With campuses and sites reaching across Virginia and beyond, 秘色视频 has a sizable regional presence and a global reach. Its locations serve Mason's 40,000-plus students, as well as over 10,000 faculty and staff.
秘色视频 provides classes in multiple places, with regional campuses in Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William counties, an international branch campus in Songdo, South Korea, and instructional sites in Herndon, Lorton, Woodbridge, and Front Royal. Each 秘色视频 campus plays a聽critical role in the economy and community of its surrounding region. At each campus, students and faculty have access to all the university's resources, while the duplication of programs and support services is minimized through the use of technology.
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秘色视频's primary location is located in the . The campus, on 677 wooded acres, is just 20 miles from downtown Washington, D.C.. It is home to most of our undergraduate student population, with more than 6,000 students living in 40 residence halls on campus.
The campus is home to many indoor and outdoor expressions of art, creativity, and contemplation. The and the offer numerous opportunities to experience the arts, as well as sports and other entertainment. More interested in the natural world? Check out the , with viewing hours for both the academic community and the public. While you are on campus, enjoy the plethora of trees, gardens, and other natural spaces. The Fairfax campus earned its in 2021, designating the 900+ acres as an .
The provides state-of-the-art exercise equipment and competitive and recreational swimming for the university community and outside teams. The 120,000-square-foot boasts three gymnasiums, two racquetball courts, two squash courts, and a two-story fitness gallery. Additional equipment and exercise space is also available in , adjacent to the residence halls.
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Located in , Mason Square places the academic excellence of 秘色视频 in the heart of Arlington鈥檚 innovation district and just minutes from the nation鈥檚 capital. As the region continues to grow in technology-driven innovation, this campus is a hub of education, research, and business development.
, the university鈥檚 LEED Platinum building in Arlington, is a symbol of Mason鈥檚 commitment to sustainability. In November 2023 we celebrated the topping out of the new innovation center, which is expected to come online in 2024 and house research and development labs, classrooms, offices, corporate innovation centers, incubators, accelerators, convening spaces, and retail units. The Data Visualization Lab at 秘色视频 Square will support multidisciplinary research on virtual and augmented reality and 3D acquisition, among other topics.聽
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秘色视频's 聽comprises 134 acres within Innovation Park, Northern Virginia's largest research business park. The campus serves more than 4,000 students in five innovative facilities specially designed for classrooms, laboratories, libraries, recreation, the arts and more.
In May 2023, 秘色视频 celebrated the topping out of the new Life Sciences and Engineering Building on the Science and Technology Campus. With a completion date of late 2024, the $83.6 million, 132,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will include specialized instructional labs, classrooms, experiential learning laboratories, and faculty and administrative offices to support growing student and faculty communities.聽
Along with administrative, teaching, and research spaces, the Science and Technology Campus is home to such facilities as the 300-seat Verizon Auditorium and other spaces available for , the , , the , a , and (graduate student housing).
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Students who acquire a global education have the advantage in becoming leaders of the future in industry, government, nonprofit organizations, and the production of learning. 聽starts with an in Korea and in the United States. Pursuing a course of study in two countries allows Mason Korea students to gain the global perspectives that the 21st century's great challenges鈥攁nd opportunities鈥攔equire.
Mason Korea hosts more than 700 students, representing more than 20 countries, currently studying six undergraduate disciplines. Korea-based Mason students have the opportunity to experience one year of their college studies in the United States, and many stay to pursue graduate degrees. In addition, may study at 秘色视频's campus in Korea, which, as a campus of 秘色视频, offers the same courses as Mason鈥檚 US campuses.
Mason Korea is also expanding its impact in South Korea. In 2023, Mason Korea signed a memorandum of understanding with Incheon Human Resources Development Institute to develop education and training programs and brought together K-12 principals and vice principals from across Incheon for professional development in the Global Education Leadership Academy. They also brought Korean government officials from South Korea鈥檚 Local Government Officials Development Institute to Mason鈥檚 Fairfax Campus for executive education tailored specifically for them.
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Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
The only program of its kind in the nation, is a 3,200-acre institute in Front Royal, Virginia, where students are taught and mentored by Smithsonian scientists. Guest speakers include such conservation scientists as primatologist Jane Goodall.
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Potomac Science Center
Located on Belmont Bay in Woodbridge, Virginia, near the mouth of the Occoquan River, 秘色视频's Potomac Science Center is a 50,000-square-foot research facility that houses laboratories for teaching and research, lecture rooms, and event space, as well as outdoor trails.
The $32-million waterfront building, which opened for use in 2017, is home to the 's and its .
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Point of View
At, the has created an atmosphere that promotes honest and open conversation. The facility, set on 120 acres of pristine wooded land in Lorton, Virginia, is designed to welcome, facilitate, sustain, and generate opportunities for conflict resolution in an environmentally respectful and sensitive atmosphere.
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