Strategic Direction

The student lifecycle transformation is a university-wide initiative, aligned with Mason's strategic direction. The overarching aim is to deliver a unique and distinctive student experience that fosters lifelong engagement.

Every year, Mason’s Office of Admissions sets out to expand access to education for prospective students across Virginia, our country, and the world. Only a few months into the current recruitment cycle, they’ve already achieved some incredible things.

Interim Provost Ken Walsh and University Life Vice President Rose Pascarell introduce two important resources that will help the Mason community use the “right words” to discuss mental health and mental illness, and stress the importance of student accommodations.

The new Virginia Climate Center (VCC) at Mason is leading research on tackling climate-related challenges, such as energy, vector-borne illnesses, and extreme weather and flooding in Northern Virginia and throughout the commonwealth.

George Mason University’s Institutional Biosafety Committee protocol review process was integrated with the institution’s Research Administration Management Portal on Oct. 9, 2023.

Two Mason centers will collaborate on a project that aims to better connect research to practice in education policymaking, and support school divisions in improving student and teacher performance and enhancing the effectiveness and fairness of resource allocation through data-driven decision making.

In this issue, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning shares information on student success.

Multiple national college rankings released in recent weeks have placed George Mason University among America’s top 50 public universities, top 100 among all public and private institutions, and Virginia’s No. 1 public university for social mobility.

Mason will launch a pilot project this fall to study utilization of space on its campuses.

Mason was one of four universities selected for Generation Hope’s inaugural FamilyU Cohort, which is designed to help universities improve student-parent success.