Category: November 2024
The Stepped Mental Health Care Program
The Center for Community Mental Health has developed a 3-step program for obtaining evidence-based mental health care.
Free Community Workshop
“Holidays- Missing Your Loved One” will focus on how to deal with loss during the holidays and how to know when to reach out for help. The workshop will be on Zoom (link sent after registration) from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20. Questions? Email: [email protected].
3-Session skills based intervention for free
The 3-Session Skills-based Intervention is a treatment model for adults informed by cognitive behavioral principals that includes up to 3 sessions. Participants will build skills in areas such as problem solving, distress tolerance, present-focused thinking, and value-driven behavior. This evidence based intervention has been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. If you have had difficulty tolerating uncertainty, managing negative emotions, or difficulty coping, then this treatment may be helpful for you.
George Mason University will host an in-person town hall to present an update on West Campus Development. Your feedback is requested. Join for a community conversation regarding George Mason’s West Campus development.
Learn more about West Campus planning.
Role: As Assistant Director of Entrepreneurship programs, I create and manage several programs geared towards student innovators, faculty researchers, founders, and early-stage startups assisting them with their business venture explorations. On any given day, I am at the Mason Innovation Exchange (The MIX) incubator working with a George Mason student who would like to start a business but doesn’t know how to get started.
George Mason journey: As a two-time George Mason alum, BA Psychology ’03, M.Ed ’06, full-time employee, and now George Mason student mom, I am a proud member of the Mason Nation. While studying, I also served as a GRA for Dr. Nada Dabbagh, and from 2020 to 2023, I served as the Program Coordinator of the Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) which is the state-wide Commercialization program that assists Virginia-based technology and innovation-driven startups on their path to success. As an entrepreneur and through ICAP, I discovered my passion for working with entrepreneurs.
Best thing about working at George Mason: Having the autonomy to create and do what I love. In Spring 2024, I created the MIX Student Innovator Mastermind, the first of its kind, to assist young George Mason entrepreneurs who seek to create and grow a business venture – but need additional support. Regardless of their major or year, this dynamic community of ten or more driven student innovators come together weekly to move the needle forward on growing their business. The Mastermind helps to supercharge their ideas through peer-to-peer collaboration and shared wisdom by being a part of a community of like-minded go-getters. They get valuable entrepreneurial advice by meeting and hearing from experts each week to teach them entrepreneurship fundamentals, grow their network, and to learn about helpful resources smoothing their path to success.
Why serve on the Staff Senate: I joined the Staff Senate to deepen my understanding of George Mason’s diverse units, foster collaboration, and advocate for staff needs. I want to expand my knowledge of our goals and initiatives of the different colleges, departments, and offices, to collaborate and network more with colleagues, and advocate for the needs of staff university wide. I have already met so many wonderful staff that I did not know and learned about their work.
At the end of the day: I am doing work that I love, and I feel valued for my contribution.
The Staff Senate’s December General Meeting will feature Dr. Angela Chezem, MD, and Dr. Robyn Mehlenbeck to focus on physical and mental health resources available to staff at George Mason. Dr. Chezem is the medical director for Employee Health & Well-Being in the Risk, Safety, and Resilience Department, and Dr. Robyn Mehlenbeck is a clinical professor of Psychology and the director of the Center for Community Mental Health at George Mason University.
Wednesday, December 4
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Business Meeting
11 a.m. to noon – Guest Speaker
Constituents are invited to attend the meeting in-person in Merten 1203 or join the meeting via Zoom*.
The Staff Senate collected questions in advance for consideration.
The Staff Senate represents all classified and non-student wage employees at George Mason University. Working closely with university administration, we address concerns that have an impact on the quality of work-life for the George Mason community. The work of the senate is accomplished through open and continuous communication with its constituents.
*The Staff Senate is requiring that virtual attendees join our Staff Senate General Meetings with their Patriot Pass credentials. If you are already signed into Zoom using your George Mason-licensed Zoom account, you should not see a difference. If you are not already signed into your George Mason-licensed Zoom account, you will be told authentication is required to join, and prompted to sign in. For more information, please access our helpful FAQ document.
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November General Meeting Recording
The November Staff Senate meeting featured Charles “Cully” Stimson, rector, George Mason University.
For those who missed the meeting, or would like to re-watch the session, the recording is now available here.