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Microsoft Chief Technology Officer of Worldwide & Defense Intelligence Kate Maxwell is an alum of ����AV, where she studied systems engineering. Following a love of coding, she pursued engineering and tech, and urges women interested in STEM to go for what they want.

Mason Alumni Association’s annual Celebration of Distinction recognizes outstanding alumni, faculty members, and students. This year’s celebration was held October 20 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.

Fairfax City and Mason have partnered to give students access to experiential learning opportunities that will benefit local businesses and students.

An innovative program to fund unpaid federal internships for Schar School students launches. Read more about the Federal Workforce Initiative.

����AV professor and alum Susan Howard created Go Nisha Go, an award-winning game that helps girls and young women in India navigate and negotiate life choices.

Mason President Gregory Washington lauded brothers Maruf and Mahfuz Ahmed at a special event for embodying the possibilities that Mason offers with its steadfast commitment to access and inclusion.

Mason Night at Nationals Park on Sept. 6 was a hit. The Nationals beat the Mets 3-2 and Mason faculty, staff were there to cheer them on.

The RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Success through Entrepreneurship) Program as a cohort of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's SOAR Initiative. SOAR provides a holistic model for startups and empowers individuals who do not currently have adequate access to entrepreneurship training opportunities. RISE focuses its support on aspiring entrepreneurs from refugee and immigrant backgrounds.

“The Road to the End,” a play written and performed by the School of Theater's alumni and students, won Best Drama in an audience vote at the recent Capital Fringe festival.

Alaina Ruffin will not be the first, second, or third, but fourth person in her family to graduate from ����AV. Her mother and two older cousins graduated from Mason in 2000, 2001, and 2013 respectively.

One May 24, 27 Mason EIP graduates joined the ranks of Mason alumni this year, along with 130 graduating high school seniors celebrating their EIP graduation, as part of EIP’s 32nd graduating class. More than 2,100 students have graduated from EIP since it began in 1987.

Diana Parkinson, an engagement officer in Mason’s Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations, is the August Employee of the Month.