What's in a Name? AIT Becomes IST

As of May 18, 2015, Department of Applied Information Technology will be re-named the Department of Information Sciences and Technology. The change reflects the new mission of research and aligns the department with common nomenclature used by other departments with similar programs and names. The new name captures the intellectual signature for the department and also signals its continued excellence in teaching, including offering of one of the largest majors at Mason, the B.S. in Information Technology. 

The change was approved by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia in February 2015. For more information about the department visit www.ist.gmu.edu.