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Jennifer Keup, Director of the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience (left to right); Sally Lorentson, Associate Dean, University Life, George Mason University; Jennifer Nelson, Coordinator of Transfer and Initiatives, Northern Virginia Community College; and John Gardner, Chair of the Gardner Institute and Founding Director and Senior Fellow of the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience; with the award presented to ADVANCE on behalf of the resource center. Photo provided.

ADVANCE receives national award for enhancing the student transition experience

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) were honored with the 2019 John N. Gardner Institutional Excellence for Read More

New ADVANCE students were on the Fairfax Campus this September for orientation. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services.

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

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Adeline Vo can sum up in four words her experience in the ADVANCE Program, a transfer pathway between Northern Virginia Read More

Early Identification Program scholarship students at the Fairfax Campus. Photo by Alexis Glenn/Creative Services/George Mason University

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

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation recently announced a $250,000 award to support ADVANCE and the Early Identification Program (EIP)—two transformational Read More

Karen Escobar in Fenwick Library while being filmed by a crew from Good Morning America for a segment the show is doing on Generation Hope, a nonprofit that helps teen parents earn college degrees. Generation Hope was founded my Mason alum Nicole Lynn Lewis. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing Photo Taken:Thursday, September 12, 2019

Mason student gets ‘Good Morning America’ spotlight

Posted on September 18, 2019September 23, 2019

Karen Escobar took a seat in Fenwick Library on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus, cracked open a book and powered Read More

Mason Student Services Center, located in SUB I, is helps students with registration, enrollment, financial aid, billing and other services. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing Photo Taken:Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Mason Student Services Center celebrates launch

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

The Mason Student Services Center celebrated its grand opening Wednesday, Sept. 4, as part of Welcome2Mason. Students gave feedback Read More

Students enjoying the warm weather at Parkapalooza in President's Park. (Bethany Camp/Creative Services/George Mason University)

Patriot Experience: Growth beyond the classroom

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Did you know that students who become engaged with their campus community are more likely to be successful during their Read More

Student Organizations tabling for Welcome2Mason

Welcome2Mason is underway!

Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

Welcome2Mason events continue this week with lots of Mason traditions and opportunities to get involved! At Mason, there are more Read More

Mason360: It's Your #MasonNation. Image of 2 smartphones using Mason360.

Mason Student Services Center and Mason360 now available

Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

Mason students will notice a few changes when returning to campus this semester. Two new services, the Mason Student Services Read More

People cheer during New Student Convocation 2019 Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing Photo Taken:Friday, August 23, 2019

On the edge: New Mason students encouraged to grow outside their comfort zones

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

The newest George Mason University Patriots made their way to EagleBank Arena for New Student Convocation on Friday, August 23. Read More

Everything you need to know for Move-In Day

Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

We are excited to welcome our students and families back to Mason soon! We will welcome our first-year students to Read More