Category: 2024
Create an Account: MasonCommutes.com
What is MasonCommutes.com? It’s the go-to site for planning your commute to Mason. Looking for someone with whom to share a ride? See who might live in your general area and be coming to campus at similar times. Looking for a bike buddy to ride with? Want to track your commutes and see how much CO2 you’re reducing? Check it out. Create an account today!
Mason Shuttle Schedule Changes for Spring Break
Spring Break will bring some modifications to the Mason Shuttle schedules. A summary of Spring Break schedule changes is available, here. Parking and Transportation is also offering regional shuttles for Spring Break; those details will soon be available, here.
Reminder: Nominations Open for the Rick Holt Active Transportation Advocate Award
The Rick Holt Active Transportation Advocate Award honors Rick, “the Mason bike dude,” who passionately advocated for and encouraged active transportation at Mason and beyond. Nominations are open for this award, the recipient of whom will be recognized at the Outstanding Achievement Awards in April. If you know a faculty or staff member who embodies Rick’s enthusiasm and commitment, we encourage you to submit a nomination. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 23.
If you have any questions, please contact Parking and Transportation at 3-2828 or e-mail [email protected].
Guaranteed Ride Home
If you’re a faculty or staff member who bikes, carpools, vanpools, uses mass transit (e.g. bus, metro) or walks to work at least two times per week, Parking & Transportation wants you to know that you always have a ride backup with Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH). Sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), it’s free to sign up and free to use. Once you register, you can use GRH up to six times per year. If a qualifying emergency arises, call Commuter Connections and they will arrange transportation for you (e.g. taxi, car rental, transit). It’s a good idea to sign up before you need it. Conditions apply; find more details and register (scroll to Guaranteed Ride Home Program).
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Announcements from ITS
Spring 2024 Vonage Implementation Update
ITS is actively implementing Mason’s new telecommunications system, Vonage, Inc., on Fairfax Campus. As ITS moves through buildings, impacted users will be notified of how to prepare and what to expect during the change. For more details, including the implementation schedule, visit the Telecom System Replacement Roadmap.
DocuSign Service for Faculty and Staff Expanded
ITS recently expanded the DocuSign service for business and administrative needs at Mason. Previously, Mason had a limited number of envelopes (i.e., digital signature requests) for sending. With this expansion, the service now includes unlimited envelopes for sending and is available to all faculty and staff. Read more information about DocuSign on the ITS website.
Canvas is Mason’s New Learning Management System
Canvas by Instructure has been selected as George Mason University’s new Learning Management System (LMS) and will eventually replace Blackboard. For more information, visit lms.gmu.edu.
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Facilities Summer Internship
Mason Facilities is seeking interns to join our in-person, hands-on program!
Students can gain meaningful and applicable real-world work experiences through specific projects and engagement with Facilities professionals.
Internship Details:
- 12-week program: May 20 – Aug 9, 2024
- 30 hours a week: a weekly schedule will be set by internship supervisors
- $16 per hour: paid bi-weekly
Four Internship Opportunities are Available:
- Land Development (#8450165)
- Design & Construction – Project Management – General (#8449825)
- Design & Construction – Project Management – FUSE (#8450364)
- Communications & Marketing (#8450052)
Internship Requirements:
- Degree-seeking, rising Sophomores through rising Seniors
- Interns will complete an end-of-program presentation
- Interns will participate in program activities, lectures, and outings
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
Learn more about Facilities Summer Internship Program here.
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Staff Senate Sustainability Update
This month we’re excited about the new Glass Recycling Pilot, and the appearance of no fewer than 23 new Bigbelly Zero Waste stations across Fairfax and Mason Square (Arlington) campuses!
Following the successful pilot of the zero waste station at Northern Neck Starbucks, Facilities recently installed the 23 new stations, five of which also include industrial composting bins for food scraps and certified compostable items, in addition to the standard recycling and trash disposal options.
You can find more information about the new Bigbelly stations, including their locations, on the Facilities News website.
For more ways to divert your waste from incineration and to redistribute and dispose of unwanted items sustainably and creatively, see the University Sustainability’s Zero Waste Mason webpage.
Could your office or workspace make a waste reduction ‘pledge’ in time for Earth Month in April? Join the Greener Mason Community on Teams and share your ideas!
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Join Mason’s Race to Zero Waste
Mason is launching a drop-off recycling pilot for glass bottles and jars starting January 2024! All Mason community members can recycle their empty glass bottles and jars at pilot drop-off trailers on the Fairfax Campus.
Glass recycling trailers will follow a rotating schedule starting January 2024: see neighborhood locations and schedule here (calendar under ‘Glass Bottles and Jars’).
Did you know glass is endlessly recyclable? Recycling your glass bottles and jars provides a sustainable alternative to sand mining and new glass production. Support Zero Waste Mason and recycle your empty glass bottles and jars at Mason’s purple trailers whenever you can!
Learn more about Mason’s new Glass Recycling Pilot program and find drop-off locations on the Fairfax Campus: go.gmu.edu/zerowaste.
