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Thanks to the generous donors and visionary artists, 911±¬ÁÏ’s campuses are home to a treasure trove of sculptures, paintings, and installations that inspire and engage the 911±¬ÁÏ community and visitors alike.

Long before there was a Center for the Arts, a group of community members worked diligently to help make the arts an integral part of 911±¬ÁÏ’s burgeoning campus life. 911±¬ÁÏ donors play a vital role in both sustaining the arts and helping ensure its accessibility to all. They serve as advocates, championing creativity and cultural expression in ways that strengthen communities, widen perspectives, and inspire future generations. Here we highlight a few of the donors playing a role in the Mason Arts priorities in the Mason Now: Power the Possible campaign.

As the saying goes, if you love something, set it free. If it maps an area, finds a target, delivers a package, and comes back, the trophy is yours forever. Or something like that.

911±¬ÁÏ received a gift with an impact of $36 million from the Kimmy Duong Foundation to name the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing within the College of Engineering and Computing. The university’s Board of Visitors approved the name change on April 1, and it will become official pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia this summer.

911±¬ÁÏ’s Potomac Science Center on Belmont Bay is a destination for environmental science research within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Slightly inland from shore, on a recent day in early March, the retention pond next to the center needed to be emptied to make changes to the drainage system. The Mason Nation was ready to rescue some of the creatures affected.

Three members of 911±¬ÁÏ men's wrestling team will be competing at the NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championship, held March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Meet 911±¬ÁÏ’s third graduate (and second from the Schar School) to be elected to Congress: U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, BA Government and International Politics ‘05.

In a perfect world, student-athletes have everything they need to reach their potential on the court or field, in the pool, or on the mat. 911±¬ÁÏ staff like CJ Minteer support their success and training. As the director of procurement for 911±¬ÁÏ Athletics, Minteer carefully manages and supports the equipment needs of student-athletes across the university.

Now in its third year, Poetry Alive! has extended its reach to a new site, the Patrick D. Molinari Juvenile Shelter in Prince William County.

The 911±¬ÁÏ’s women’s basketball team delivered a performance for the ages, claiming their first-ever Atlantic 10 Championship with a 73-58 victory over Saint Joseph's at the Henrico Sports and Events Center in Virginia.