GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

QL+ Program Manager:

Kristie Yelinek

About

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

George Mason University is a public, comprehensive, research university established by the Commonwealth of Virginia in the National Capital Region, we are an innovative and inclusive academic community committed to creating a more just, free, and prosperous world. The Mason idea – Our core institutional characteristics

  • Innovative = We question current thinking and try new ideas. We honor time-tested academic principles while striving to create new forms of education that serve our students better and new paths of research that can uncover solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
  • Diverse = We bring together a multitude of people and ideas in everything that we do. Our culture of inclusion, our multidisciplinary approach, and our global perspective, make us more effective educators and scholars.
  • Entrepreneurial = We put ideas into action. We educate students to create as well as carry out jobs; become agents of positive change; and add value through government or business, for profit or nonprofit organizations, academia or the arts. We pursue discoveries that can make a difference in the world. We help our community thrive socially, economically and culturally.
  • Accessible = We are an open and welcoming community. We partner with public and private organizations in our region and around the world. We proactively engage with our community. We define our success by how many talented students with potential we serve, not how many we leave out.

Website

https://volgenau.gmu.edu/

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Email

kristie.yelinek@qlplus.org

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Projects

Current Projects

GMU: BACKPACK CHAIR (II)

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GMU: UPHILL ASSIST WHILE CARRYING LARGE OBJECTS

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GMU: WHEELCHAIR STROLLER COMBO

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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Projects

Completed Project List

GMU: BACKPACK CHAIR
Innovative and Life Changing Solutions

GMU: BACKPACK CHAIR

The problem given to the team was to construct a chair that would be portable with the user, and that would be able to be switched between a stowed mode where the chair would not be usable, but would not impede the user’s movement, and a deployed mode where it would function as a chair....

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GMU: HANDCYCLE MODIFICATION
Innovative and Life Changing Solutions

GMU: HANDCYCLE MODIFICATION

The George Mason University Handcycle Modification Team, also known as CHARIOT, was tasked with improving the comfort and performance of Army Major Peter Way’s handcycle....

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GEORGE MASON: WOBBLE CHAIR
Innovative and Life Changing Solutions

GMU: WOBBLE CHAIR

A “wobble chair” is a postural control benchmark testing device used at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)....

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