Provost's Newsletter

The Office of the Provost issues a bimonthly newsletter that highlights Mason's many exciting and distinctive academic activities and accomplishments.

Members of the Mason community are transforming lives every day through their dedication to education, research, and service. To learn more about the latest news and updates happening across the Provost’s Office portfolio, read featured stories from our newsletter.
 

News

  • April 15, 2024
    The George Mason University Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Just Societies invites the campus community to a Listening and Information Gathering Session at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, in the JC Cinema.
  • April 15, 2024
    Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) will be open for most full-semester courses on Friday, April 19. SETs are administered throughout the semester for Mason’s multiple part-of-term courses. 
  • April 1, 2024
    George Mason University President Gregory Washington will host two 90-minute town halls to discuss the state of the university, and to engage with faculty and staff, later this month.
  • April 1, 2024
    All individual files located in the university’s current enterprise file storage system, MESA M: mydata, will migrate to OneDrive in April. 
  • April 1, 2024
    The Office of Undergraduate Education recently awarded five groups with Summer Team Impact Project Grants. These grants are part of the larger Mason Impact program.
  • March 25, 2024
    The George Mason University bookstore is collecting textbook orders for the fall 2024 semester and orders are due May 1.
  • March 18, 2024
    George Mason University successfully concluded the first cycle of annual assessment reporting in Nuventive provides highlights and process improvements from the past few months.
  • March 18, 2024
    In her role as associate director for graduate professional and career development, Stephanie Bluth has established programs that allow Mason to meet state, national, and federal requirements while preparing students for the changing workforce and ensuring that those who come to Mason not only leave with degrees but also with job force readiness skills.
  • March 18, 2024
    George Mason University’s Student Lifecycle Transformation initiative, formerly known as “The Salesforce Project,” recently unveiled its new identity and has re-introduced itself as Patriot Connect.
  • March 18, 2024
    The Board of Visitors will conduct a meeting with an associated public comment session on Tuesday, April 2.
  • March 17, 2024
    This April, the Office of the Provost will host two important gatherings for term faculty: a Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) session, and a Term Faculty Community Conversation: Progress, Insights, and Dialogue.
  • February 19, 2024
    To better assist Mason’s expanding research activities and provide enhanced support to faculty, the Research Administration Management Portal (RAMP) project will soon introduce a handful of new, easy-to-use tools. In the coming months, new “modules” will assist with managing research involving human subjects, streamlining payroll reporting, overseeing animal care, and adhering to export regulations.