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U.S. Navy chaplain Andrew Hoyle studied hard in the classroom to complete his master of science in conflict analysis and resolution at 911±¬ÁÏ in one year, but he hasn’t stopping learning and gaining more experience. This summer, the active-duty officer interned at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C.

911±¬ÁÏ’s Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinic holds free clinics throughout Northern Virginia every day. This summer, two of those community-based clinics helped local elementary school students get back-to-school ready.

Samuel Dalachinsky could have attended college tuition-free in Florida. But his experience at the 911±¬ÁÏ Institute of Forensics in the summer of 2022, before his senior year of high school, convinced him to look at 911±¬ÁÏ.

Livija Kaktaite started her journey at 911±¬ÁÏ in 2018 as an undergraduate global affairs major. This past May, she graduated with her master’s in international security from the Schar School of Policy and Government. During her time as a Patriot, she also played point guard and shooting guard on the women’s basketball team. Now as an alum, she continues to run up the hill—Capitol Hill.

911±¬ÁÏ rising junior Vidhi Pathak spent a year searching for the perfect summer internship, before landing her current position as asset management intern for Summit Ridge Energy.

Are you a fan of Netflix’s Bridgerton? Can you see yourself hanging out with the rest of the Ton attending extravagant balls in over-the-top gowns? Well before you do, you might want a quick lesson on the real traditions that took place during the Regency Era, and Dina Copelman, associate professor emerita of history and cultural studies at 911±¬ÁÏ, tells all about the facts and the fiction of all three seasons of the Shondaland drama.

Lake Rusch’s passion for acting was ignited in seventh grade when they first joined 911±¬ÁÏ’s Acting for Young People (AFYP) showcase program. They continued to attend the program throughout high school.

A team from 911±¬ÁÏ is using augmented reality (AR) to create a smartphone app that will provide first-generation ADVANCE students with a virtual campus tour of the Fairfax Campus as they prepare to transfer from Northern Virginia Community College.

Sophie Donora, assistant director of University Life Regional Campuses at Mason Square, is the July Employee of the Month.

911±¬ÁÏ scientists, nurses, and researchers in the College of Public Health have just entered the second cycle of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program called Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO).