Faculty/Staff Announcements
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Campus Updates
Board of Visitors Public Comment Session Scheduled for April 2听
The Board of Visitors will conduct a meeting with an associated public comment session on听Tuesday, April 2. This meeting will include a presentation by Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Deb Dickenson on Mason鈥檚 FY 2025 financial plan, including proposals for tuition and mandatory fees.听Additional details on the meeting and the public comment process will be available on the听听by the evening of Monday, March 18.听
Mason鈥檚 27th Annual Health and Fitness Expo听
Join Mason鈥檚 on Wednesday, March 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall. This popular event is free and open to the Mason community. Participate in interactive health education activities, hands-on demonstrations, free health screenings, and fitness instruction and challenges. 听to win door prizes and giveaways. 听
A Red Cross blood drive will also be underway during the expo. Register at RedCrossBlood.org and enter "GMUBLOODDRIVE."听
Seeking Nominations for the Jack Wood Award for Town-Gown Relations听听
罢丑别听听highlights the outstanding contributions of faculty, staff, students, businesses/not-for-profits, community members, and elected officials/staff who demonstrate leadership in fostering mutually beneficial relationships between the university and the community. This distinction honors former Mayor Jack Wood, who played an instrumental role in establishing Mason in Fairfax and town-gown relations between the university and the community.听听
. Self-nominations are welcome. Community relations/outreach professionals are not eligible. Awardees will be notified by March 29. The Board of Visitors will honor awardees on May 2.听Questions? Contact听Traci Kendall, Government and听Community Relations.听听听
Information Technology Security Standard Updated听
The ITS Information Technology Security Standard has been updated and is Personnel in information technology and administrative department roles should review this standard for applicability to their areas. Contact IT Risk and Compliance at itrc@gmu.edu with any questions.听
Mason Square: Plaza Grand Reopening and Upcoming Event Season听听
Mason Square will host a "ribbon-tying" ceremony for the refreshed and renovated plaza at听听on Thursday, March 28, from 3鈥5 p.m. This outdoor community event will include live music, games, and light refreshments. Remarks will take place at 4 p.m.听. Learn about more听.听
Registration Open: Bike to Mason Days听
Spring will be here before we know it! Join Parking and Transportation at Bike to Mason Days:听
- SciTech: Tuesday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Colgan Hall patio听
- Fairfax: Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Merten Lawn听
- Arlington: Thursday, April 25, 3鈥7 p.m., Plaza听
There will be food, biking resources, and fun giveaways. .听Contact transpo@gmu.edu with questions.听
Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Community Choice Award Nomination听
George Mason 麻豆国产 has been nominated for the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Community Choice Award. This award recognizes universities that go above and beyond for their students with food allergies. . You can also share the link with your network.听Contact Brooke Tresch, Mason Dining, with questions.听
Dining Updates at Mason Square: Old Blue BBQ and Boba Tea听
The Mason Square Caf茅 is thrilled to announce an exciting new pilot in its culinary journey with the introduction of a "shared kitchen" retail model. This innovative concept supports small businesses while offering greater culinary variety to the campus community.听
Old Blue BBQ will operate within the premises of Mason Square Caf茅, offering a variety of sandwiches and sides听every other week,听Monday鈥揟hursday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 25.听
Additionally, boba tea is now available at Mason听Square Caf茅. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and other grab and go items are also still available.听
Training and Professional Development
Supervising a Hybrid Workforce: A Guide for Mason Faculty and Staff听听
Register for an upcoming session听of Supervising a Hybrid Workforce on Thursday, March 14 (virtual). The session is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This workshop equips participants with the knowledge and skills essential for thriving in a modern, flexible work environment. Supervisors will discuss the benefits of flexible work, develop essential knowledge and skills for engaging a hybrid workforce, and learn how to effectively manage employee performance, development, and engagement in a hybrid environment. Participants will be provided with actionable strategies to leverage the opportunities presented by hybrid work.听
Cultivate Faculty and Staff Success through Performance Engagement听听
Join Human Resources for a dynamic session: Cultivate Faculty and Staff Success through Performance Engagement. This session will explore ways to create a workplace culture that attracts and retains top talent through performance engagement. It will also touch on employee engagement, performance mindset, and practical insights on providing effective feedback and coaching to bolster faculty and staff success. 听听
Cultivate Faculty and Staff Success through Performance Engagement听听听
Friday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to noon听听
Fairfax Campus, Merten Hall, Room 1204听听
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For questions or assistance with registration, email听Andrew Lane. 听听
麻豆国产 Life Supervision Collective: Supervising Introverts and Extroverts in the Workplace听
Hosted by the听, the Manager Meetups series connects managers and aspiring managers on topics related to supervision. All faculty and staff are welcome.
Join in on an interactive conversation to learn skills and strategies on how to supervise introverts and extroverts in the workplace. Through these conversations, create community and belonging for all personality types to ensure efficiency as a team. Excerpts from the book Supervision Matters: 100 Bite Size Ideas to Transform You and Your Team (pages 218-224) will be discussed.
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Thursday, March 14, at 2 p.m.听听听
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Writing Center Workshop: Writing Clearly
In this workshop, writers learn to identify features of writing that make texts murky and difficult to understand. Learn and practice five strategies for revising murky writing to make it clearer.听听
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Wednesday, March 13, 4:30鈥5:45 p.m.听听
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听for more workshop dates, times, and registration. Contact the听Writing Center听with questions.听听听听 听听
Resources for You
Working Moms Support Group: Panel Discussion with The Chick Mission听
welcomes 听to Mason on Tuesday, March 19, at noon for a hybrid 鈥渓unch and learn鈥 discussion about being the CEO of your own body and health. Join in person on the Fairfax Campus in Merten Hall, Room 3300, or via . 听
The Chick Mission is a nonprofit organization fiercely dedicated to funding fertility preservation for women battling cancer, while changing the women's healthcare status quo for the better, for good. This discussion will tackle the topics of fertility, family planning, and health care advocacy. Be sure to stop by their booth at the Health听and听Fitness Expo on Wednesday, March 20.听
Transit Driver Appreciation Day: March 18听听
Mason Shuttles will celebrate Transit Driver Appreciation Day on Monday, March 18. This is a wonderful time to celebrate our dedicated Mason Shuttle drivers. Help us say 鈥渢hank you鈥 by sending us your kind words about your experiences on Mason Shuttles. Your email compliment will enter you into a drawing for a $20 Starbuck鈥檚 gift card. For details,听.听
Save the Date: Bicycle Commuting 101
Bicycling to campus can be fun and great for your well-being. Join Delia Johnson, a League of American Bicyclists certified instructor, for Bicycle Commuting 101. During this session on Monday, April 22, at noon via Zoom, Delia will share information to help you feel more confident about getting to campus on two wheels. This session is open to faculty, staff and students.听.听
The Lavinia Scott Papers Collection Opening
Mason鈥檚 Special Collections Research Center presents the Lavinia Scott Papers Collection Opening on Wednesday, March 13, from 4鈥6 p.m. on the Fairfax Campus, Fenwick Library, Main Reading Room 2001. The Lavinia Scott papers consist of materials created and collected by missionary educator Lavinia Scott, circa 1900 to 1997. This includes materials created by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the United Church Board for World Ministries, the United Church of Christ, and South Africa鈥檚 Inanda Seminary. The collection covers Scott鈥檚 personal and professional life working and living as a missionary educator in South Africa.
Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group听
The Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group will meet on Friday afternoons this spring. Kritikos engages in discussions on writing about the arts, critical studies, translation, the artist in society, and art as speech.听.听听听听听听听听
Join them for the topic 鈥淟and Justice, Land Back鈥 on Friday, March 15, from 1鈥2:30 p.m. on Zoom.听听听
Upcoming Performances and Arts 麻豆国产 at Mason
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Wednesday, March 13, from 5鈥7:45 p.m.听听听
Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema听听听
The Visiting Filmmakers Series is pleased to welcome award-winning filmmaker and Film at Mason Professor Nikyatu Jusu to campus for a free public screening of her psychological horror film,听Nanny, followed by a post-screening discussion with Mason film student James Bah, president of the Black Filmmakers Association. Nanny听tells the story of immigrant nanny Aisha (Anna Diop), who is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream while caring for the child of a New York City upper east side family. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.听听听
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Tuesday, March 19, at 1:30 p.m.听
SciTech Campus,听Hylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater听
Named after the often-overlooked composer Alma Mahler, Alma Ensemble champions women in music through thoughtful female-centric chamber music concerts that are enriched with multimedia, giving insight into the lives of these female composers and musicians. In听Celebration of Dance, flutist Sarah Wardle Jones, clarinetist Michelle Smith Johnson, and pianist Erica Sipes perform a program inspired by the art of dance.听
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Mason School of Art and听Mason Exhibitions听
Thursday, March 21, at 4:45 p.m.听
Virtual event via Zoom听
Visual Voices is a lecture series hosted by Mason Exhibitions and the School of Art. Late Comeback Press is a Northern Virginia micropress run by Rachna Soun and Caroline Kim, specializing in avant-garde zines. Communication and existentialism are the center of their art, flourishing in the space before choices are made, when the possibilities can seem paralyzingly endless or distinctively finite. RSVP is required to receive the Zoom link.听
听with director/editor Timothy Harris听
Film at Mason听
Thursday, March 21 at 5 p.m.听
Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema听
