John E. Thrasher is the president of this university . There are 10159 postgraduate students in George Mason University . 6773 administrative staff are at George Mason University . There are 44413 students in George Mason University . Lions are the nicknames given to the students of George Mason University . The university is of Private university type . There are 1113 undergraduate students in George Mason University . Mark Richards is the second in head after the president of this university . Freedom and Learning,"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie),Let knowledge grow from more is the motto of George Mason University . Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.) is the mascot of George Mason University . The former name of George Mason University was Carnegie Mellon University (1988–present) . 1,148 acres,19 km2 (urban) is the campus of this university . 1889 is when this university was established . $233.9 million was endowed to George Mason University . The academic affiliations of George Mason University is CDIO . garnet,green are the colors of this university . George Mason University has NCAA Division I – Conference USA sport affiliations . 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 . This college has a website named www.gatech.edu . George Mason University has 1391 academic staff
George Mason University celebrated it's  Gold jubilee on 1901