Greg Johnson

Led by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) within the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, the Workforce Innovation Success through Entrepreneurship (WISE) Program gathered its inaugural class on October 25 at the Hybla Valley Community Center/WISH Center in Alexandria, Virginia to celebrate their bootcamp graduation.

While a student at Costello, Jheen Oh's passion for business blossomed. Coming from a health-conscious family, Oh, with the help of his father, launched Susosu Water, the only naturally sourced mineral water from a 600-foot underground source in South Korea, infused with extra hydrogen for a much healthier hydration.

As a recent graduate of the Costello MBA program, Kayla Smith, MBA ’25, has built a strong foundation in project management, recently earning a promotion to project manager at State Employees Credit Union. With nearly four years of experience in the field, she enjoys the versatility of project management and the opportunity to collaborate with many different people.

For the past few years, Jerry Pierce, MBA ’92, has been teaching Accounting 203 at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. A course largely attended by sophomores, Pierce relishes the opportunity to impart his wisdom and teach students about the accounting profession and about life in general.

The Costello College of Business at George Mason University announced a significant increase in scholarship money awarded to students—$1.3 million for the 2024-2025 academic year—$500,000 of which went to named scholarships. Over the past five years, both the total amount of scholarship funding and the number of students who have received Costello scholarships have more than doubled.

When Supreet Singh immigrated to the United States from India in 1999, it was to join her husband, Jaspreet, whom she had met through an online dating site. The couple married in Fairfax, Virginia—the same city where Jaspreet graduated from George Mason University years earlier. Knowing Supreet’s ambition to build on her master’s degree in biochemistry, Jaspreet encouraged her to enroll at George Mason.

In today’s business landscape, effective leadership depends as much on self-awareness and emotional intelligence as it does on strategy and analytics. Recognizing that, the Costello College of Business at George Mason University is partnering with the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being to provide Costello MBA students with a unique opportunity for one-on-one leadership coaching at no extra cost. 

Scott Hine, BS Decision Science ’85, exemplifies the spirit of a true George Mason Patriot. As the current president of the George Mason University Alumni Association and former president of the Costello Alumni Chapter, Hine’s connection to the university runs deep.

On November 3, the Costello College of Business at George Mason University marked its second-year naming anniversary in the most meaningful way—by giving back. The Annual Day of Service honored this milestone as a proud tradition, reaffirming Costello’s commitment to creating positive change and strengthening the campus community through acts of service.

Sidney Yap, BS Information Systems Operations Management ‘20, MS Management ‘21, Business Analytics Grad Cert ‘22, MBA ‘25, exemplifies exceptional balance—driving innovative strategies at Navy Federal while representing the Philippines internationally in the hammer throw.