Honors College

Kinesiology major Midori Galligan is on George Mason's women's rowing team. She also performs with Noteworthy, a university a capella student group.

Each year, Mason Nation unites for 24 hours to support the mission and vision of George Mason University. Mason Vision Day 2025 encouraged donors to support what means the most to them. They came forward in record numbers—with record-breaking results.

Historical dramas may be nothing new to the theater, but an original opera based on a landmark Supreme Court Civil Rights case? Rick Davis knew this was something different. After learning that Virginia Opera was planning to stage their new opera, Loving v. Virgina—based on the historic Supreme Court case striking down a Virginia law that banned interracial marriage—Davis seized the unique opportunity for his students. 

Growing up, George Mason University senior Haila Salaheddine was not a big fan of going to the dentist. “I was initially very fearful of the dentist. When I was living in Lebanon, there wasn’t really preventative care for oral hygiene,” said Salaheddine, a community health major.

Honors College students connect with professionals and leaders in the performing arts at a roundtable event to learn about life on the stage – and beyond.

Honors College students learn from top executives, administrators, and leaders from the healthcare industry about the many career paths dedicated to improving health and well-being.

Honors College Challenge Day is a competition hosted by George Mason University's Honors College, where student groups propose solutions for real-world issues faced by partners of the Honors College. Student winners for Northrop Grumman and So What Else discuss their experience at the event.

George Mason University’s Honors College prepares its students to be at the forefront of the world’s challenges, shaping them into the problem solvers and peacemakers of tomorrow. Alum Alex Neuman (International Politics; Russian and Eurasian Studies, ‘20) was working under a Title 8 Fellowship with the U.S. Department of State last Summer. In this position, he relocated to Poland while studying Ukrainian. In August, Neuman sat down with the Honors Communications Team to discuss his public service career, his experience in the Honors College, and the positive change he hopes to spark amidst the growing Ukrainian conflict.

George Mason University’s Honors College prioritizes the success of all students. When it comes to student athletes, the Honors College’s top priority is to make sure they receive the same transformational learning experiences that all students receive, providing them the support that helps them grow as individuals, scholars, and professionals. Richard Todd Stafford, the Honors College’s Director of Communications, sat down with alum Breanna Connell (Forensic Science, ‘17), who has been playing soccer professionally in the United States and Europe since graduation to discuss her experiences in the Honors College and beyond.    

As Winter Graduation approaches, many graduating students enter a season of reflection. Natalie Strait, graduating this semester with a BS in Tourism and Events Management, looks back at her college experience with fondness. As a student in the Honors College, a member of the CEHD Student Advisory Board, a CEHD Student Ambassador, and president of the Tourism and Events Management Society, Natalie has made the most of her college experience. But her most memorable moments at George Mason were not on the Fairfax campus – or even in the United States.

Keep reading to learn more about Natalie’s experiences studying abroad in her own words.