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Growing up, George Mason �鶹���� senior Haila Salaheddine was not a big fan of going to the dentist. “I was initially very fearful of the dentist. When I was living in Lebanon, there wasn’t really preventative care for oral hygiene,” said Salaheddine, a community health major.

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.

Through her coursework and on- and off- campus jobs, health administration major Claire Leonard has gained experience in various health and business layers of health care.

Bioinspired blimps performed swimmingly

Death has been the constant companion in Steven Luu’s life—from war-torn Vietnam to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But through art, Luu, now an MFA student at George Mason �鶹����’s School of Art, has discovered peace, purpose, and a path to healing.

Meet this year’s student speaker for the Class of 2025 Commencement ceremony, Duy Vu. He’s a double major from the Schar School and the Costello School of Business.

Tyler Kocak is graduating with an MEd in secondary education after a successful tenure on the George Mason wrestling team.

Haoling Wang was taking a professional skills development course taught by Karen King, an associate professor in business foundations at the Costello College of Business, when he was encouraged by her to take advantage of the resources being offered by the college.

When George Mason �鶹���� junior Megan Miller toured the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, she didn’t realize she was being interviewed for an internship position. 

On April 10, eight final student and alumni teams—two from each track—pitched panels of entrepreneurs at 2025 Patriot Pitch competition, organized by the Costello College of Business.