Archive for July, 2008

Mason in the News

July 25, 2008

Following are highlights of national news coverage Mason recently received.

Alumna Hired as Head Coach for Women’s Lacrosse

July 24, 2008

Former Patriot Lauren Rywak, BA English ‘02, returns to her alma mater after building a successful women’s lacrosse program at Iona College.

Fairfax Campus Says Goodbye to Patriot Village

July 24, 2008

Widely appreciated by the student body for its secluded, social atmosphere, the Patriot Village student housing community is no longer a Mason fixture.

Signing On

July 23, 2008

One of the first rites of passage in becoming a Patriot is signing a bench on the Quad during orientation.Photo by Nicolas Tan

Faculty, Student Applications for Fall Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program Being Accepted

July 23, 2008

Faculty members and students have just over three weeks to prepare and submit their applications for the fall 2008 Undergraduate Faculty-Student Apprenticeship Program.

Mason Enterprise Center Helps Chilean Company Enter U.S. Market

July 23, 2008

The Mason Enterprise Center (MEC), part of the School of Public Policy, has helped Chilean educational technology company i-Education Holdings Inc. enter the U.S. business market through the MEC’s International Business Accelerator (IBA) program.

Athletic Standouts Land Coaching Spots

July 22, 2008

It’s that time of the year when college athletic programs make changes in their coaching staffs, and several Mason alumni are among those taking new positions for the 2008-09 year.

Mason Experts Offer Tips for Airline Travelers during Busy Season

July 22, 2008

Researchers at Mason’s Center for Air Transportation Systems Research within the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering have been analyzing — and trying to solve — the problem of delayed airline flights, which has been brewing for several decades.

Flags Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Gartlan

July 21, 2008

Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine ordered the state’s flags flown at half-staff to honor the former state senator, Joseph V. Gartlan Jr., who died July 18 at the age of 82.

Community Literacy Program Continues to Reach Out to Immigrants

July 21, 2008

In the fall of 2007, Lisa Rabin, associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, and her students Ulysses Ramírez, a recent Mason graduate, and Ximena Suárez de Cornejo, a graduate student majoring in foreign languages, developed an idea to launch a unique program for Spanish-speaking immigrants in the United States.