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June 2004
University News
- Mason Hall Atrium Named for Alumni Support
- Graduate Students Report High Satisfaction with George Mason Experience
- AVT Professor to Create 9/11 Memorial in Maryland
- Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center Named Business of the Year
- Shirley Travis Named New CNHS Dean
- Sesno Takes Behind-the-Scenes Look at Ronald Reagan for History Channel
- George Mason a Top Producer of Peace Corps Volunteers
Alumni Association News & Events
- Discounts Continue at King's Dominion
- DC Metro Chapter Happy Hour -- June 24
- SOM Alumni Chapter Happy Hour -- June 24
- SOM Alumni Chapter Annual Meeting -- July 21
- Patriot Club Fall Golf Outing -- September 27
Patriot Sports
- Palumbo Named CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Baseball
- Williams Places 17th at Track Championships
- George Mason Alumna Plays in the WNBA
- Former George Mason Wrestler Hopes to be the Next Action Star
- Watch the 2003-04 Athletics Season Highlights Video!
UNIVERSITY NEWS
- THE ATRIUM IN MASON HALL HAS BEEN RENAMED "ALUMNI ATRIUM" in recognition of the thousands of George Mason alumni who have contributed to The Campaign for George Mason University. A plaque has been mounted in the atrium to honor those alumni who made gifts and commitments at the President's Circle level ($1,000 and above) during the Leadership Phase of the Alumni Campaign, a special initiative conducted during 2002-03. The Campaign for George Mason University has raised more than $116 million in private support to date.
--> Visit the Campaign web site...
- GRADUATE STUDENTS RECENTLY REPORTED HIGH SATISFACTION WITH THEIR GEORGE MASON EXPERIENCE. More than 91 percent of exiting George Mason graduate and law students said they would recommend the academic programs to which they belonged to others, according to the annual Graduate Student Exit Survey (GES) Report for the 2002-03 academic year. This is the highest percentage in four years.
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- TOM ASHCRAFT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART AND VISUAL TECHNOLOGY AND COORDINATOR OF THE SCULPTURE PROGRAM, has been commissioned to create a public outdoor sculpture in memory of five people from University Park, Md., who died during the attacks on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
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- THE FREEDOM AQUATIC AND FITNESS CENTER AT THE PRINCE WILLIAM CAMPUS has been named the 2003-04 Business of the Year by the Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce. The center took top honors in the category for chamber members with 16 or more employees.
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--> Visit the Freedom Center web site...
- SHIRLEY TRAVIS, D.W. COVARD DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF NURSING at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, College of Health and Human Services, has been selected as the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Science (CNHS), Provost Peter Stearns announced.
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- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS BY FRANK SESNO, professor of communication and public policy, aired on Ronald Reagan: The Man They Knew on Thursday, June 10 at 8 p.m. on the History Channel. Sesno conducted behind-the-scenes interviews with people who best knew President Reagan.
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- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY MOVED UP THREE SPOTS TO #12 on the Peace Corps' mid-Atlantic region's list of the top 20 volunteer-producing colleges and universities, and it is in the top 100 nationally. Currently, there are 25 George Mason alumni serving overseas, up 25 percent from 2003. More than 134 George Mason graduates have served or are serving worldwide since the Peace Corps was established in 1961.
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS & EVENTS
- KING'S DOMINION DISCOUNTS CONTINUE THIS SUMMER FOR MASON ALUMNI. Mason alumni can still get great savings off the general admission price at Paramount's King's Dominion this summer. Save over $14 by ordering tickets over the web. Simply visit the Paramount's King's Dominion web site and use the Corporate Partners link under the Tickets button. More information is available:
--> Discount Ticket Information...
--> Download the Discount Offer Flyer... [Adobe Acrobat Reader format]
- JOIN THE DC METRO ALUMNI CHAPTER FOR A HAPPY HOUR this Thursday, June 24 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at Brion's Grille in the University Mall plaza. Contact Chapter president Eric Fadden (eric_fadden@yahoo.com) for more information about being involved with the DC Metro Chapter.
- THE SOM CHAPTER WILL JOIN THE DC METRO CHAPTER FOR A HAPPY HOUR on Thursday, June 24, at Brion's Grille in Fairfax at 6:30 p.m. (University Mall; Across from Mason's Fairfax Campus). Learn more about the Chapter, how to get involved and reconnect with alumni. E-mail sominfo@gmu.edu for more information.
The SOM Chapter will also hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 21. Come to network, learn about the chapter, and hear from guest speaker Jim Laychak, '83 (accounting and decision Sciences). Jim is an associate partner with Accenture and founder/president of the Pentagon Memorial Fund. All School of Management alumni are welcome to attend. E-mail sominfo@gmu.edu for more information.
- THE PATRIOT CLUB IS HOLDING ITS 29TH ANNUAL FALL GOLF OUTING on Monday, September 27 at the Country Club of Fairfax. Detailed information will be forthcoming in August. Contact Stephanie Morehead (smorehea@gmu.edu) for more information.
--> Other Patriot Club events...
- MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS can be found on the "Today @ Mason" web site.
--> Visit http://today.gmu.edu
--> Visit the Alumni Association Activity site.
PATRIOT SPORTS
- BASEBALL PLAYER JEFF PALUMBO IS NAMED CAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. While at George Mason University, senior shortstop Jeff Palumbo dedicated himself to being the best both on the baseball field and in the classroom. On Monday, he was recognized for his dual excellence when he was named the Colonial Athletic Association's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Baseball.
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- EVEN THOUGH ALYCE WILLIAMS WASN'T AT THE TOP OF HER GAME AT THE NCAA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Austin, Texas, she still managed to put up a few good jumps. While she failed to make the finals of the triple jump, she did enough to finish 17th out of the 28 competitors in the field.
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- FORMER GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY GUARD JEN DEREVJANIK, who graduated this spring with a BA in psychology, made the final cut and is playing with the Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Connecticut Sun. Derevjanik is the second player in Mason's history to play in the WNBA!
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--> Visit her official stats page...
- FORMER WRESTLER TIMOTHY "SEAN" CARRIGAN IS ONE OF 30 SEMI-FINALISTS - 15 men and 15 women - on the new reality television series "Next Action Star," which airs each Tuesday night at 8:00pm on NBC. Carrigan beat out thousands of hopefuls in a nationwide search to make the semifinal list. Open the Semi-Finalists page to check out Sean's competition!
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--> Visit the show's web site...
- HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2003-04 ATHLETICS SEASON have culminated in a 20-minute video showcasing Mason's strong athletic programs. Click on the link below to open Real Player.
--> Watch the video...
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