George Mason University emphasizes global roles and the importance of promoting global understanding in the educational process. Articulating and meeting the relevant challenges of globalization, including environmental challenges, will define a significant portion of the University’s agenda in the future.
A key goal of Mason’s Strategic Goals for 2014 is to develop more fully as a global university, in outreach, research and education, to promote increasing global competence among our students, while extending global and local awareness in the environmental area. The University will develop further its participation in global activities and educational emphasis, widening and deepening the focus on global citizenship through academics, partnerships and programs.