30 years—VSE Then and Now

30 years Ten and Now

1980 1990

Then and n ow

1980 Area business leaders convince the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia that engineering degree programs are needed in Northern Virginia.

1981 The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia approves -the establishment at George Mason of the following pro grams: BS in computer and electronic engineering, MS in computer and electrical engineering, MS in computer science, and MS in operations research and systems management.

1985 The Board of Visitors approves the School of Information Technology and Engineering (IT&E); Andrew P. Sage becomes the frst dean of IT&E.

“It was MOVED by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mr. Alcalde that the Board grant approval to establish a School of Information Technology and Engineering to encompass three departments: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Computer and Information Sciences. ” Discussion followed. MOTION CARRIED. —taken from the minutes from the Board of Visitors March 19, 1985, meeting

1987 IT&E moves into the new Science and Technology I Building. 1990 First chair of the Department of Information and Software Systems Engineering is appointed.

1991 IT&E moves into the new Science and Technology II Building.

1996 Dean Andrew P. Sage retires as dean and is named Founding Dean and Emeritus and University Professor.

1997 Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering Department is established.

1998 Lloyd J. Grifths is named dean of IT&E.

1999 Sidney O. Dewberry, who played a key role in the development of the urban systems engineering ’ program, receives the school s frst Lifetime Achievement Award.

“All indicators at George Mason say there has been a great increase in the visibility of the institution. The university is becoming what it has long been planned to become—a premier Virginia university. The president cited the School of Information Technology and Engineering as the best example of this progress.”

—taken from the minutes of the Board of Visitors September 11, 1985, meeting

2000

2002 BS in Information Technology Program for undergraduates is established.

2005 School receives $10 million gift from Ernst and Sara Volgenau to establish new Department of Bioengineering.

2006 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia approves name change to Volgenau School of Engineering.

2009 School moves to a new building and building is named in honor of Long and Kimmy Nguyen.

Deborah Goodings hired as Sid and Reva Dewberry Endowed Chair.

2010

2010 BS in Bioengineering is approved.

2012 Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering changes name to Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering.

2012 Kenneth S. Ball is named dean of the Volgenau School of Engineering.

2013 MS in Data Analytics Engineering approved by SCHEV.

2014 BS in Cyber Security Engineering and PhD in Bioengineering are approved by SCHEV.

Sidney O. Dewberry leads efort to establish Bill and Eleanor Hazel Endowed Chair.

2015 Department of Mechanical Engineering is established.

Name of the Applied Information Technology Department is changed to Information Sciences and Technology.

Dean Ball signs Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Army Reserve for P3I funding and Mason is designated as lead partner.

t hen n ow

Facilities Total Students Various buildings on the Fairfax Campus Active on fve campuses 1,787 5,211

Degrees Conferred

192 Full-Time Instructional Faculty 55 Number of Departments 3 Number of Academic Programs 8 Tuition and Fees $1,656

Research Expenditures $277,737 1,112 156 8

29 $10,182 $18,699,413