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Costello College of Business News

Costello College of Business News

  • February 1, 2024
    Shabinaaz Mahdi, BS Accounting ’12, discovered a passion for accounting at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University. While in school, she was introduced to Baker Tilly, a leading advisory tax and assurance firm, where she has risen through the ranks to become partner.
  • January 29, 2024
    The Patriot Pitch Competition, presented by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University, takes place on April 11, 2024 on Mason’s Fairfax Campus and is open to all Mason students (graduate, undergraduate, and PhD) and recent alumni regardless of field of study.
  • January 25, 2024
    Himaja Suryadevara received her undergraduate degree in computer science engineering before moving on to pursue an MBA at one of the most reputable colleges in India before joining the master's in business analytics program at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University in order to deepen her analytical skills.
  • January 22, 2024
    The Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Costello College of Business are excited to co-host an interactive discussion with Arun Gupta, lead author of Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society. 
  • January 22, 2024
    To stay competitive in the war for talent, tech companies must weigh secrecy against specificity when crafting job ads. Are they disclosing too much?
  • January 18, 2024
    Victoria Grady, program director of the Master’s in Management program and associate professor of management,  joined Mason in 2014. Grady’s research focuses on the inherent loss of stability suffered by organizations introducing and implementing organizational change. Recently we had the opportunity to chat with Grady to learn more about what makes Mason’s MSM program All Together Different.
  • January 17, 2024
    As soon as Theresa Marimwa, MS Finance ’23, enrolled at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University, she began getting noticed by recruiters. Furthermore, the coursework and faculty gave her the confidence to chase her dreams.
  • January 16, 2024
    Still a new concentration at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University, financial planning and wealth management offers a rewarding career that many students have never considered.
  • January 11, 2024
    A first-generation college graduate, Melvin Reyes emigrated from El Salvador as a teenager, not speaking a word of English and unsure of his career goals. Now a Student Ambassador for the Master’s in Finance program, Reyes represents Costello College of Business graduate programs to the external and internal communities, embodying excellence and sharing his own student experiences with prospective students.
  • January 10, 2024
    When Liz Lowery, BS Accounting ’18, first decided to enroll at George Mason University, she had yet to figure out which field she wanted to study. Coming from a small town, she was immediately drawn to the faster paced environment, academic opportunities, and access to Washington, D.C., that Mason offered. After a few classes, she found that her accounting course was the first time she was truly challenged in school, and that was the challenge she needed to stay engaged.
  • January 9, 2024
    Ioannis Bellos, academic director of Mason’s MBA program and associate professor of information systems and operations management at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University joined Mason in 2012 after graduating from Georgia Tech, where he completed his PhD in operation management.
  • January 8, 2024
    In Virginia, a few programs are specifically designed to help immigrant entrepreneurs. The newest of these is Shrivastava Family Refugee and Immigrant Success through Entrepreneurship (RISE), which just launched at George Mason University.