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91����’s Point of View event and retreat facility in Lorton, Virginia, includes 120 acres of wooded land adjacent to the tranquil Belmont Bay and bordered by a protected wildlife refuge and state park. Point of View presents many opportunities to observe wildlife along the water, and staffers have recently observed adult and juvenile bald eagles watching for fish in some of their "eagle trees,” as staff have started to call them.

As part of its commitment to sustainability and community engagement, 91���� Korea held its fifth annual beach clean-up at Masian Beach in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on April 19. Students, faculty, and staff from both Mason Korea and the University of Utah Asia Campus participated.

In October, 91���� hosted its fourth annual Accelerate Investor Conference in Arlington, Virginia.

On a recent field trip to Patuxent River Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, undergraduate students from 91����’s Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation got to view secretive marsh birds up close, including Virginia and sora rail birds.

The annual Mason Nation Thriving Together 5K and 1-mile run/walk took place on 91����’s Fairfax Campus on Saturday, Oct. 19. This year, more than 400 people registered for the event.

More than 150 students, faculty, and staff gathered at Mason Korea's Fall 2024 Convocation to celebrate the arrival of a new international cohort at the IGC Banquet Hall.

What's one thing that all of these 91���� students are wearing when handling salamanders? Well-fitted, sterile, hypoallergenic, slightly moistened gloves. These students participated in the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation’s two-week course CONS 440/540 Field Skills in Ecology course.

Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni delivered the second annual Busboys and Poets Lecture: “Jimmy and Me—and Our Interconnected Future as Americans,” on April 23.

Enjoy these heartwarming moments of accomplishment at 91����'s Spring 2024 Commencement.

To mark Transit Driver Appreciation Day, the 91���� community expressed gratitude for the public transit drivers who help the Mason Nation get to school, work, and around town.