George Mason University Plan for Alternative General Education records

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

George Mason University Plan for Alternative General Education records, Collection #R0014, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
16 Linear Feet (33 boxes) and (32 boxes)
Creator:
George Mason University Plan for Alternative General Education
Abstract:
Collection contains photographs, PAGE publications, articles on PAGE, and correspondence within PAGE.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

George Mason University Plan for Alternative General Education records, Collection #R0014, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains photographs, PAGE publications, articles on PAGE, and correspondence within PAGE.

Biographical / historical:

In 1983, George Mason University established the Plan for Alternative General Education (PAGE). It was a program that provided entering freshmen an alternative way to fulfill the general education requirements of the university. It was an interdisciplinary, forty-five credit, two-year curriculum, which integrated knowledge from various academic disciplines.

At its peak PAGE enrolled 250 new students each year and aimed to provide a sense of community and unity among students and faculty that was seen to be missing at large state academic institutions. In the spring of 1997, the College of Arts and Sciences and the George Mason University Faculty Senate voted to convert PAGE into an honors program. And on May 15, 1998, the last PAGE class graduated, ending its existence.

PAGE's fifteen-year existence was innovative and forward- thinking for its time. Its innovative spirit could be seen in its approach to course design and in methods of teaching, which included a interdisciplinary approach to teaching.PAGE was recognized for its success in providing an creative approach to higher education when, in 1986, it received the G. Theodore Mitau Award for Innovation and Change in Higher Education from the Association of American State Colleges and Universities.

Acquisition information:
Donated by George Mason University.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff.

Arrangement:

Organized by subject.