Student Success

BS in Community Health graduate Kristen Alleyne accredits her College of Public Health courses for giving her the skills and confidence to excel in diverse public health settings.

Ashley Marshall-Lanier is an Academic Advisor in the Honors College with over seventeen years of experience in higher education. She is a certified success coach and an advocate for student success and firmly believes in the integral part that advising plays in graduating students from institutions with Bachelor’s degrees and beyond.

Ashley Marshall-Lanier is an Academic Advisor in the Honors College with over fifteen years of experience in higher education. She is a certified success coach and an advocate for student success. She enjoys watching basketball or crime dramas, reading, and going for long walks.

Accounting major Isabella Bah began her Mason journey as a student in the Early Identification Program.

Kristen Alleyne and Elene Lipartiani, incoming freshmen at George Mason University, have been honored with I-Achieve scholarships for academic excellence. The awards are being given for the first time this year, as part of a grant Mason received from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation last fall.

Celine Apenteng may only have one biological sibling, but she regards nearly a dozen people from around the world as her sisters. This “extended family,” as she calls them, and Apenteng’s travels abroad, have had a profound impact on her view of education.

“There’s always something for you to learn,” said Apenteng, whose family has hosted exchange students from France, Moldova and Germany since she was 10. “Even if it’s not something new, the way somebody says something could impact how you think about it.”