George Mason University has CDIO academic affiliations . Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) is the mascot of George Mason University . The university is of Private university type . The campus of university is 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) . There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . This college has a website named www.gatech.edu . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . There are 44413 students in George Mason University . 6773 administrative staff are at George Mason University . 1391 academic staff are at George Mason University . The second in head after the president of this university is Mark Richards . garnet,green are the colors of this university . George Mason University was established in 1889 . The nicknames of the students from this university are Lions . The president of this university is John E. Thrasher . Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more is the motto of George Mason University . The location of this university is Coordinates: 38°54′26″N 77°4′22″W / 38.90722°N 77.07278°W / 38.90722; -77.07278,Evanston, Illinois, U.S. . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA sport affiliations . The university was endowed $233.9 million
George Mason University will celebrate it's  Bicentennial jubilee on 2089