Join the Visiting Filmmakers Series for a free screening of the new film,听Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn, followed by a live Q&A with the film's director and editor, Timothy Harris. Executive produced by Al Roker, this film is an inspiring love story about Malcolm Kenyatta, a self-described "poor, gay, Black man from North Philly," on his historic run for the United States Senate. But this race is about more than taking on the political competition. It's about taking on an entire system.听
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March 21鈥24, multiple performances听
Fairfax Campus, Harris Theatre听
The St. Catherine's drama club is struggling to put up its first school play鈥擲ophocles'听Antigone. As if staging this tragedy in an all-girls鈥 Catholic school isn鈥檛 challenging enough, the cast鈥檚 beloved director ends up betraying them in an unforgivable way. And it鈥檚 almost opening night! The actors must figure out the right course of action, all while rehearsing the classic play about impossibly difficult choices. What is the right thing to do? And must the show go on?听听听
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Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at 8 p.m.听听听
Fairfax Campus,听Center for the Arts听
罢丑别听Gala听Concert is Mason Dance Company鈥檚 crowning season event, featuring a program of works by contemporary professional choreographers.听听
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Sunday, March 24, at 7 p.m.听
Fairfax Campus,听Center for the Arts听
The internationally praised Trinity Irish Dance Company fuses traditional Irish step dance with contemporary movement for a high octane, syncopated experience that is 鈥渋mpossibly complex鈥 (New York Times). With 16 dancers and a live musical ensemble, the company performs a captivating program that blends sheer percussive power with aerial grace.听
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Monday, March 25, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Join the Mason Jazz Ensemble (director Jim Carroll) and special guest bands for an evening that celebrates the hot sounds and swinging beats of the Big Band era!
Mason Exhibitions and Mason School of Art
Thursday, March 28, at 4:45 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema (Zoom also available)
Mendi + Keith Obadike are artists, composers, and writers. Their works sit at the intersection of art, music, and language and draw upon histories of experimental media art and performance. Their early collaborative works were pioneering pieces for the Internet.
Co-presented by the City of Fairfax and the Center for the Arts听
Saturday, April 2, at 7 p.m.
Off-campus: Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center,听3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Leading up to Earth Day, join the indigenous artists of Small Island Big Song for a powerful lecture-demonstration and musical performance, shining a light on the devastating effects of climate crisis on our world鈥檚 oceans.听
Wednesday, April 3, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Harris Theatre
The Jazz Workshop explores the intersection of improvisation and composition in the tradition of the great dance and studio jazz bands. Enjoy rare and beautiful arrangements by jazz legends from many eras of jazz history. New original compositions by Mason students and faculty will be featured as well. 听
Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m.
Virtual event
1,001 Plays is an annual 10-minute play festival presented by Global Partners worldwide鈥攖he first international new play exchange of its kind. Students write, perform, direct, and dramaturg original works for the stage, exploring multiple perspectives on a single idea. These short student works are performed live online and followed by a talkback, allowing both students and audiences the opportunity to share, reflect and respond.听
Mutts Gone Nuts
Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Fairfax Campus, )
Sunday, April 7, at 1 and 4 p.m.听(SciTech Campus,听, Merchant Hall)
Canines and comedy collide in Mutts Gone Nuts,听a show that includes some of the most talented dogs in the world doing barrel tricks, dancing, magic, and jump rope routines! The talented lineup even includes a Guinness World Record holder for the highest jump by a dog, a world champion frisbee dog, comedian Jonathan Burns, and more.听
Dewberry School of Music
Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater
This annual showcase event brings together talented 麻豆国产 Chorale members who sing and dance to create an entertaining experience for the audience. The concert celebrates the rich history of Broadway and its influence on the world of cinema. It features iconic songs from beloved musicals that have been adapted into movies, as well as original songs created specifically for the big screen. Join us for a sing-along finale to conclude the event.
Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall
Presenting the soundtrack of our great nation, the American Festival Pops Orchestra performs a concert of iconic works by some of America鈥檚 greatest composers including Leroy Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and John Williams. The program features Artistic Director and Maestro Peter Wilson, as well as special guests throughout the evening.
Sunday, April 7, at 7 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Experience musical gems from three popular Romantic-era composers: Grieg, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, with storyteller and pianist Jeffrey Siegel鈥檚 unique 鈥渃oncerts with commentary鈥 performance. Siegel details the evening when the three musicians met for the first and only time at an 1888 New Year鈥檚 Day party.
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