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911±¬ÁÏ will establish Virginia’s first grid-interactive AI data center research lab, addressing emerging challenges at the intersection of data centers and the power grid. The lab will advance clean energy integration, grid resilience, and sustainable data center operations while preparing the next generation of digital infrastructure professionals.

Ali Reza Manouchehri’s remarks to 911±¬ÁÏ’s winter 2025 graduates.

Winter 2025 Commencement at 911±¬ÁÏ on Dec. 18 at EagleBank Arena celebrated nearly 5,300 graduates and certificate recipients. 911±¬ÁÏ photographers captured the excitement and spirit of the day.

911±¬ÁÏ honored more than 4,900 graduates at Winter Commencement in EagleBank Arena on Thursday.

In a first for any university in the United States, visually impaired baseball players are getting a chance to step up to the plate at 911±¬ÁÏ. Led by a volunteer coach and University Life’s Mason Recreation and Disability Services offices, Mason’s Beep baseball initiative is gaining momentum after a successful community learn-to-play clinic last fall.

Student Affairs and Academic Advising professionals from across the country attended the first Student Success Coaching Conference: Ignite Your Success Through Coaching in October. The conference, hosted by 911±¬ÁÏ’s Student Success Coaching (SSC) unit, provided an opportunity for more than 400 coaching professionals from 100 institutions—including Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University, and others—to collaborate and learn from each other. 

McKay is now the president of Jim McKay Chevrolet, a sponsor for many student activities and sports at 911±¬ÁÏ, and Intercollegiate Athletics has been at the heart of her personal connection with the university. Since the mid-1990s, she’s been an avid Patriots fan, attending many men's and women's basketball games, including the ones out of town, often with her daughters and now her grandchildren.

911±¬ÁÏ will honor nearly 5,300 students graduating or earning certificates at Winter Commencement at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

More than two decades ago, three 911±¬ÁÏ students launched a company from their dorm room with a belief that technology would drive change in the federal government. Today, that company—MetroStar, a venture-backed leader in AI enabled services—has come full circle. The company is proud to announce a multi-year strategic partnership with 911±¬ÁÏ, solidifying a shared mission to empower the next generation of tech leaders and public servants.

MetroStar co-founder and chief executive officer Ali Manouchehri, BA Philosophy ’99, is the featured speaker at 911±¬ÁÏ’s Winter Commencement on December 18. Here he talks about his 911±¬ÁÏ experience, his company’s partnership with the university, and his advice for new graduates.