ]

Meet Namatirai Grace Mavugara, Zimbabwe’s national record holder in the women’s triple jump. When she first stepped out of the cab at Mason, she could not find anyone who knew where she belonged. Had they forgotten about her? Was she at the wrong school? She later asked her coach (who was, in fact, waiting at the airport with a sign) why he did not have a sign. He told her he was wearing a green Mason T-shirt.


The Men’s All-Campus Game itself was rather uneventful as Ozil United was crowned champion after Pike A, the winners of the IFC Bracket, simply forfeited.  However, the champion’s path to the All-Campus game was a rather stunning feat.


In Spring 4v4 Flag Football Post-Season Tournament, the Men’s A-League Championship went to No. 3 seed Dream Team after dispatching the No. 5 seed FAF, 48-22, in the finals.


The Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program in Front Royal is expanding in the fall to include two separate semester programs for undergraduates. To prepare for the expansion, construction is underway on new dorm buildings, a dining hall, and an academic center. The new facilities are set to open before the start of the Fall 2012 semester.