TABLET, the International Affairs Journal of George Mason University (Fall 2011 Issue 1)

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In , Arlington's campus began its first phase in a three phase campus redevelopment project. Arlington's campus is projected to reach an enrollment of 10, students by the completion of its redevelopment.

The station is located approximately two blocks west of the campus. It is located on acres 0. Prince William offers an M. And Beacon Hall, which is a graduate dorm opened in November In the fall of , the university opened a site in Loudoun County, Virginia. Several months later, it announced the gift of acres 0. The campus was scheduled to open in However, the proposal was voted down by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, as part of the larger Dulles South project. Greenvest rescinded the gift.

Committed to expanding its presence in Loudoun, the university has now proposed a possible joint campus with Northern Virginia Community College. The campus would be located in Broadlands, Virginia. The Loudon campus also offers five undergraduate programs; a minor in business and management, certificates in the College of Education and Human Development, a BS in health science, a minor in information technology, and an introductory course in social work.

Other graduate level courses, such as those offered by the Department of Information and Software Engineering, are periodically taught at the site. In March , Mason opened Mason Korea. Matthew Zingraff is president and provost of Mason Korea. Mason Korea students will spend the fourth and fifth semesters third year on the Fairfax Campus, with all other course work to be completed in Songdo. Future degrees include global affairs, conflict analysis and resolution and computer gaming.

Admission to the Honors College requires an application and is open to both freshmen and transfer students. About student-athletes compete in 22 men's and women's Division I sports - baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Clubs have a competitive range from regional competition to yearly participation in U.

National College Club Level Championships. George Mason offers more than clubs and organizations, including 16 fraternities, 15 sororities, 24 International-student organizations, 25 religious organizations, a student programming board, student government, club sports, debate team, and student media. In a survey of universities Mason was ranked number one for diversity. A new sport in is Quidditch. The George Mason University Forensics program is one of the top ranked competitive speech teams in the United States and has achieved international recognition in the field of communication studies.

The team was founded in and has won nearly 10, individual speech awards. From to the team placed 4th at the American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament and has won the International Forensics Association Championship each of the last five years. The director of the team since its inception in is Dr. The team is regionally and nationally competitive in the Novice, Junior Varsity, and Varsity divisions. Mason also sponsors several student-run publications through its Office of Student Media, including Connect2Mason.

Between approximately and , the University was also the home of The Fractal: Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Mason offers one regular print publication, , a student newspaper. The online radio station offers music, entertainment, news, and public affairs relating to the University community, regional area and the country. GMU-TV is an award-winning leader in educational, informational and public interest programming.

The unit offers a broad spectrum of content, ranging from public affairs and humanities to science, medicine and the arts. The Mason Cable Network, or MCN, is the student organized and operated station, and offers student produced entertainment and information on campus channel 89, available on the Fairfax campus of Mason. Between and , the underground newspaper Expulsion was distributed on the Mason campus.

It also experienced a brief online resurgence in In fall , the satirical online newspaper, The Mason Squire , premiered. The site featured fake news stories criticizing the university. The newspaper's mottos were "Because fake news doesn't report itself" and "Fake news just got a whole lot sexier. This annual event includes competitive sporting and trivia events, charitable fund raising, and is usually ended with Greek Sing. Organizations participating in Greek Sing put together 10—15 minute themed shows which have included extravagant costumes, set designs, lighting displays, multimedia presentations, dances, singing, and more.

Other Greek Week events include Shackathon where organizations construct shacks decorated to fit a theme. Greek swim is another popular Greek Week event in which organizations perform in a synchronized swimming competition. PHC holds a formal recruitment each fall. Almost Sunrise follows two Iraq veterans, tormented by depression for years after they returned home, as they embark on an extraordinary journey, a 2, mile walk across the country from Wisconsin to California, in order to reflect on their haunting experiences of war and to save themselves.

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Whitney Shiner, faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies, is remembered for his generous spirit, his expertise on the early Christian Gospels, and his broad knowledge of diverse religious cultures. Congratulations again to all of our graduates! We are pleased to welcome you to an impressive community of alumni, made only stronger by the class of The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the May degree celebrations will be led by two outstanding alumni: Suzanne Devlin, a former acting chief of police for the Fairfax County Police Department and the current supervisor of safety and security for Loudoun County Public Schools.

Check out courses that explore the major world religions, along with a host of courses that investigate the way religions adapt to the modern, secular societies of the US and Europe. Prueitt is a scholar of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy, and her research, funded in part by a Fulbright in India, focuses on Classical Indian Buddhist and Hindu explorations of the way human beings construct and experience their worlds.

The need for local immigration data to mobilize populations, access funding and urge policy change has never been greater. Register now for this free webinar. Religious Studies Courses for Spring Come explore your world! From the religious cultures of China, the Middle East and India, to Europe and the US, our spring lineup of courses covers the globe!

Garry Sparks has been awarded two National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships for his work on the historical and theological encounter between the Spanish Dominican missionaries and the indigenous Mayan people of Guatemala. Sachedina has devoted much of his scholarly time and effort in recent years to introducing theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of Islam in the Western academy to scholars of Islam in academic institutions in various parts of the Islamic world, and to fostering interfaith and intrafaith dialogue through various programs aimed at both Muslim scholars and Muslim youth.

In a Washington Post article, Robinson Professor of Public Affairs Steven Pearlstein describes the challenge of convincing incoming students' parents of the value of liberal arts education.

The college's senior associate dean Robert Matz contributes, leading the effort to promote humanities and social sciences degrees. John Turner, associate professor of religious studies, has been selected as one of two Fenwick Fellows for this academic year.

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This year he plans to begin research on a seminal group in the American religious narrative, the pilgrims, whose strenuous journey was far from over when the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in the These courses, offered in fall , will expand your view on real issues that affect the world around us. No matter what your major, your awareness of any of these big issues will bring new perspective to your education.

The Global Affairs program and the Department of Philosophy are teaming up to offer a unique opportunity for their undergraduate students.

A Problem or Solution? Maria Dakake works with Seyyed Hossein Nasr and a team of scholars to produce a new English translation of the Quran with commentary.

Prof. Farina Featured on EMM Television in Romania

Mount Athos is the center of Greek monasticism. It is the historic home of hesychasm, a form of meditation sometimes called " the prayer of the heart" or " the Jesus Prayer. John Farina is a founding member of a new research institute for the study of contemporary religion and culture in Romania, and is named editor-in-chief of a scholarly journal on religion in Romania.

Professors Maria Dakake and Randi Rashkover to offer enrichment course on the intertwined histories and ethical traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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