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September 27, 2023The October 10, 2023, installment of the Mason Vision Series will feature Marvin Lewis, Assistant Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and Craig Esherick, Associate Professor of Sport Management, who will discuss “The New Business of College Sports: Changes Shaking the Foundation of Intercollegiate Athletics”.
September 22, 2023Two Mason centers will collaborate on a project that aims to better connect research to practice in education policymaking, and support school divisions in improving student and teacher performance and enhancing the effectiveness and fairness of resource allocation through data-driven decision making.
September 20, 2023In his Sept. 20 message, Provost Ginsberg shares how celebrating Rosh Hashanah is providing him the opportunity to reflect on his time at George Mason University while looking forward to becoming the 15th president of Towson University.
September 19, 2023All Mason employees are reminded to complete their mandatory 2023 IT Security Awareness Training assigned to them in MasonLEAPS by Tuesday, October 31.
September 19, 2023A reminder to fall faculty: Students who have COVID-19 should not be required to attend any course-related activities on campus.
September 18, 2023The Office of Research Development is piloting a program to provide faculty free grant writing services with either copy editing or overall proposal feedback.
September 18, 2023In this issue, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning shares information on student success.
September 18, 2023Multiple national college rankings released in recent weeks have placed George Mason University among America’s top 50 public universities, top 100 among all public and private institutions, and Virginia’s No. 1 public university for social mobility.
September 17, 2023The newly-launched Mobile ID is an individual’s official university ID and accepted for all class activities and exams.
September 13, 2023From teaching about the presidency and legislative politics, former Assistant Professor Colleen Shogan is sworn in as national archivist by the first lady.
September 12, 2023Faculty and staff volunteers are needed to participate in the Mason Dream Catchers program. Dreamcatchers is a university-wide partnership with the Fairfax County Public Schools and Prince William County Public School divisions that provide hope for capable at-risk youth enrolled in alternative, non-traditional education programs.
September 6, 2023Mason will launch a pilot project this fall to study utilization of space on its campuses.