Alumni Spotlight

A few days after completing his last season of college basketball at George Mason University, Gabe Norwood, BA Communication ’07, began a hoop odyssey that would take him to nearly 30 countries and make him a national basketball hero in a country thousands of miles from Virginia.

"Voices of Mason" is hosted by Communication faculty member, Professor Rodger Smith, and features conversations with George Mason University alumni who majored in Communication, produced content in Student Media or both!

Foss has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Executive Editor, Sports News and Entertainment for ESPN.

Brian van de Graaff, BA Speech Communication ’97 and CHSS Distinguished Alum '24 (Communication Award), will address graduates and their guests as the alumni speaker of the upcoming degree celebration on May 16 at EagleBank Arena.

Xavi Jimenez's experience at George Mason University was crucial in shaping his skills and career goals. The university's demanding programs in Media Production, offered by the Department of Communication and Film and Video Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, really pushed him out of his comfort zone.

"From her small hometown of Ruther Glen, Virginia, to the bright lights of New York City, Gilda Squire, BA Communication ’95, has forged a career that defies convention. It is a journey that has led Squire from the federal government through Wall Street, into book publishing, and finally landing as a powerhouse publicist and talent manager for some of entertainment’s brightest stars, including Angela Bassett, Bebe Neuwirth, and ballet icon Misty Copeland."

George Mason University graduation video featuring Mason Communication Alumni, Brandyn Fragosa.