Editing George Mason University (section)

===Fairfax===
The university's flagship Fairfax Campus is situated on {{Convert|677|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of land,{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} in [[George Mason, Virginia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st51_va/place/p5130618_george_mason/DC20BLK_P5130618.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: George Mason CDP, VA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-27}}</ref> just south of the [[Fairfax, Virginia|City of Fairfax]] in central [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]]. The national capital of [[Washington, D.C.]] is approximately {{Convert|20|miles|km}} from campus.{{efn |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shuttle.gmu.edu/ |title=Mason Shuttles |website=gmu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fairfaxva.gov/CUEBus/CUEBus.asp |access-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617025457/http://www.fairfaxva.gov/CUEBus/CUEBus.asp |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |title=CUE Bus System}}</ref>}} Notable buildings include the {{Convert|320000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} student union building, the Johnson Center; the Center for the Arts, a 2,000-seat concert hall; the {{Convert|180000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Long and Kimmy Nguyen Engineering Building; Exploratory Hall for science, new in 2013; an astronomy observatory and telescope; the {{Convert|88900|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Art and Design Building; the newly expanded Fenwick Library,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://facilities.gmu.edu/projects/view-project.cfm?customel_dataPageID_2336=2453 |title=View a Project :: Facilities :: George Mason University |website=gmu.edu|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005504/http://facilities.gmu.edu/projects/view-project.cfm?customel_dataPageID_2336=2453|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study|Krasnow Institute]]; and three fully appointed gyms and an aquatic center for student use.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://recreation.gmu.edu/ |title=Recreation – George Mason University |website=gmu.edu}}</ref> The stadiums for indoor and outdoor track and field, baseball, softball, tennis, soccer and lacrosse are also on the Fairfax campus,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205054675&DB_OEM_ID=25200&DB_OEM_ID=25200%7ctitle=Facilities%7cwork=gomason.com |title=Facilities |website=gomason.com |access-date=August 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022956/http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205054675&DB_OEM_ID=25200&DB_OEM_ID=25200%7Ctitle%3DFacilities%7Cwork%3Dgomason.com |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> as is Masonvale, a housing community for faculty, staff and graduate students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masonvale.com/fairfax-va-apartments.asp |title=Masonvale Apartments &#124; Faculty & Staff Housing in Fairfax VA |website=Masonvale.com |access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>

====George Mason statue and Enslaved People of George Mason Memorial====
The bronze statue of [[George Mason]] on campus{{efn|another bronze statue of George Mason can be found at the [[George Mason Memorial]] in Washington, D.C.}} was created by Wendy M. Ross and dedicated on April 12, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statue – Fairfax Campus – The Mason Explorer – George Mason University Campus Map |url=http://eagle.gmu.edu/map/buildings/statue.php |website=eagle.gmu.edu |access-date=April 22, 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908231116/http://eagle.gmu.edu/map/buildings/statue.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 7{{sfrac|1|2}} foot statue shows George Mason presenting his first draft of the [[Virginia Declaration of Rights]] which was later the basis for the U.S. Constitution's [[United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]]. Beside Mason is a model of a writing table that is still in the study of [[Gunston Hall, Virginia|Gunston Hall]], Mason's Virginia estate. The books on the table, volumes of [[David Hume|Hume]], [[John Locke|Locke]] ,and [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau|Rousseau]], represent influences in his thought.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pastandpresent.gmu.edu/items/show/16 | title=George Mason Statue - Mason's Beloved Landmark }}</ref>

In 2021, an Enslaved People of George Mason Monument designed by Perkins & Will was installed near the George Mason Statue.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gmu.edu/news/2022-04/enslaved-people-george-mason-memorial-dedicated-landmark-day-university | title=The Enslaved People of George Mason Memorial is dedicated in 'a landmark day for the university' }}</ref> The memorial includes panels describing the lives of two of the enslaved at [[Gunston Hall]]: Penny, who was gifted by Mason to his daughter, and James, Mason's personal attendant.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dei.chss.gmu.edu/about/enslaved-people-of-george-mason | title=The Enslaved People of George Mason Project }}</ref>