Looking Ahead: Events for Mason Staff

December 2015

In This Issue . . .

• Message from the Chair

• December Staff Senate Meeting: StrengthsFinder at Mason

• November Employee of the Month: Kelley Shillingburg

• From Our Friends in Human Resources and Payroll

• University Holiday Party

• Toys for Tots 2015

• Parking Services Food and Toy Drive

• You Ask, We Answer

• Fenwick Library on the Move

• Senator Highlight: Katara Wright

• Office 365 ProPlus Available for Faculty and Staff

• Fall for Vogel Art Collection Fundraising Campaign

• Holiday Schedule for the Remainder of 2015 and All of 2016

• Comments, Concerns, Ideas? Share Them!

Message from the Chair

Nicole Roth, Staff Senate. Photo by Creative Services/George Mason University

As the fall semester comes rapidly to a close, the days are flying by. Soon enough the university will shift into exam schedules and then we will be off for the break. It is important to remember that not all of our classified staff and non-student wage colleagues will have the same amount of time away from the university …

December Staff Senate Meeting: StrengthsFinder at Mason

Wednesday, December 2
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Fairfax: Innovation Hall, Room 334
Arlington: Founders Hall, Room B119 (videoconferenced)
Science and Technology: Bull Run Hall, Room 254 (videoconferenced)
Front Royal: Academic, Room 219 (videoconferenced)

Guest Speaker: Lori Ann Roth, Director of Training and Organizational Development, Human Resources and Payroll, will present a session on StrengthsFinder. All are welcome to attend and learn how to integrate strengths into our work at Mason. To take the StrengthsFinder assessment for free, visit masonwbu.gallup.com/signin/default.aspx#home. After the assessment is complete, print the “Strengths Insight” and “Signature Themes” documents and bring them to the meeting …

November Employee of the Month: Kelley Shillingburg

Kelley Shillingburg, employee of the month, Fiscal/Finance Manager, Mason Enterprise Center. Photo by Evan Cantwell/George Mason University.

A heartfelt congratulations to Kelley Shillingburg, Finance/Fiscal Manager with the Mason Enterprise Center, for being selected as the November 2015 Employee of the Month award winner. Read more about Kelley in this Mason News article.

Do you know a superstar? Make sure he or she receives the deserved recognition, and submit a nomination for Mason’s Employee of the Month…

From Our Friends in Human Resources and Payroll

Celebrate Employee Learning Week! December 7–11 Employee Learning Week (ELW) is an awareness campaign that highlights the important connection between learning and achieving organizational results. To participate in ELW, create an account at lynda.gmu.edu and choose an online training video that applies to your job. View the video and submit your answers to the questions below to hrlearn@gmu.edu …

University Holiday Party

Join your Mason family for a celebration as we conclude another successful year.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015
2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall

Drop off Toys for Tots donations in the Cinema lobby during the event. Happy Holidays!

Toys for Tots 2015

The Mason Staff Senate, Parking Services, and the Office of Military Services announce the annual Toys for Tots Collection. Donations will be accepted through Wednesday, December 16 …

Parking Services Food and Toy Drive

Parking Services is collecting toy and food donations at the Fairfax, Arlington, and SciTech Parking Services offices. If you owe a fine for a parking ticket, you may donate new, unwrapped toys or nonperishable food items at the Parking Services office, and your account will be credited based on the following …

You Ask, We Answer

This feature investigates and answers questions from Mason staff, related to anything at Mason. Submit your questions online.

Mason Basketball Ticket Discount

Q: Are there discounts available to staff for Mason Basketball tickets? …

Fenwick Library on the Move

Side of Fenwick Library at the Fairfax Campus. Photo by Alexis Glenn/Creative Services/George Mason University

University Libraries is packing and moving more than one million books and journals, special collections, archives, various equipment, and nearly 100 library staff into the new Fenwick Library. This enormous project affects all floors of the existing Fenwick Library. Once print books are moved into the …

Senator Highlight: Katara Wright

Katara Wright, Staff Senate. Photo by Creative Services/George Mason University

Before I started working at Mason in October 2010, I had been an undergraduate student in Mason's Music Performance program. I came to Mason as a student because I had a music teacher in high school who studied music education at Mason and highly recommended the program. I completed my Bachelors of Music …

Office 365 ProPlus Available for Faculty and Staff

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus is available to all active George Mason University employees at no cost. Mason provides each active employee with the latest version of Microsoft Office, which includes software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc., to use on personally-owned (non-Mason) computers or mobile devices. Each employee may install Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus on up to five (non-Mason) computers …

Fall for Vogel Collection Fundraising Campaign

The Hilde Vogel-Michalik Collection consists of over 2,200 paintings donated to Mason and housed at the SciTech Campus. Many pieces are displayed throughout the university via the Internal Loan and the Adopt-a-Painting Programs. Help support the collection by purchasing Vogel greeting cards. Each set has six cards depicting a different Vogel painting on the front; cards are blank inside for …

Holiday Schedule for the Remainder of 2015 and All of 2016

The holiday schedule for the remainder of 2015 and all of 2016 is available on the Holiday Schedule page.

2015 Winter Holiday Closing
Monday, December 21 through Friday, January 1, 2016

For questions, contact the Human Resources and Payroll Benefits Team at 703-993-2600 ...

Comments, Concerns, Ideas? Share them!

The Staff Senate seeks your comments, concerns, and ideas about issues on campus that are important to you. We welcome all input. You may remain anonymous, but if you wish to have a response, please include your contact information.