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The first student apartments open to GMU students. Students were able to move in at the start of the semester as the first class to ever learn and live on GMU's campus.

The University's Board of Visitors approves the project to source financial backing for the construction of student housing at GMU. The pictured memo describes this initiative.

Dr. Lorin Thompson, Chancellor of George Mason College, meets with construction experts to start conversation about on-campus housing for students. Pictured is a memo detailing this first meeting.

The article titled “George Mason Statue” on the Past and Present digital archive of George Mason University offers valuable background on the commissioning, construction, and unveiling of the George Mason statue, with particular emphasis on its…

The iconic statue of George Mason on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus was moved on June 15 to its new (temporary) home on Holton Plaza and will be back on its original place on late summer 2021

Cover of the first issue of Outlier

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in October of 1977, after becoming its own university, George Mason University opened the first on campus housing facilities in university history. This is an image taken in 1977 on the fairfax campus that shows one of the first places students ever…

The early existence of GMU with intent to be a commuter college what style, materials and the early vibe of on campus schooling is present for the few hundred students? This image is important to know where the actual campus begins and how did the…

Before its final approval, Charles Harrison Mann Jr. brought to the House floor House Joint Resolution 5 for its consideration. To eliminate any fear that the college would become an independent university, Mann included a clause that would allow the…