Category: Newsletter

Becoming a staff senator is a great way to get involved with the university community and to have an impact beyond your workplace. The senate provides numerous opportunities to learn how the university functions from a variety of perspectives and to network with administrators and staff members outside your unit.

The Senate accepts nominations each June, and elections are held in July. Two-year terms begin in August. 2014 dates are below:

• Nominations accepted Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 20, 5:00 pm
• Elections held Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 18, 5:00 pm

Read more about becoming a staff senator here.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
12:00 – 2:00 pm

The Staff Senate June general meeting will feature guest speaker Jennifer (J.J.) Wagner Davis, Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance, who will discuss changes at Mason including construction, policies, University Process Improvement Council updates, Mason Matters and more.

The guest speaker begins at noon, followed by time for constituents to take the microphone to express their concerns or accolades. The business meeting begins at 1:00 pm. All are welcome, and registration is not necessary.

Meeting will be held on the Fairfax campus in the Innovation Hall 334; Arlington, Founders Hall B119; Prince William, Bull Run Hall 254; and Front Royal, Academic 219

The newest member of the George Mason University Police Department hails from England, enjoys a vigorous scratch behind her silky ears and has the best nose on the force.

Lucy, a two-year-old purebred English Springer Spaniel, became Mason’s first K-9 officer when she graduated from explosive ordnance detection school. Sporting a coat as lustrous as Kate Middleton’s locks and a vivacious personality to boot, Lucy is more than cuteness personified; she’s a working dog with a mission to protect and serve the George Mason community.

Learn more about Lucy here and meet her at the Summer Coffee Klatches.