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Íæż½ã½ã’s Army ROTC Patriot Battalion is on the rise. From its humble beginnings more than 40 years ago in 1982 with little more than 20 students, the program now boasts nearly 150 cadets and continues to grow in recognition.

Íæż½ã½ã is extending the deadline for admitted freshman students to submit an enrollment deposit and confirm their spot in the Class of 2028.

Students, donors, and Mason staff enjoyed an evening of gratitude at this year's Scholarship Dinner, with 200 guests in attendance to hear students’ stories of impact. More than 1,100 scholarships have been awarded in FY 24, totaling more than $3.5 million.

After two years of studying management and marketing at the Costello College of Business and the Honors College at Íæż½ã½ã, Rakibul Alam’s academic credits have put him a semester ahead of schedule.

Ten Mason Korea students recently visited Samsung Biologics in Songdo, Incheon, for a unique opportunity to gain firsthand insights into one of Korea's leading biotechnology companies.

Senior of the Year Celine Apenteng has made an impact during her time at Íæż½ã½ã, and she isn’t done. After graduating this spring, the Silver Spring, Maryland, native will continue to pursue her master’s through the university’s accelerated master’s program.

The Honors College at Íæż½ã½ã and Peraton awarded 11 students the selective Peraton Scholarship in National Security at the conclusion of the Spring Semester.

As a first-generation Guyanese American student, Zayd Hamid has found his calling in empowering his generation of student leaders with the education and experience they need to solve the world’s grand challenges.

Business major Lucy Hong is finishing her first semester at the Fairfax Campus this spring, part of a two-semester sequence in Fairfax that all Mason Korea students include in their four-year plan. She plans to graduate this winter.

Íæż½ã½ã Systems Engineering and Operations Research students took first place in the Systems and Analytics Track of the Sage Memorial Design Competition and first place in the STEM Track of the Patriot Pitch Competition with their plan to deliver supplies to a hard-to-reach island in the Chesapeake Bay.

Keil Eggers, who is graduating from Mason with his PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, has been a champion of complexity-informed conflict transformation, futures, and SenseMaker: a technology that applies a quantitative framework to narrative data submitted and interpreted by the subjects themselves. 

Íæż½ã½ã lacrosse midfielder and biology major Lauren Distad is the 2024 Aimee Willard Commemorative Award recipient.