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Women’s Club of Great Falls – EIP Scholarship Fund

Khaseem Davis and EIP students at the Board of Visitors meeting in May 2022. Photo by Ron Aira/Creative Services

“George Mason University’s Early Identification Program (EIP), a college-prep program for first-generation students, received $10,000 from the Women’s Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund (WCGFSF) to establish a scholarship in the club’s name.”
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First-generation student seizes her opportunity

Jasmeen Linares, freshman majoring in applied computer science. Photo by: Cristian Torres/Strategic Communications/George Mason University
When Jasmeen Linares thinks about attending George Mason University, her first thought is always, “I’m very lucky to have this opportunity.”
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Service to others has long been a part of Muhammad Farhan Babar’s life

“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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This freshman isn’t playing it safe

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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High school graduates head to Mason with scholarships, thanks to Early Identification Program

“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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Meet The Mason Nation : Khaseem Davis

Check out this article on our director Khaseem Davis! Get to know him a little more and his role in EIP.

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Early Identification Program alumnae are first recipients of I-Achieve Scholarship

We congratulate Kristen Alleyne and Elene Lipartiani for being among the first recipients of the I-Achieve scholarship. These students have accomplished greatness while in EIP and show a continuation of commitment starting their first year at Mason. Keep up the good work!!

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STEM Fusion classes draw students from throughout Northern Virginia

STEM Fusion classes draw students from throughout Northern Virginia

“’Teaching provides me with an opportunity to give back to the same program that helped me embark on an academic journey that has resulted in my professional career as a computational scientist,’ said Mason alumnus Sarom Leang, BS Chemistry ’04…”

– Anna Stolley Persky

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EIP recognized as a “life changing” program

 

A “life changing” program at George Mason University helps first-gen students attend college

The priority for EIP is to help students go to college, regardless of where that is … In total, 95% of students involved in EIP go on to pursue college degrees.

– Keya Vakil

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Celebrating 10 Years With Alexandria City Public Schools

ACPS Marks Ten-Year Collaboration With GMU Early Identification Program

 

“Ten years ago when the program began, ACPS had just ten students representing the district. A decade later and thanks to a commitment from the school district to expand the budget along with a generous grant from Alexandria City’s Fund for Human Services, those numbers swelled this year to sixty” – ACPS

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