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| The George Mason University Alumni E-Newsletter | January 2008 |
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Alumni Association News & Events
University News & Events
Patriot Sports
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From the Campus Scene
It's "snow time" on the Mason campus.
The Office of Alumni Affairs welcomes Clarissa Bannor, BA '06 Global Affairs. |
Alumni Association News |
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Last Call for Alumni Award Nominations For
more than 30 years, the Alumni Association has honored individuals who
have enhanced Mason’s reputation through their outstanding
achievements. Please nominate someone you know who is worthy of
recognition for the Alumnus of the Year Award or the Alumni Service
Award. Nominations are also sought for the Faculty Member of the Year
Award. The deadline for submissions is February 11, 2008. |
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Mason Rocks: Homecoming 2008 Homecoming 2008 is almost here. Gather your friends and family and join the fun by celebrating MASON ROCKS on Saturday, February 16. Special Homecoming events for alumni include a Faculty/Staff Alumni Reception, a Beer Tasting, and a Student Leader Alumni Reception. Show your Patriot Pride at the traditional Block Party featuring tailgating, activities for children, College Row, a pre-game Pep Rally and fireworks following the game. Get your special discount tickets (password is alumni) NOW because they are selling fast!Event Information» Regional Governance Series The MPA Alumni Chapter and the GVIP Alumni Chapter are co-sponsoring the American Society for Public Administrators series on regional governance issues. The next series event will be on Transportation and will take place on February 20. Please join us on the Arlington campus, Room 329 at 6:30 p.m.Event Information » |
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Arts
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First Saturdays Family Event: Basketball Watch Party at Hard Times Cafe Join us on Saturday, March 1 for a family game watching party at Hard Times Café in Fairfax. The men’s basketball team will take on Northeastern that day starting at 2:00 p.m. The event cost $11.50 per adult and $8.00 kid; prices include chili dog buffet and snacks.RSVP Online Today» |
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Mason Law Graduates Achieve Highest Virginia Bar Pass Rate Continuing a positive tradition, Mason Law graduates passed the July 2007 Virginia Bar exam by a greater percentage than the state average. In fact, Mason achieved the highest pass rate of any Virginia law school.Read More » |
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Mason Researchers Apply New Strategies to War on Breast Cancer Scientists at Mason’s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) and clinicians at the Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Center in Falls Church, Va., will investigate living breast tissue to determine if cancer stem cells — thought to be the driving force behind the development of cancer — are present in the earliest stages of premalignant tumors.Read More » |
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Kiplinger’s Names Mason to ‘Best Values’ List In its February 2008 edition, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine names Mason to its national top 100 “Best Values in Public Education” list.Read More » |
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Mason Participates in National Teach-in on Climate Change To educate America's students and citizens about the far-reaching and irreversible impacts of global warming, Mason will participate in a nationwide teach-in on climate change sponsored by Focus the Nation. The event will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 29, from noon to 7:15 p.m. in the Johnson Center's Dewberry Hall on the Fairfax Campus. The teach-in is free and open to the public.Read More » |
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Forensics Team Wins National Competition For the first time, Mason's Forensics Team won the competition on both days of the Hell Froze Over National Invitational Forensics Tournament held at the University of Texas at Austin, Jan. 12-13. More than 1,000 entries competed for top honors. Nine of the top 10 teams in the nation, as well as dozens more, competed for the coveted title.Read More » |
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Dre Smith Sets NCAA Record Dre Smith set an NCAA record for three-pointers in a game without a miss, and his career-high 34 points pushed the Patriots to a 96-75 win over James Madison in front of 6,659 fans at JMU Convocation Center on Saturday, January 19.Read More » |
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Alumni Discount Tickets for Men’s Basketball Games Mason Alumni have the chance to take advantage of discount tickets to two upcoming basketball game. Take part of Alumni Day at the Patriot Center on Saturday, February 2 as the Patriots take on the JMU Dukes. Also, mark your calendar for Homecoming 2008 Saturday, February 16. Tickets are going fast for the homecoming game so get your tickets today! Discount tickets are available online and can be purchased for $6.00 (plus convenience and/or handling fee).Get your February 2 game tickets! (password "patriots") Get your February 16 game tickets! (password "alumni") |
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Watch Party at Brion’s Grille On Saturday, January 26 at 6:00 p.m., George Mason Athletics will host
a watch party at Brion’s Grille as the men’s basketball
team takes on UNC-Wilmington in North Carolina. Womentoring Program Women’s Basketball coach, Debbie Taneyhill, BA`92 and MEd`98, with Tiffany Reaves and Courtney Exum, Juniors in the Sports Management program, are implementing Womentoring, a mentoring program involving Mason female faculty and staff members and the 13 female athletes on the women’s basketball team.Read More » |
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Mason Hall of Famer Named Head Coach of MLS Chicago Fire Denis Hamlett, a George Mason graduate and a member of the Patriots' Men's Soccer Hall of Fame, was hired as the head coach of Major League Soccer's (MLS) Chicago Fire, the team announced on Friday evening. After signing a multiple-year contract, Hamlett becomes the fourth head coach in the 10-year history of the club.Read More » |
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Men’s
Volleyball Opens Season with a
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