12/18/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/19/2025 01:51
Winter 2025 Commencement at George Mason University on Dec. 18 at EagleBank Arena celebrated nearly 5,300 graduates and certificate recipients. Read more about the graduates. George Mason photographers captured the excitement and spirit of the day.
Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding President Gregory Washington welcomed the graduates and their families and friends to Commencement. Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Winter Commencement speaker Ali Manouchehri, BA Philosophy '99 and co-founder and chief executive officer of MetroStar, urged graduates to always keep their sense of curiosity. Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Student speaker Ayham Elayan, an Honors College student earning a bachelor's of science in bioengineering. Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding Rector of the Board of Visitors Charles "Cully" Stimson, Commencement Speaker Ali Manouchehri, and President Gregory Washington. Photo by Romulfo Sison/Office of University Branding Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding Photo by Ron Aira/Office of University Branding