June 26, 2024Many students graduate from the Costello College of Business at George Mason University with bold plans to start their own companies. Bethany Rivera and Alex Tugbang, both undergraduate marketing students and classmates in Jiyeon Hong’s marketing course, had already launched their respective businesses Rivera’s Photography and Photuggraphy prior to enrolling.
June 25, 2024The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University celebrated 1,204 graduates—the first spring graduates of the newly named Costello College of Business. Students were recognized at a special ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at EagleBank Arena. These new graduates join a Costello College of Business network of more than 38,750 alumni, 70% of whom live in the Northern Virginia region.
July 5, 2024Ajay Vinzé, dean of the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University, sat down with Susan Riel, president and CEO of EagleBank, for a fireside chat on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 10.
June 17, 2024The Class of 2024 graduated into a relatively challenging labor market. Jackie Brown, assistant professor in the Business Foundations area at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, said recent grads should be leaning a little harder into core professional skills, such as networking.
July 1, 2024Rachel Absolu, a senior studying accounting at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University, was awarded the Kearney and Company Scholarship in Accounting for the academic year of 2023–2024. Accounting alumnus Jae Hoon Jeong, who graduated in December 2023, received the Accounting Excellence Scholarship and James R. Beers Endowed Scholarship during his final academic year.
June 17, 2024George Mason senior associate dean and associate professor of accounting, JK Aier's prizewinning paper shows how firms can benefit from executive roles that strategically bridge the board and management.
June 12, 2024George Mason University and the AFCENT Battle Lab welcomed over 200 individuals from the National Security and Defense communities to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “Thunder Drone” event, outside of Leesburg, Virginia on May 21 and 22, 2024. Thunder Drone was a premier government, academic, and industry UAS sandbox that focused on demonstration, integration, and transitioning emerging capabilities related to drone and sensor technology.
June 11, 2024New Maximus Corporate Partner Professorship Supporting Eminent Scholars in Data Analytics, Information Systems, and Operations Management.
June 10, 2024When Joonhyuck Lee had to choose between going to college in Korea or taking a gap year, he decided that the study-abroad track would be much more beneficial than attending a local Korean university.
June 10, 2024Maya Didier, originally from Burgandy, France, took a gap year to travel and improve her English when Covid hit and her plans were derailed. Through the INTO Mason program, Didier gradually integrated into George Mason, joining the MS in Accounting program at the Donald G. Costello College of Business. Didier, now a Student Ambassador for the master’s in accounting (MSA) program, chats about her journey, and why she chose George Mason’s MS in accounting program.