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• George Mason University is a public institution of higher learning.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1957
  2. Location: Fairfax, Virginia
  3. President: Alan G. Merten
  4. Faculty: Approximitely 3,200
  5. Nickname: Patriots
  6. Acceptance rate: 61%
  7. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Fairfax%2C+VA Current weather]

• History

  George Mason University was established in 1957 as a branch of the University of Virginia. In 1972, George Mason University became its own entity.Gmu.edu: Brief History

  The university has over 100 degree programs, as well as graduate and professional programs. George Mason features nine schools and colleges: education and human development, health and human services, humanities and social sciences, management, public policy, science, visual and performing arts, the institute for conflict analysis and resoultion, and the Volgenau school of information technology and engineering. Gmu.edu: Academics

• Notable Alumni

  • Donna DuPlantier
  • Karl Rove
  • Chad Ford
  • Shawn Camp
  • Christopher Watson

• Mission Statement Excerpt

  "George Mason University will be an institution of international academic reputation providing superior education for students to develop critical, analytical, and imaginative thinking and to make well-founded ethical decisions. It will respond to the call for interdisciplinary research and teaching, not simply by adding programs but by rethinking the traditional structure of the academy." GMU.com: Mission Statement

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