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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.
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Scholar Finds Refuge at Mason
By Mariam Aburdeineh, BA ’13 on June 27, 2019
Ukrainian scholar Ararat Osipian escaped a war zone in his home country and is now Mason’s first Endangered Scholar in Residence.
Helping Students with Unpaid Internships
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019
Accepting an internship can also mean accepting an extra financial burden that many students cannot afford. Enter Mason’s Unpaid Internship Scholarship, which helps students accept that dream opportunity that may very well lead to their dream career.
Unpaid Internship Scholarship: Lisa Chill
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019
In August 2018, and with the help of an Unpaid Internship Scholarship, social work major Lisa Chill began interning at the nonprofit Action in Community Through Service (ACTS).
Unpaid Internship Scholarship: Jennifer Lyon
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019
Because of an Unpaid Internship Scholarship, psychology major Jennifer Lyon was able to take advantage of an opportunity at the American Red Cross.
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Unpaid Internship Scholarship: Noelia Montecinos-Beltran
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019
Noelia Montecinos-Beltran is an art history major whose goal is to become a curator at a museum. With the help of the Unpaid Internship Scholarship, she is currently interning with Mason Exhibitions.
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Memorializing George Mason’s Complex Legacy
By Preston Williams on June 27, 2019
The Enslaved People of George Mason memorial, to be located on Wilkins Plaza near the statue of George Mason IV himself, will provide a more complete account of the complicated legacy of Mason, a founding father who championed individual freedom while also owning slaves.
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Learn and Be Curious
By Mason Spirit contributor on May 15, 2019
In October, more than 350 girls and young women, ages 8 to 24, participated in the inaugural Girls’ Tech Day at Mason’s Hylton Performing Arts Center at the Science and Technology Campus.
Growing Up Mason
By Lindsay Bernhards, BA '18 on March 21, 2019
English major Meghan Levinson “graduated” from Mason’s Child Development Center when she was five. She is now part of Mason’s Honors College and fondly remembers her days at the center.
On the Top of the World
By Colleen Kearney Rich on March 21, 2019
Mason psychology professor Patrick McKnight loves a challenge. In May 2018 he successfully summited Mount Everest in his third visit to the mountain. We recently talked to McKnight about his summit and other adventures.
360 Classes, 8 Degrees, 1 Family
By Mason Spirit contributor on March 13, 2019
Mary Monsen, née Krappweis, BS Management ’11, says she decided to attend Mason because it was a great school close to home. “I thought Mason offered a very good value proposition: A great education for a reasonable price near a booming job market.”
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