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Va. launching semiconductor workforce initiative
The commonwealth is launching a Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology to foster a semiconductor industry workforce, funding its establishment with a $3.3 million Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the initiative Friday. In March, GO Virginia announced the $3.3 million grant to the program, then called the Virginia Nanotechnology [&hellip[...]
GMU names EVP for finance and admin
George Mason University has promoted Deb Dickenson to executive vice president for finance and administration, the university announced Monday. Dickenson had been serving as interim senior vice president for administration and finance since June. In her new role, she will be responsible for universitywide leadership, strategic oversight and financial and operational management of the administrativ[...]
Return on investment
Christina Fleming embarked upon a career in marketing with the goal of getting an executive MBA degree, but other commitments kept getting in the way. She got married, had two children and moved up the corporate ladder for 26 years, rising to chief marketing officer at Blackboard Inc., a global education technology company that was […]
MetroStar Systems lands $155M contract from Marines
Reston-based MetroStar Systems Inc. has received a contract to provide the Marine Corps Technology Services Organization with business information systems support, the Pentagon announced Monday. The contract is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $155 million and a five-year ordering period. Fiscal 2022 funds totaling $5.92 million will be oblig[...]
A new outlook
When Ajay Vinzé takes over as dean of George Mason University‘s School of Business on July 1, he will carry with him a lifetime of experience in higher education. He also comes with a plan to help streamline how education is delivered and to reduce the cost of a college degree — a contentious topic […]
GMU appoints dean for health, human services college
George Mason University‘s College of Health and Human Services has named epidemiologist Melissa J. Perry as its new dean. Perry has chaired The George Washington University’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health since 2011. She is expected to start her new position August 1 after completing a Fulbright fellowship in Albania, GMU said in a […]
Legal review
In law firms across Virginia, power is now definitely on the side of individual attorneys, who can command larger salaries and other perks so long as they’re willing to cope with heavier workloads. As demand for legal services has soared, the number of lawyers available to perform that work has slumped, leaving even the most […]
GMU names new business school dean
George Mason University has named a new dean to lead its business school. Ajay Vinzé will start July 1. He served as dean of the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College of Business from 2017 until recently, after he decided to step down to return to teaching and research, according to the university’s website. He currently […]
Remembering John T. ‘Til’ Hazel Jr.: 1930-2022
John T. “Til” Hazel Jr., a major force behind the development of Tysons Corner and several Fairfax County planned communities, died March 16 at age 91. An Arlington native, Hazel also was an attorney who graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School. In the 1950s, Hazel began promoting commercial and residential growth in then-rural […]
Rising in the Southwest
Through decades of owning her own beauty salon and later a gift shop in downtown Abingdon, Cathy Lowe developed an interest in economic development. In 2006, she decided to run for town council and won — ultimately serving for 12 years, including six as vice mayor and two as mayor. Throughout her career, Lowe, who […]
GMU’s Arlington campus renamed ‘Mason Square’
George Mason University‘s Arlington campus is being renamed Mason Square. The university announced the rebranding Thursday, also naming its new $168 million technology-forward building designed to support digital innovation and collaboration and serve as the anchor for the Rosslyn-Ballston’s developing innovation district. The 345,000-square-foot Fuse at Mason Square will be a LEED Pla[...]
GMU establishes health workforce center
George Mason University has established the Mason Center for the Health Workforce, the university announced Monday. The new center, directed by PJ Maddox and Caroline Sutter, will address the shortage and immediate need for health care workers in Virginia. It will serve as a technical assistance center for health workforce research, program evaluation, planning and […]
