“For young adults around that age, there’s this need for instant gratification,” said EIP Director Khaseem F. Davis. “But one of the things that I’ve been able to see with a lot of our students is this understanding that the gratification is going to come.”
The Honors College and Early Identification Program work together to foster inclusive excellence at Mason. The Honors College seeks to instill life-long learning, curiosity, and critical-thinking in motivated students across all disciplines.
The Honors College and Early Identification Program work together to foster inclusive excellence at Mason. The Honors College seeks to instill life-long learning, curiosity, and critical-thinking in motivated students across all disciplines. The Early Identification Program (EIP) is designed to close the access gap in higher education by providing college access resources and readiness support.
More than 120 golfers teed off on June 13 at University Life’s Diversity Scholarship Golf Classic. Held at the Westfields Golf Club, the annual event supports student scholarships in George Mason University’s Early Identification Program (EIP) and the Student Transition Empowerment Program (STEP).
Friends and colleagues of the late Paul Patton (USAF Ret. Col.) gathered at George Mason University on February 9 to recognize his contributions to Mason, to his country, and to his longtime employer, CACI.
Early Identification Program senior graduation and recognition ceremony on the Fairfax Campus. photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services
“Volunteering has always been a big thing for me,” said the 18-year-old Early Identification Program (EIP) graduate and aspiring computer science major from Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Virginia. “It’s just something I do and it’s really shaped my personality. It’s changed me a lot. It’s shaped how I think, who I am and how I view life.”
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Hazel Cartagena, Honors College, Early Identification Program alumna. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
Hazel Cartagena, an incoming freshman at George Mason University, has already taken to heart a piece of advice she received from the university. Well, not from the university specifically, but from some of the faculty she met through Mason’s Early Identification Program (EIP).
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Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Scott Braband congratulates Early Identification Program senior graduates at the EIP recognition ceremony on the George Mason University Fairfax Campus. photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services
“As a district, we are grateful for the EIP partnership with George Mason University,” said Eileen Ruzicka, FCPS’s EIP Liaison. “It has increased access and support for FCPS middle and high school students who are from populations that are historically underrepresented on college campuses, especially those who face challenges caused by poverty, racism and lack of access to resources.”
Eileen Ruzicka
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