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Reception Focuses on Research, Scholarly, and Creative Accomplishments
Provost Peter Stearns will host a reception Thursday, April 25, to honor the
research, scholarly, and creative activities of the university community. "The
reception is an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the extraordinary imagination
and productivity of the faculty, students, and staff of George Mason University,"
says Stearns.
The progress of this institution with regard to research is well known, adds
Stearns, who cites a doubling of research awards in the past five years; new Ph.D.
programs in biosciences and bioinformatics; U.S. News and World Report's
high ranking of Mason's programs in law, creative writing, history, nursing, and
public administration; and the program to involve undergraduates in research projects
with our faculty.
Stearns created the by-invitation-only event to acknowledge the work of the
individuals responsible for the university's prominence. The reception's printed
program is a yearbook highlighting the significant achievements for the 2001 calendar
year. Those achievements document the university's commitment to collaboration,
interdisciplinary work, and global engagement.
"The choices are idiosyncratic. Scholarly significance varies widely from
discipline to discipline, and I have happily deferred to the nominating departments
to make that assessment," Stearns says. The list is of necessity only a snapshot,
but it does show the wide range of activities to which Mason's faculty, students,
and staff contribute, he says. "Most important, these accomplishments reveal the
impact that George Mason University has on the many communities of which we are
a part."
- By Carrie Secondo
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