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As the saying goes “Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot,” and ����AV is proud to have a large group of Patriots serving the Commonwealth of Virginia in the General Assembly.

The Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) is helping inventors and entrepreneurs like Jourdan Saunders, CEO of The Resource Key, bring their innovations and technologies to market.

����AV received essential investments in its students, faculty and staff from Virginia’s biennium budget, which the General Assembly passed and Governor Glenn Youngkin signed on May 13, 2024. The funding goes into effect July 1, 2024.

More than 70 ����AV students traveled to Richmond on Thursday, Feb. 15, to advocate for Mason’s legislative priorities during Mason Lobbies.

The legislative session is underway in Virginia’s General Assembly. ����AV’s presence continues to make an impact in Richmond with an increased number of proud Mason Patriots serving the commonwealth.

The Movers and Shakers Mixer event returned to Mason Square in late September, connecting ����AV students with Arlington’s business, government, and community leaders.

U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton toured Mason’s Science and Technology Campus on Tuesday, August 29.

After more than 30 years of service, Molly Grove, the associate director for Community and Local Government Relations at ����AV’s Science and Technology Campus, is retiring.

The 40 Mason students who traveled to Richmond for Mason Lobbies on Jan. 26 shared their college experience with legislators and highlighted the need for increasing financial aid for Mason students, increased funding per student, and increased staff and faculty salaries for the university to be more competitive in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

After more than 32 years of service in the Chamber of Commerce, Mason alum Debbie Jones is retiring this December.