Take care of your Department of Motor Vehicle needs at a convenient Mason location! DMV2Go will be on the Fairfax campus in the Merten Hall parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16 (last time until August).
For the full 2017 schedule, visit the Human Resources and Payroll website.
For questions, contact Mason’s Life/Work Team at [email protected] or 703-993-2600.
As of mid-April, the Staff Senate office has a new home. Due to some space reassignments in the Provost Office, the Staff Senate has vacated their office space in Merten Hall. Our office is now located on the ground floor of Mason Hall in office D019. Our mail stop remains 5E5 until the end of May. Our updated contact information follows:
George Mason Staff Senate
Mason Hall D019
4400 University Drive, MS: 5E5
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
703-993-4141
[email protected]
https://staffsenate.gmu.edu/
https://www.facebook.com/staffsenategmu
https://twitter.com/GMUStaffSenate
Interested in becoming a Mason Staff Senator? Want to learn about how the university functions from a new perspective, network across departments, and contribute to the well being of your colleagues?
The Staff Senate will hold an information session and discussion for Mason staff who are interested in learning about the nomination and election process, the work of the senate and what senators do. During the presentation, you will learn about the structure of the senate, how committees work, the time commitment expected of senators, and meet-and-greet with current representatives.
No registration is necessary.
The Staff Senate will hold the Staff Senate Information Session on
Wednesday, June 7
12:00-1:00 pm, during the first hour of the June Staff Senate General Meeting.
You are welcome to stay for the Staff Senate Business Meeting from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm that follows the information session. The event will take place on the Fairfax campus in Merten Hall 1201 and will be video conferenced to Arlington, Founders Hall B119, and Science and Technology, Bull Run Hall 254.
If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Corrigan at [email protected].
Congratulations to our Staff Appreciation: Winter Warm-Up Raffle Prize Winners
Arlington Campus
Barnes & Noble gift card: John Wickline
STM iPad carrying bag: Asifa Khan
Manhattan USB mouse: Laura Poisson
Gift certificate to Circa: Xialing Xu
Semester of free parking: Tara Memmen
Fairfax Campus
Coffee cup and iPhone 6/6s phone case: Jane Singleton
Gift certificate to Movement Chiropractic: Teresa Gibbons
iPad Built bag designed and shoelace pouch for shoelaces or belts: Stephanie Belaoula
$25 gift card to Brion’s Grille: Yolanda King
Semester of free parking: Maggie Accardo
Color Yourself Relaxed coloring book, colored pencils and hot chocolate on a stick: Liz Boyen
Sony DVD player: Stephanie Lister
Coffee cup with Apple logo and sunset Mac laptop keyboard cover: Jeff Counts
Gift certificate to Movement Chiropractic: Lindsey Campbell
Two gift certificates to Box Car Tan: Purshara Kiraly
Pink lap saucer Thermapack for laptop and pink Mac laptop keyboard cover: Toshiko Uchiyama
Four tickets to show at Eagle Bank Arena: Tyler Smith
SciTech Campus
Two tickets to the Hylton Performing Arts Center: Robert Hinzman
$25 gift certificate to Rangoli Indian Restaurant: Rizza Villacorte
Semester of free parking: Teresa Kan
One month membership to Freedom Center: Krisztina Roder
Barnes & Noble gift card: Leigh Anne Nordike
Keep Your Cool insulated lunch cooler and black heat shift Thermapack for laptop: Amy Adams
Coffee cup with Apple logo and one Duolinq charge/sync cable for iPhone/iPad/iPod: Rhonda Troutman
The next Mason Administrative Professionals meeting will be held:
Tuesday, May 16
11:30 – 12:30
Fenwick Library.
University Records Manager, Samara Carter, will do a training session on managing and archiving university records, and then we will enjoy a tour of the new section of the library. The MAP group welcomes anyone working at George Mason who considers themselves to be in an administrative professional role.
Wednesday, April 5
Noon to 2 p.m.
Fairfax: Innovation Hall, Room 334
Arlington: Founders Hall, Room B119 (videoconferenced)
SciTech: Bull Run Hall, Room 254 (videoconferenced)
Guest Speakers:
Guest speakers begin at noon, followed by time to ask questions, express concerns, or offer feedback about issues concerning Mason staff.
Submit a question for the guest speakers in advance ([email protected]), or attend the meeting to participate in the discussion.
For questions, contact [email protected].
Do you have any of the university’s 3,000-plus student employees working in your office? Celebrate their contributions during National Student Employment Week, April 10–14. To recognize outstanding contributions, consider nominating your student(s) for the Student Employee or Student Team of the Year Award. The deadline for nominations is April 12; the nomination form can be found here.
For a complete listing of the week’s events, visit the University Career Services website. All student employees are invited to attend the Ice Cream Social with President Cabrera on April 14, at 11:30 a.m., in the Corner Pocket.
For questions, contact Raechel Timbers at [email protected].
Mark your calendar for Thursday, April 27, at 12 p.m. for the twenty-first annual Victims’ Rights Run & Walk (VRRW). The run/walk will start and finish on the Merten Hall Lawn.
The VRRW is sponsored by Mason’s Department of Police and Public Safety and several other Mason departments, in collaboration with the Aimee Willard Endowed Scholarship Fund.
The proceeds of this event support the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Program, which teaches women basic self-defense, and the Victims of Violence Fund, administered by the Student Support and Advocacy Center. Your involvement makes it possible for Mason to fund these two important programs, while promoting and defending victims’ rights.
Registration information will be available soon. For questions, contact [email protected].
Join the School of Art, Computer Game Design, and Film and Video Studies programs on Saturday evening, April 8, for Off the Wall, a celebration of the visual arts at Mason. Guests will interact with students and faculty in open studios and galleries in Mason’s state-of-the-art Art and Design Building.
Make a print, star in a film, play a video game, enjoy a live DJ, sample delicious food and beverages, and bid in the silent auction. Proceeds from tickets and sponsorship support Art, Film and Game Design student scholarships and visiting artist residencies.
For ticket and sponsorship information, visit the website.
For questions, contact Susan Graziano at 703-993-4188 or [email protected].
Would your kids enjoy attending a summer camp at Mason?
Is your department or office sponsoring a summer camp program that could be advertised to the community?
Visit summercamps.gmu.edu for a listing of summer camps offered at and sponsored by Mason programs/departments. The list includes camps sponsored by Mason programs/departments, as well as external groups that host camps on a Mason campus. Summer camps at Mason cover a wide variety of topics and activities, including academics, the arts, recreation, and sports.
To add your camp to the website, contact [email protected]. Questions about individual camps should be directed to the camp organizers, whose contact information is available on the website.
