Costello College of Business News

Monika Blakely has lived all over the world, but her time at George Mason University has been particularly special.

Sure, laid-off journalists can “learn to code”, but that won’t undo the damage done to local economies when their hometown newspaper folds.

Two Costello College of Business accounting professors are exploring how inherent personal traits may influence business success—and their early findings will gratify the left-handed among us.

Receiving the Janis S. Reed Scholarship sharpened the focus even more for the goal-oriented Anh Tran. Wrapping up her final semester as an undergraduate student in accounting and completing the bachelor’s to accelerated master’s (BAM) program, she already had her eyes on the larger picture.

On April 10, eight final student and alumni teams—two from each track—pitched panels of entrepreneurs at 2025 Patriot Pitch competition, organized by the Costello College of Business.

In February, George Mason University’s chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) hosted a successful “Flowers for Friends” fundraiser to support professional marketing events, including their attendance at the annual AMA Intercollegiate Conference (ICC).

Significant acquisition reform efforts are emerging on Capitol Hill and in the Executive Branch. From last night’s surprise Executive Order [April 15] on defense acquisition reform and Senator Wicker’s FORGED Act to the consolidation of procurement functions at GSA and the acknowledgement that a substantial FAR rewrite is about to be launched, a growing number of initiatives have potentially significant and far-reaching implications for the government contracting community. The timing for an informed discussion about the ultimate goals of the Administration’s DOGE-related efforts could not be better.

Born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Marina Komarova, MS Business Analytics ‘24, knew she wanted to get a business degree from a respected American university.

George Mason University’s top entrepreneurs take the stage this Thursday, April 10, to make their final pitches in front of the community.

Organizational coherence and trust begin with the stories that individual employees tell themselves about their complex identities.

You can now purchase officially licensed Costello College of Business and Costello Business Alumni merchandise through our online store at business.gmu.edu/CostelloMerch.

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