Mason Now: Power the Possible

The Campaign for George Mason University

Mason Now: Power the Possible

A $1 Billion Vision for What's Next

Built by grit, ability, and vision. Opportunities seized, risks rewarded. A willingness to break the mold, question the status quo, and become the model of what's needed and what will be next.

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Our Priorities

With your support, our future possibilities are limitless.

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Student Success

No qualified student faces financial or educational barriers at Mason.

We admit as many students as we can educate with purpose—and for purpose. We ask students, “Where do you want to go?” Then we work passionately to help them get there.

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40k+ Students
making George Mason the largest public university in Virginia.
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The Mason Virginia Promise is a pathway to a bachelor’s degree or help starting a business for every Virginian who wants one.

EIP alumni students

The Early Identification Program (EIP) provides year-round academic enrichment, personal and social development, civic engagement, and leadership training opportunities for middle and high school college-bound first generation college students.

Fairfax campus overlooking the lake.

The Mason Autism Support Initiative (MASI) uses a team-based approach to provide intensive support services to students on the Autism Spectrum beyond typical higher education accommodations.

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1 in 4
students are first in their family to attend college.
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#1
public university in Virginia for advancing social mobility.
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$3.6M
in scholarships awarded in FY 2023.

Research

George Mason significantly expands its ability to impact the most pressing issues of our time.

High-impact ideas begin with high-impact thinkers—faculty and student researchers who embrace risk and welcome the diverse perspectives that produce the most effective results. Our scholarship extends beyond academia, it impacts lives and changes the world.

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$230M
in FY 2023 research funding.
White-fingered mud crabs and two diabolical parasites research at the Potomac Science Center.

The white-fingered mud crabs and two diabolical parasites are the focus of research being conducted at George Mason University’s Potomac Science Center.

Researcher Vivian Motti

George Mason University researchers Vivian Motti and Anya Evmenova are utilizing smartwatch capabilities to help neurodiverse individuals live more independent lives.

Laboratory for Advanced Testing.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mason's Laboratory for Advanced Testing developed a PCR saliva test, allowing them to analyze 10,000 tests a week and positioned Mason to be at the forefront of the next diagnostic challenge.

Innovation

George Mason is known nationally as an incubator of new ideas that address our grand challenges.

George Mason meets future challenges and opportunities by engaging diverse perspectives, questioning the status quo, and fearlessly forging new paths. 

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George Mason is ranked 1st in Virginia and 25th nationally for innovation, per U.S. News and World Report.
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Fuse at Mason Square is a destination for scholars, students, researchers, and policy and business developers, working together to accelerate the pace of change and solve our grand challenges.

A student sets up the 3D printer in the MIX.

The MIX, located in Horizon Hall, hosts workshops, competitions, and accelerator programs. It is a makerspace, incubator, and media lab.

Community

George Mason enhances the impact it has on its communities-on campus, locally, nationally, and globally.

We believe that community is an essential part of learning. And just as our learning has no boundaries, the George Mason community starts, but doesn't end, with our vibrant campuses. It extends to our diverse community partners, the region's government and industry leaders, our campus in Korea-and anywhere our curiosity takes us.

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$3.36B
total impact of Mason Enterprise's Community Business Support for FY 22.
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Two groups of students from the Schar School of Policy and Government made the trip from George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus to destinations in the nation’s capital to see government in action.

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Mason Arts brings the power of the arts to the community through outstanding performances, arts education, and arts experiences at the Center for the Arts and the Hylton Performing Arts Center.  

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Mason Athletics contributes to a strong sense of community on and off campus and serves as a source of unity and Patriot Pride for all of Mason Nation.

Stewardship

George Mason is a national model of responsible university stewardship-financially, socially, and environmentally.

Our bold vision is matched by our sense of responsibility-to our students, our funders, our communities, and our planet. We know that trust is gained, not a given, and that our outcomes are the best testament of our effectiveness.

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George Mason ranks #1 in the state for providing educational access to lower-income students when comparing economic mobility and funding per student.

Student works with a professor to carefully examine a monarch butterfly.

The Environmental and Sustainability Studies program is an example of George Mason's Green Leaf Programs, focused on meeting present needs while ensuring a sustainable future.

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"We believe that progress matters more than pedigree. That talent needs opportunity, not permission. That the future is what we create, not what happens to us. And when all voices are invited to shape what’s next, the future is closer than you think.”
Gregory Washington, President of George Mason University

Join us in Powering the Possible.

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Questions?

Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations

4400 University Drive, MS 1A3

Fairfax, Virginia 22030

703-993-8850