Students

Growing up, Michael Marcus Jr.’s family had an important rule: All the children would take part in both a sport and some form of art. For Marcus, that meant basketball and music. A starting forward on George Mason University’s men’s basketball team, Marcus has spent years refining his game on the court while also teaching himself to play the piano in his free time.

By applying classroom learning to real-world research, Keya Chilka discovered new perspectives on public health and strengthened the skills needed to create meaningful change for vulnerable populations.

Jack Sorenson, a marketing major in the Costello College of Business, is one of the faces behind AARP's digital newsletters.

George Mason welcomes its largest undergraduate class ever—more than 7,400 incoming students, including a record number of transfers—at New Student Convocation.

Siddartha Shakya spent his summer interning with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and now he’s even more confident in the importance of balancing humans and machines.

Electrical and computer engineering Assistant Professor Ningshi Yao tested the idea that competition drives strong results by designing two very different engineering challenges for local pre-college students: one sending student-built ground vehicles racing across a soccer field and the other taking to the skies.

At first glance, it might seem usual for a graphic design major to intern at a car dealership. But for George Mason University rising senior Rayna Roades, her role as a marketing operations intern at Pohanka Automotive has revealed a strong connection between the creative skills she’s learned in the classroom and the work she’s doing in the professional world.

When student Dominic Jones met the Bognet Construction team at one of George Mason's career fairs, he saw an opportunity to broaden his horizons.

For George Mason senior Meriam Belainass, an internship at a Casablanca, Morocco clinic is hands-on training and a chance to give back to her community.

George Mason hockey defenseman Zaakir Khan traded the ice for rugby, interning with Major League Rugby's Old Glory DC on their playoff run.