Costello College of Business News

After the curriculum was shaped with the help of a consortium of local companies, George Mason University’s Master of Science in Technology Management was launched in the late 1990s. These companies agreed that each of them would commit to sending two employees every year as students.

Information systems professor Nirup Menon has been researching IT and health care for decades. Now, with the help of the newest tech, he’s helping hospitals translate digital transformation into better outcomes for patients.

China’s complicated and colorful e-commerce landscape gives us a sense of how livestream shopping is transforming retail. Si Xie, assistant professor of information systems and operations management, researches this new trend.

Delivering immersive, voice-driven simulations for law enforcement through building skills, gaining real-time feedback, and preparing for real-world scenarios, Kaiden AI is a software startup co-founded by its CEO Ali Aldubaisi, BS Neuroscience ’21.

Since 2008, the meteoric rise of index funds has produced extreme consolidation of corporate ownership. So far, the outcomes for firms are a mixed bag.

When Chip Helme, BS Accounting ‘85, was a student at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, he participated for two and half years in the co-op program, which had him take classes for six months followed by six months of working in an office setting.

At the inaugural Students Run the Show game, Donald G. Costello College of Business students led the marketing and management of the Ferrum vs. George Mason basketball game.

When it came to selecting an MBA program to advance her career, the Costello College of Business was the obvious pick for Tara Herterich, BS Criminology, Law, and Society ‘22.

The Patriot Pitch Competition returns to George Mason’s Fairfax Campus on Thursday, April 10, with the opportunity for all current George Mason students and recent alumni, who have innovative business ideas or early-stage business ventures, to successfully launch their own businesses.

Meet Colleen Leavell, our Costello MS in Business Analytics Program Student Ambassador at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. Colleen’s non-traditional path taught her to enjoy every second of her educational journey. Circumstances caused her to drop out in her junior year, but her dedication to learning brought her back to George Mason years later where she completed her undergraduate degree and is currently in the MS in Business Analytics Program. Always interested in Big Data, she’s excited to support fellow students in the Master's in Business Analytics Program, and happy to share her experiences. 

Meet Giorgia Sausa, our passionate Costello MS in Finance Student Ambassador from Italy, who is dedicated to global finance. With a background in accounting and a bachelor’s degree in economics and management, she chose George Mason University for its intensive one-year master’s program that prepares students for successful careers in finance.

For John Davis, the welcoming staff and unwavering support, as well as the discussion-based class structure he found at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University were the ideal conditions to succeed in the MBA program.