Welcome to Gradstravaganza! Join us for opening remarks to welcome you to the start of the new academic year. Steven Zhou, President of the Graduate and Professional Student Association, and Dr. Laurence Bray, Associate Provost for Graduate Education, will offer their words of welcome. We will then hear keynote remarks from Dr. Andre Marshall, Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact at George Mason University and President of the George Mason Research Foundation. Dr. Marshall joined Mason in July and will share his vision for how graduate students can contribute to and benefit from Mason's rising research, innovation, and economic agenda.