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In 1998, Brennan Collier, nee Snyder, graduated from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ—and used it as a springboard for everything that came next. She walked off campus with two BA degrees: one in geology, a tried-and-true science path, and the other in environmental science, a program she built herself when the existing offerings didn’t quite match her ambitions.

When his 11-year-old daughter started showing interest in college, first-year student Jimmy Stewart saw an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of higher education by finally getting his bachelor’s degree.

Growing up, BIS student Heather Moss watched as Mason expanded, becoming the vibrant and diverse community it is today.