Looking Ahead: Events for Mason Staff

January 2017

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Happy New Year, and welcome back from winter break! I hope everyone had the opportunity to enjoy time with loved ones and relax a little bit. I don’t know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed bragging about the length of our holiday break to friends and family as they complained about having to go back to work 

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Mark your calendar for this winter’s upcoming Staff Appreciation Events at the Fairfax, Arlington, and SciTech Campuses:

Fairfax: Wednesday, February 15
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
SUB I, Patriots Lounge

Arlington: Tuesday, February 21
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Founders Hall, Multipurpose Room

SciTech: Wednesday, February 22
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bull Run Hall, Atrium …

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Shernita Parker of Human Resources and Payroll and President Ángel Cabrera were the guest speakers at the December 2016 Staff Senate meeting. Review the highlights from their visit ...  

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Heartfelt congratulations to Susan Eckis, office manager for the School of Nursing, for being selected as the December 2016 Employee of the Month award winner. Read more about Susan in this Mason News article …

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Taking a break mid-way through your day is important to well-being. There are many ways to get involved on campus, and some of them occur over lunch. We have compiled a sampling of what is available …

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Including:

• New SUPERvisor Series Announcement

• Human Resources and Payroll End-of-Year News and Reminders

• Who’s Walking Wednesday

• Financial Well-Being

• TIAA 2017 Individual Retirement Counseling Session Schedule Available

• Enrollment Open: Virginia 529 PrePAID Program

• New Name: Organizational Development, Learning, and Coaching …

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The Music Library is moving! The University Libraries’ music materials are moving to a new location. Effective January 2017, all music collections (including books, scores, and CDs) will leave their long-time home in the Gateway Library and move to the second floor of Fenwick Library. In the meantime, a whole host of music-related resources are available online 24/7, free to Mason …

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Mason Administrative Professionals (MAP) will celebrate its two-year anniversary on Tuesday, January 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Merten Hall, Room 1204. Deb Crawford, VP of Research, will be a special guest. The meeting may also include a presentation by Great American Restaurants. The meeting is open to anyone on campus who considers themselves to be working in an administrative professional role …

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The primary mission of George Mason's Safe Zone Program, like the LGBTQ Resources Office, is to create a safer, more welcoming and inclusive campus environment, to strengthen community, and to encourage networking among faculty, staff, and students toward the goal of supporting the well-being of LGBTQ people.

Safe Zone training includes three modules that focus on awareness of LGBTQ issues/intersectionality, gender identity/expression and the obstacles trans and nonbinary individuals face, and ally/skills building. The training is open to students, faculty, staff, and community members …

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Mason Shuttles are providing modified shuttle services during winter break (January 5–20). Visit shuttle.gmu.edu to view the shuttle service schedules ...

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Save some money on the Life/Work Connections discount page. Discount opportunities are available for local day spas, cell phone service, local restaurants, and more! You can also connect with discounts arranged through the Mason Merchants program and by the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management …

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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.

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