Student Spotlight

Celine Apenteng may only have one biological sibling, but she regards nearly a dozen people from around the world as her sisters. This “extended family,” as she calls them, and Apenteng’s travels abroad, have had a profound impact on her view of education.

“There’s always something for you to learn,” said Apenteng, whose family has hosted exchange students from France, Moldova and Germany since she was 10. “Even if it’s not something new, the way somebody says something could impact how you think about it.”

In-person lab courses help students gain hands-on experience amidst new health protocols

College’s Development Office reports that students have been awarded a record number of scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.

Jazzmine Mata graduated from Mason in the spring of 2020 and will go on to pursue her Masters in Public Health (MPH).

Nattacha Munakata graduated with a B.S. in Community Health and Clinical Science.

Justin Palpallatoc graduated in the spring of 2020, and is pursuing his career in nursing.

Recent graduate completes first international MS in Global Health thesis studying the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to malaria of an indigenous group in the Peruvian Amazon.

Nesibe Sumeyye Kutahyalioglu, a doctoral student in Mason’s School of Nursing, shares her experiences in the Nursing PhD program. “It’s not just the diversity at Mason that I appreciate—it’s the respect.”