Announcements

The sidewalk on Fairfax Drive near Fuse at Mason Square will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7, while a crane is parked in the area installing signage. Partial lane closures will be in effect in westbound lanes on Fairfax Drive.

George Mason University will host IVth Night at the RAC Field and post-game fireworks at the men’s soccer game on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 28. Road closures will be in effect on the Fairfax Campus.

George Mason students, faculty, and staff are reminded that traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus greatly increases during the first few weeks of the semester. We hope this campus parking and transportation guide will help minimize potential parking and traffic delays. During the first few weeks of the semester, we suggest allowing an extra 30 minutes to arrive on campus.

As George Mason University welcomes nearly 6,000 residential students to the Fairfax Campus from Wednesday, Aug. 20, to Sunday, Aug. 24, the campus community should expect increased traffic and parking delays.

George Mason University will test the outdoor speaker system on the Science and Technology Campus on Monday, Aug. 11.

Contractors will complete milling, paving, restriping, and minor concrete work at Mason Square on Monday, Aug. 4, Thursday, Aug. 7, and Friday, Aug. 8. Work will occur on Founders Way North and the alleys around Vernon Smith Hall between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Temporary lane closures will be in place.

There will be increased traffic on and around George Mason University's Fairfax Campus on Tuesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 10, during Washington Mystics WNBA games at EagleBank Arena.

Contractors will mill, pave, and restripe the Cannon Parking Lot and a section of the Beacon Hall Parking Lot at George Mason University's Science and Technology Campus on Friday, June 13, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

George Mason University will test the outdoor speaker system on the Fairfax Campus on Friday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. The speaker system is located at Horizon Hall and west campus. A series of messages will be broadcast from the speakers during the test.

Sidewalk closures will go into effect on Holton Plaza on Monday, May 19, to facilitate the replacement of the pedestrian bridge between the Music/Theater Building and the de Laski Performing Arts Building.

Heavy traffic is expected on and around George Mason University's Fairfax Campus for regional community college and high school graduation ceremonies at EagleBank Arena from May 12 through June 16, 2025.

George Mason University Spring Commencement will take place on Thursday, May 15, at 9:30 a.m. in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus. Separate Degree Celebrations will honor school and college graduates from Wednesday, May 14, through Saturday, May 17, at the Fairfax Campus. Expect heavy traffic on and around campus. Multiple ceremonies will occur each day at the Fairfax Campus.