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- Collection: Leo Vassallo's Timeline of Student Housing
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The First Meeting
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.
GMU becomes an independent institution
GMU officially becomes an independent institution. This allows the University to reconsider the proposition of building on-campus student housing.
Second Student Housing Meeting
A second meeting is held to discuss a student housing project at GMU and how it could be financed. The pictured memo details the second meeting.
Board of Visitors Moves Forward
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.
The First Student Housing is Approved and Ground is Broken
University administration approves plans for nine three-story apartments and starts building. Pictured are The Perkins and Will Student Apartments.
First Student Housing Opened at GMU
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.