Office of the Provost

In his Oct. 4 message, Provost Ginsberg reflects on his 14-year career at George Mason University before he departs to become the 15th president of Towson University later this month.

To ensure student receive their course materials prior to the start of the Spring 2024 semester, faculty should submit their textbook orders to the bookstore by Wednesday, Nov. 1.

4-VA@Mason, part of a statewide collective of higher education institutions, recently announced the Collaborative Research Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year with 12 projects spearheaded by Mason faculty and eight with Mason faculty acting as co-PIs.

President Gregory Washington will host two 90-minute town halls during the fall semester to discuss the state of the university and to engage with faculty and staff.

The 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”.

In 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.

All Mason employees are reminded to complete their mandatory 2023 IT Security Awareness Training assigned to them in MasonLEAPS by Tuesday, October 31.

A reminder to fall faculty: Students who have COVID-19 should not be required to attend any course-related activities on campus.

The Office of Research Development is piloting a program to provide faculty free grant writing services with either copy editing or overall proposal feedback.

The newly-launched Mobile ID is an individual’s official university ID and accepted for all class activities and exams.