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George Mason Ä¢¹½AV Commencement and Degree Celebrations will be hosted on the Fairfax Campus from Thursday, May 18, through Saturday, May 20. Heavy traffic is expected on campus between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day. 

George Mason Ä¢¹½AV will graduate its largest class in history this week, and perhaps its most traveled as well—the nearly 11,000 honorees hail from 111 countries, 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and military installations.

In addition to hosting Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as the featured speaker at Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18, George Mason Ä¢¹½AV features speakers at its individual school and college degree celebrations.

Sisc Johnson, a George Mason Ä¢¹½AV School of Art student and staff member, will be the first in her family to graduate from college this May.

From attending school board meetings in Fairfax to working on Capitol Hill, this graduating student is applying his degree to a new position in Tulsa.

McKenzie Lauber is graduating from George Mason Ä¢¹½AV this month with a bachelor of social work degree and a minor in criminology.

Local student Rosy Sultana overcame challenges to succeed in George Mason Ä¢¹½AV's Honors College. She graduates this May with a degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering and Computing.

On April 26, 25 Mason graduates were celebrated for their accomplishments and contributions to the university community at the 2023 Lavender and Women and Gender Studies Graduation, held in the Johnson Center Bistro.

One of the highlights of biology major Gwendolyne Fields’ Mason career is her summer 2022 internship at the Cheetah Conservation Fund outside the town of Otjiwarongo in Namibia.

Growing up, BIS student Heather Moss watched as Mason expanded, becoming the vibrant and diverse community it is today.