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News in Brief
U.S.
News Ranks New History Program 80th
George Mason's new Ph.D. program in History has already been ranked 80th
in the nation in the top Ph.D. history programs list by U.S. News & World
Report. This doctorate will offer concentrations in American, European,
and comparative world history with minor fields in public history, constitutional
studies, and new media and information technology. According to Jack Censer,
Department of History and Art History chair, "The quality of our faculty,
which includes five members who have won Guggenheim awards and one who was
granted a MacArthur Fellowship, probably contributed to the early ranking."
Community College
Education Moves to CAS
The Community College Education certificate and doctor of arts degree program
now have a new administrative home in the College of Arts and Sciences. A
committee has been appointed to revise and streamline the curriculum. Admission
to the doctor of arts program has been suspended until fall 2002 and to the
certificate program until spring 2002. Students currently enrolled will be
able to complete their course of study as planned.
E-mail System
Migration Nearly Complete
With the exception of a few departments and George Mason affiliates, most
of the university community should now have the new Mason Enterprise Messaging
Online (MEMO) e-mail system on their desktops, says Tracy Holt, manager,
e-mail systems and accounts, University Computing and Information Services.
Training sessions are offered through the Instructional Resource Center or
Student Technology Assistance and Resources. Visit ittraining.gmu.edu
for more information.
Help Is Now
Just One Number Away
Just dial (703) 993-HELP to reach the Motorist Assistance Program, Student
Escort Service, and the University Police nonemergency line. This easy-to-remember
number will be active beginning Sept. 1. Previously, each service had a separate
number.
Larranaga Agrees
to New Six-Year Contract
George Mason University men's basketball head coach Jim Larranaga has agreed
to a new six-year contract that will keep him with the Patriots through the
2006-07 season. Larranaga has led George Mason to two Colonial Athletic Association
championships and a pair of National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament
berths in his four years in Fairfax.
IT Executives
Appointed to George Mason's BOV
Three executives within the technology community have been appointed by Governor
James Gilmore as new members of George Mason University's board of visitors.
They are David E. Anderson, vice president of McGuireWoods Consulting and
Gilmore's director of policy and chief deputy attorney general; Gary Shapiro,
president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association; and Sudhakar V.
Shenoy, founder, chairman, and CEO of Information Management Consultants,
an internationally recognized systems and software development firm.
The new appointees replace Horace Cooper, William Kristol,
and Robert Lauterberg.
In addition, Richard H. Fink, executive vice president and
member of the board of directors of Koch Industries, Inc., was reappointed
to a second four-year term. Anderson, Shapiro, and Shenoy also will serve
four-year terms.
One-Way Section
of George Mason Boulevard Reversed
The one way section of George Mason Boulevard (formerly Pohick Lane) between
Finley Circle and Aquia Lane will be reversed. This change is being made
to give visitors to the campus better access to the information booth on
Finley Circle, and will simplify access to the Parking Deck.
Free Shuttle
between Fairfax and Prince William Campuses
The Mason Express, a free shuttle bus service between the Fairfax and Prince
William Campuses begins this fall. The shuttle will provide service from
Patriot Circle and Mason Pond Drive on the Fairfax Campus to the main building
at the Prince William Campus six days a week for students and faculty teaching
classes. For details call, x32764.
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