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University of Maryland Global Campus President Gregory W. Fowler, a ����AV alumnus and national leader in online and hybrid education for nontraditional students, will be the featured speaker at Winter Commencement next month.

Nearly 400 girls and women interested in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) gathered to participate in Girls’ Tech Day Virginia, hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on the SciTech Campus in October.

On the morning of Wednesday, October 26th, ����AV professor Suzanne C. de Janasz conducted her first-ever negotiations workshop for female high school students at McLean High School in Northern Virginia. An enthusiastic audience of about 100 young women came to hear de Janasz explain why negotiation is important for women of all ages and walks of life, and how to build negotiating skills for the future. De Janasz, an organizational researcher who holds a joint appointment in the School of Business and the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, says there is a pervasive cultural bias against women who ask for what they deserve. The negative labelling begins in childhood, with terms such as “bossy” being applied to more assertive girls.

Mason Arts at Home is an online platform and “digital venue” featuring curated arts experiences, including livestreamed concerts, releases of previously recorded content, behind-the-scenes talks with artists, and more.

Mason announced a $3 million gift to its Center for Global Islamic Studies, which will be renamed for the late Islamic scholar Abdul Hamid AbuSulayman in recognition of the donation.

New lab gives students access to best practices for writing, communication

Never one to back down from a challenge, Alaleh Jenkins, BS Accounting ’97, immigrated to the United States as a teenager without speaking any English. As a student at ����AV, she enrolled in basic English classes and quickly became fluent in English while also excelling in her other courses. Focused on academics as well as adjusting to and succeeding in a new country, she took advantage of Mason’s job fairs, landing a job at a major CPA firm after graduation.  “I got a lot of tough love at my first job and I will be forever grateful to my employer for pushing me out of my comfort zone,” Jenkins says.

Mason freshmen Pranay Yella and Pranav Reddippali were on the team that took second place at the Mason/Amazon 2022 Bring Down Counterfeiting Public Policy Hackathon.

Mason’s 2022 Writer-in-Residence speaks about the wonders of language and poetry

Five of Mason Police’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Teams were assigned to provide provide aerial security overwatch for Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon and launched multiple drones into the airspace above Arlington County.