Category: October 2019

Mason is partnering with BurnAlong to pilot the app that offers on demand fitness and health classes.The first 1,000 faculty and staff and first 6,000 students will receive free access! 

When it comes to sticking to goals and healthy habits, a supportive team can make all the difference. Research shows that people are 65% more likely to achieve their fitness goals if they involve someone else. That’s why on BurnAlong – available via computer, smartphone or tablet – members can take classes online on-demand and invite others to join them in live private workouts. 

Mason students, faculty, and staff will be able to choose from more than 1,000 classes across more than 30 categories and will also have the ability to record classes on the platform. BurnAlong currently has Mason-branded classes on the platform! 

Start today on the Mason BurnAlong website. 

For questions and more information, visit fit.burnalong.com/gmu. 

Please join us at Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony on October 31, from 10-11:30 a.m. in Dewberry Hall.  It’s sure to be a scream as we honor your colleagues for their exceptional contributions to Mason. Halloween costumes are welcome at this “spooktacular” ceremony! 

Questions? Please contact Beth Baroody at [email protected]. 

The Commonwealth of Virginia (COV) Voluntary Group Long-Term Care Insurance Program (LTC) is accepting new enrollees from September 16 – October 11 with coverage beginning December 1.  

Long-term care insurance helps pay for care and service expenses, such as nursing home care or at-home care, when help is needed. This voluntary coverage is in addition to the basic long-term care coverage for employees that are part of the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP). 

For more information, please read the announcements on the homepage of hr.gmu.edu. 

Orangetheory Fitness located at University Mall in Fairfax provides a complimentary session and discounted rates for Elite or Premier memberships. With a valid Mason ID, the discount is available for all faculty, staff, students, and retirees.

For membership details, please call 703-595-2231 or visit fairfax-city.orangetheoryfitness.com.

To view all the discounts you receive as a Mason employee, view the discount page. 

 

Music in the Lobby: The Secrets of Chamber

Join us for the first Music in the Lobby concert of Season 3!

Music in the Lobby Coordinators: Professor June Huang, Director of Strings, Mason School of Music and Steve Gerber, Music Librarian, Mason Libraries. Refreshments provided by Argo Tea. 

https://gmu.libcal.com/event/5665258 

 

The View from New Orleans: Indians, Irish and Spaniards in the American Revolution 

Mason’s Department of History and Art History, with the generous support from the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia, invites you to attend a free lecture by Professor Kathleen DuVall of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on The View from New Orleans: Indians, Irish and Spaniards in the American Revolution. An expert in the field of Native American History, Professor DuVal is the author of The Native Ground: Indians and Colonists at the Heart of the Continent (2001)  and Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution (2015). 

A reception follows.   The lecture is free and open to the public.  Students and alums of the department are especially welcome! 

https://gmu.libcal.com/event/5671408 

 

Edible Book Festival 

Sponsored by Mason Libraries, the Edible Book Festival features creative food projects inspired by books or stories. Physically resembling books or referring to an aspect of a story, entries include both the real book and the edible version. Evaluated by a panel of judges as well as by public voting, winners are selected in various prize categories, such as “Punniest” or “Best in Show.”  The entries then are eaten as we celebrate the book arts through food and fun. Learn more—and register your entry—at https://library.gmu.edu/edible. 

https://gmu.libcal.com/event/5718544