The College of Humanities and Social Sciences invited alumni and friends to the fifth annual Dean’s Tailgate. The party preceded a men’s basketball game where the Patriots played division rival, the Georgia State Panthers. Guests enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs while catching up with old friends and making new connections in the college community. Event emcees Mills Kelly, director of the Global Affairs Program, and Susan Trencher, chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, expressed their appreciation for the group’s commitment to the college.
The program also included performances by the Mason cheerleaders and the Patriot mascot, a student a capella group GMUnit, and t-shirt giveaways by the Patriot Center crowd favorite Ken Carlson. The event was capped off by Alumni Association President Tennille Parker, ’97 presenting the raffle prizes which included tickets to an upcoming basketball game, a basketball signed by the men’s team and Coach Jim Larranaga, and the grand prize of high-fiving the players’ hands as they were introduced to the crowd. After the tailgate, guests enjoyed an exciting game that ended in another Patriot victory of 66-51.