Category: September 2017

Staff and faculty can save money dining on campus by purchasing a Byte Meal Plan for discounted access to Fairfax locations of Southside, Ike’s, The Globe, and Simply to Go in SUB I.

2017-18 meal plans will be available for purchase starting Monday, August 21. Sign up for your meal plan before the end of September to take advantage of the free meal Early Bird Special:

• 10 meals for $75, plus one free meal for early birds
• 25 meals for $175, plus two free meals for early birds
• 50 meals for $330, plus three free meals for early birds

To sign up, visit the Mason Card Office in SUB I or email MasonID@gmu.edu.

Social Hour at the Mason Club
Join your colleagues for Social Hour at The Mason Club’s new bar!

Social hour will be held Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting August 28.

The Mason Club is a dining venue open exclusively to Mason faculty and staff, located on the first floor of the Hampton Roads residence hall.

For more information or to sign up for a fall semester membership to the club, visit MasonClub.gmu.edu or email MClub@gmu.edu.

Staff Senate Frequently Asked Questions

Question:  “Are Mason employees authorized to transfer unused tuition benefits (12 credit hours per year) to family members?”

Answer:  No. The Staff Senate researched this issue in 2016 and learned the Attorney General of Virginia denied this request over 10 years ago due to prohibitions against transferring special employee entitlements, funded by the state, to non-employees. Other institutions in Virginia currently allowing employees to transfer tuition benefits to family members are using non-state funds. Mason’s Staff Senate is now looking into alternative ways to provide tuition assistance to family members of Mason employees through a scholarship program funded by private donations.

Welcome2Mason

Mason Libraries offers free 24/7 online access to electronic resources for Mason faculty, students and staff – just use your Mason NetID and password.  

• Overview of libraries collection
• Libraries A-Z database List – over 775 subscribed databases from PBS movies to New York Times newspaper
• Check out this quick step-by-step guide to e-resource databases, e-books, e-journals, media, & more
• Librarians – subject experts provide personalized research assistance
• Subject guides – great starting point for research
• Interlibrary Loan – borrow academic materials not available at the University

Ron Snyder, Director of Research and Development and Jason Phillips, Director for Institutional Participation & Strategic Partnerships for JSTOR Labs at ITHAKA will provide a top-level overview of resources developed by JSTOR Labs, with examples of text analyses and research content.  They will provide a demo of relevant projects such as Text Analyzer, Understanding Shakespeare, Matchmaker, and Topicgraph, as well as an introduction on API’s.

For more information on the projects we are working on, please visit JSTOR Labs: http://labs.jstor.org/.

Date:  Monday, September 18th 2017
Time: 2-3pm
Location: Fenwick 1014B
Event URL: http://gmu.libcal.com/event/3466884

 

Heartfelt congratulations to Jennifer Kasse-Wanzer, Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Admissions, for being selected as the August 2017 Employee of the Month. Read more about Jennifer in this Mason News article.

Do you know a superstar? Make sure they receive the deserved recognition, and submit a nomination for Mason’s Employee of the Month. Additional information can be found on the Human Resources and Payroll awards page.

Contact Reward and Recognition at awards@gmu.edu with questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heartfelt congratulations to Joanne Zimmerman, Academic Administrative Specialist for the Department of Biology, and Staff Senator, for being selected as the July 2017 Employee of the Month. Read more about Joanne in this Mason News article.

Do you know a superstar? Make sure they receive the deserved recognition, and submit a nomination for Mason’s Employee of the Month. Additional information can be found on the Human Resources and Payroll awards page.

Contact Reward and Recognition at awards@gmu.edu with questions.