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Prince William campus gets first executive officer
|After years of expansion at the George Mason University Prince William campus, Mason has hired its first executive to oversee operations and ongoing changes to the campus.
In the middle of rush-hour traffic, Annie Hunt Burriss had much to say about her new home at the university.
"I'm ready to work hard," Burriss said in a phone interview. "I'm going to create an environment where people can succeed and be happy and innovative."
Cabrera discusses vision and future of university with Mason community
|As part of an ongoing conversation with the George Mason University community, President Ángel Cabrera is holding town hall sessions on all three campuses in hopes of developing a comprehensive vision for the university.
Over the past week Cabrera held a series of town hall meetings that were meant to spur discussion and allow community input into what a new Mason vision would look like.
Romney appeals to women, small business owners, in local rally
|Video Shot by Trevor DeSaussure and Jake McLernon
Video Edited by Trevor DeSaussure
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney held a rally in Fairfax on Thursday, September 13.
The rally took place in Van Dyck Park, two miles north of the Fairfax campus. Over 2,000 people attended.
“Northern Virginia could well determine who wins the election,” Romney told the audience.
Fine Arts Building to undergo renovations to meet influx of music and art students
|To address a growing number of art and music students at Mason, the College of Visual and Performing Arts will be renovating the Fine Arts Building to address the lack of classrooms and practice space.
While construction is underway, classes will be moved to different buildings across campus.
“What we have done as a college is a lot of music classes have moved to the arts building,” said Dan Hobson, production manager for the College of Visual and Performing Arts. “We were able to house 75 percent of classes that were moved.”
GMU and the community prepare for construction of West Campus Connector
|This fall, construction will begin on the West Campus Connector, a road that will provide easier access between George Mason University’s central Fairfax location and the facilities just west of campus.
“The construction timeline is still being developed. Tentatively we think some part of the construction will start in November this year,” said Erik Backus, an engineering planner for the university.
Recap of Summer 2012 at Mason
|New President Ángel Cabrera & Rector Daniel Clemente
After Alan Merten’s 15-year tenure as president, a new face will greet students returning this fall as Ángel Cabrera takes the helm of the university.
The Board of Visitors announced the appointment of Cabrera in December but he did not start his new position until the beginning of July.
Cabrera, age 44, will replace Alan Merten who served as president since 1996.
Merten's impact felt in balance of academics and athletics
|Attendees who attended a George Mason University men’s basketball game in the past would have most likely seen the Green Machine blasting the school’s fight song, the Patriot Platoon, cheering on their fellow classmates and, President Alan Merten, in his courtside seat, barking at the referees over a bad call and armed with a t-shirt launcher that resembles a bazooka.
When the basketball season begins this fall, however, the man who claims to have missed as few as five Mason basketball games in his career will be absent. The president of the university will be gone.
Student Government executive hopefuls state cases ahead of April 2 voting [VIDEO]
|If you haven't taken the time to know who is running to represent the student body through Student Government as student body president and vice president, scroll down below for quick videos of each of the three eligible tickets. Each was given an opportunity to discuss who they are and why they're running ahead of this week's voting.