Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning

Classroom Guide

Learn About Your Classroom

Learn About Your Classroom

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Fairfax Campus
Fairfax
Angel Cabrera Global Center
Aquia Building
Art and Design Building
David J. King Hall
East Building
Blue Ridge Hall
Enterprise Hall
Exploratory Hall
Hanover Hall
James Buchanan Hall
Krug Hall
Lecture Hall
1 2 3
Merten Hall
Music & Theater Building
Nguyen Engineering Building
Peterson Hall
Planetary Hall
Research Building
Sandbridge Hall
107
Thompson Hall
West Building
Mason Square Campus
Mason Square
SciTech Campus
Science and Technology
Katherine Johnson Hall 130 131 132 134 246 247 248 249 252 253 256 257 258 Colgan Hall 203 204 302 Life Sciences and Engineering Building 2504 3401 3500 4401 4402

What’s New in 2025:

Active Classrooms, Better Learning.

Discover the latest upgrades and additions across our campuses

28

Classrooms upgraded with the latest technology, finishes, and furnishings

22

Classrooms upgraded with new technology on the Fairfax campus

6

Classrooms upgraded with new technology on the Mason Square campus

61

Newly built active learning classrooms and labs: Science & Technology and Mason Square campuses

56

Newly built informal learning and collaboration spaces: Science & Technology and Mason Square campuses

Spotlight: Van Metre Hall Room 476

is a new active learning classroom featuring dual-source capability, full-room microphones, and dual cameras that track the instructor and capture students.

From flexible layouts to innovative instructional tools, Mason’s classrooms are designed to help faculty teach with confidence and creativity. Whether you’re exploring a new space or getting started with classroom tech, this guide is your first step.

Respect the Space, Support the Community

Every student deserves a welcoming and functional learning space. Help make that possible. Whether it’s a loose chair, a damaged table, or a missing item, reporting issues ensures the next person finds the space as ready as you did.

See Something? Say Something.

If you notice broken or missing furniture, please report it to Facilities at [email protected] or 703-993-2525.

About our Classroom Guide

Classroom Guide opened in 2018. It is brought to you through a collaboration of the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, Classroom and Lab Technologies, and Faculty Affairs & Development, under the direction of the Learning Environments Group. We are continuing to expand and update this resource. Please send all queries, kudos, suggestions, or corrections to [email protected]. For additional technology assistance, please see our FAQ page.


Learning Environment Group (LEG)

Please click the link below to access our (LEG) video and discover active learning at GMU.


A message from our team

At George Mason University, we believe education is more than a degree — it’s a lifelong journey. As new innovations and instructional methods emerge, staying current isn’t just valuable; it’s essential. Whether you’re building foundational knowledge or adapting to new tools and trends, our mission is to support you every step of the way.

The Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, in collaboration with Classroom and Lab Technologies, ensures that Mason’s classrooms remain dynamic, tech-enabled spaces. We provide personalized consultation and professional development to help faculty, staff, and academic teams navigate and implement new technologies that enhance teaching and learning.

On behalf of the faculty affairs and the classroom technology teams, we are committed to providing expert guidance, responsive service, and solutions rooted in Mason’s values of innovation, accessibility, and student success.