George Mason University has 1391 academic staff . George Mason University has CDIO academic affiliations . Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more is the motto of George Mason University . There are 44413 students in George Mason University . garnet,green are the colors of this university . The university was endowed $233.9 million . Private university are the types of this university . George Mason University was formerly known as Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . This college has a website named www.gatech.edu . The university was established in 1889 . Lions are the nicknames given to the students 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. . The mascot of this university is Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) . The second in head after the president of this university is Mark Richards . There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA sport affiliations . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . 6773 administrative staff are at George Mason University . The president of this university is John E. Thrasher . The campus of university is 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban)
Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) is the symbol of pride for George Mason University