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Senior of the Year Haley White said double majoring in business and art history was one of the best decisions she made during her time at 51�Թ���. Her second best decision was joining the Mason Chooses Kindness initiative.

Senior anthropology major Zain Alzubaidy recently completed an internship with the United States Department of Commerce. He worked in the Advocacy Center, a government service that provides commercial diplomatic support to American businesses in foreign markets.  

Patricia King, office manager in Research and Innovation Initiatives in the Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact (ORIEI), is the May Employee of the Month.

51�Թ��� computer science major Nasrin Ali has a unique accomplishment—she has completed two internships with Microsoft and begins her third this summer.

Science and Technology Campus machine shop manager Johnnie Hall embodies 51�Թ��� value “students come first.”

In February, 51�Թ��� students attended the first Undergraduate Research Showcase held by the Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) in Richmond. The event was an opportunity for students to present their research as well as share their work with state legislators.

In February, George Mason students in a publication design course had the opportunity to design book covers for a novel that is being published by the university’s Stillhouse Press, an independent small publisher affiliated with the English Department.

Bonnie Madden, a two-time 51�Թ��� alum, joined the Biology Department as the microbial and phage lab manager almost a decade ago while working on her bachelor's degree in biology.

51�Թ��� has won four consecutive Gold STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Assessment, and it’s thanks in part to campus systems and organizations such as the Food Recovery Network (FRN).

Kenneth (Kenny) Darby, senior events manager at Mason Square, is February Employee of the Month.