Author: Eleftheria Giannopoulos

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ADVANCE receives national award for enhancing the student transition experience

George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) were honored with the 2019 John N. Gardner Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award for their innovative partnership ADVANCE.

The award, presented by the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, recognizes cross-institutional initiatives that aim to enhance the student transition experience at the undergraduate level.

Mason Reads brings award-winning author Adichie to campus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, credit Wani Olatunde

In her first Freedom and Learning Forum, George Mason University president Anne Holton sits down with award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Friday, Oct. 11, at 12:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts on the Fairfax Campus.

The two will be discussing Adichie’s book “We Should All Be Feminists,” which was chosen for this year’s Mason Reads program. The book is taken from Adichie’s 2012 TED talk of the same name and has a started a worldwide conversation about feminism in the context of inclusion and awareness. She makes a case for feminism as an issue that affects everyone.

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Career development opportunities

The Fall Career Fair at George Mason is expanding! The October 2^nd& 3^rdevent will be held in the Johnson Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are taking over the entire lower level as demand from employers to hire Mason students is at an all-time high! We are expecting 150 employers each day – so, encourage your student to take advantage of networking with these employers and by doing some research ahead of time so that it’s not overwhelming when they arrive at the fair.

ADVANCE grows for fall 2019, offering more pathways to a four-year degree

Adeline Vo can sum up in four words her experience in the ADVANCE Program, a transfer pathway between Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University that aligns curriculum, financial aid, advising and other student services.

“Complete peace of mind,” said Vo, 25, who in addition to attending classes at NOVA manages a hair and nail salon in Washington, D.C. “The only problem I need to focus on is going to work and getting the grades. All the white noise in between isn’t an issue as much anymore. That should be how it is.”

Hundreds of students and their families are making that same discovery. In the second year of the ADVANCE Program, more than 690 students are enrolled, including nearly 400 students who joined this fall. ADVANCE now offers 102 pathways in various degrees—five times as many as when it launched last year.

Mason receives $250,000 award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently announced a $250,000 award to support ADVANCE and the Early Identification Program (EIP)—two transformational programs at George Mason University that are creating unprecedented educational access to diverse student populations. Consistent with the foundation’s core mission, this grant funding will ensure the success of exceptionally promising students with financial need who are enrolled in these programs.

Mason student gets ‘Good Morning America’ spotlight

Karen Escobar took a seat in Fenwick Library on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus, cracked open a book and powered up her laptop.

But the junior criminology, law and society major was not there just to study, she also was being videotaped by a crew from ABC’s “Good Morning America,” which is producing a segment on Generation Hope, a local nonprofit that provides financial aid and mentoring to help teen parents become college graduates and help children enter kindergarten at higher levels of readiness.

Watch Karen’s surprise student loan payoff