24 Facts About George Mason University

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George Mason University is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

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George Mason University operates four campuses in Virginia, as well as a campus in Incheon, South Korea.

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George Mason University is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

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Shortly before Johnson's inauguration in April 1979, George Mason University acquired the School of Law and the new Arlington Campus.

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Toward the end of Johnson's term, George Mason University would be deep in planning for a third campus in Prince William County at Manassas.

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George Mason University believed that the university's location made it responsible for both contributing to and drawing from its surrounding communities—local, national, and global.

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George Mason was becoming recognized and acclaimed in all of these spheres.

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On March 23,2020, George Mason shifted to exclusively online instruction during the COVID pandemic.

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George Mason University has four campuses in the United States, all within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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George Mason University provides shuttle service between this campus and Vienna, Fairfax, GMU Metro station, the Burke Center VRE station, the Science and Technology Campus, West Campus, and downtown City of Fairfax.

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11.

Beside George Mason University is a model of a writing table that is still in the study of Gunston Hall, George Mason University's Virginia estate.

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George Mason University has said they will invest $250 million at the Arlington Campus in the next five years, adding 1,000 faculty members and enlarging the campus to 1.

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13.

The George Mason University Center for Team and Organizational Learning stylized as EDGE is an experiential education facility open to the public.

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George Mason University Korea offers seven undergraduate programs: Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Global Affairs, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, and Computer Game Design.

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Students from George Mason University Korea earn the same diploma as home campus students, with English as the language of instruction.

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George Mason University enrolled 33,917 students for Fall 2013, up 956 from Fall 2012.

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George Mason University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

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George Mason University has established far-reaching research partnerships with many government agencies, non-profits, health systems, and international finance organizations.

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19.

Between 1988 and 1990 Anthony Maiello wrote the original George Mason Fight Song, which was edited by Michael Nickens in 2009.

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20.

Each spring, student organizations at George Mason University compete to paint one of the 38 benches located on the Quad in front of Fenwick Library.

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21.

George Mason University is a public government-funded university that has to comply with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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22.

George Mason University Players is a faculty lead student organization that produces six productions.

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23.

George Mason University has been subject to controversy surrounding donations from the Charles Koch Foundation.

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George Mason University documents revealed that the Koch brothers were given the ability to pick candidates as a condition of monetary donations.

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