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