George Mason University is one of the host sites of the inaugural Women's Global Challenge, an international sports competition featuring top women amateur and professional athletes in eight sports, President Alan G. Merten has announced.

DAILY MASON GAZETTE
IN THE HEADLINES
CAMPUS CALENDAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEWS LINKS

• "Engaging the Future: Report of the President's Faculty Task Force on the Future of the University" is now online at http://www.pubs.gmu.edu/futures/.
• Mason Makes Computer Security a Priority
• Construction Projects Planned near George Mason
• UCIS Contracts for Temporary Technical Services
• BOV Approves Mason's Biennial Budget Request
• Prince William Campus Held Open House, Groundbreaking

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

• Music Department Goes High-Tech with New Computer Lab
• Chemistry Professors Use Technology to Improve Students' Understanding of Material
• GSE Prepares Teachers for Information Age
• Using Technology in Teaching the Life Sciences
• Collaborative Effort Makes M.B.A. CD-ROM a Reality

EDUCATION:

• Peace Operations Program May Become Next M.A.I.S. Concentration
• Local Businesses Contribute to Hispanic American Scholarships
• Mason and NASA Collaborate on Earth Science Databases
• Computer Learning Centers Teaches at Prince William

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Child Development Center Receives Prestigious Accreditation
• University Switchboard Answers the Calls
• Forché Receives Hiroshima Foundation Award
• Conlan Receives Fulbright to Teach Abroad
• ICAR Celebrates 15 Years of Pioneering Program Development
• "Unsung Hero" Is Employee of the Month for October

SPORTS:

• Coach Cook Says Goodbye Patriots, Hello Retirement
• Ebanks Succeeds Cook as Head Track and Field Coach

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

• New Exhibit Features Printmaking
• Music Department Hosts High School Invitational Honors Music Festival
• TFA Presents Northern Virginia Playwright
• Rhythms of Hope Celebrates Persons with Disabilities
• Mason Hosts Virginia Folklore Society Annual Meeting

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Last updated: November 3, 1997
Contact: Cara Determan