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The Writing Center is Looking for Peer Tutors Student Health Announces Change in Immunizations Reminder - Food and Beverage Purchases This Week in the Mason Gazette Faculty and Staff Can Donate Time, Contributions Volunteers Needed for Commencement Two Rows of Lot G Close on April 24 13th Annual Northern Chapter VSCPA Golf Tournament Middle East Studies Program Film Series Supply Room Companies Vendor Fair School of Management Symposium and Conference 4th Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events Recreational Sports Activities Provost Review Committee Town Hall Information Session on Intellectual Properties College of Health and Human Services Events Office of Research Development Workshops TraCCC Event - Origins of Human Trafficking in Russia Japanese Film Night - Late Spring Retirement Reception for Margaret D. Jones
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| The Writing Center is Looking for Peer Tutors The Writing Center is interested in recruiting upper-division students in majors across the university for CHSS 390: Peer Tutoring in Writing in the Disciplines. If you teach upper-division courses, writing-intensive courses, or English 302, you can help us identify potential peer tutor candidates who are talented writers with good interpersonal skills. CHSS 390 is a one-credit experiential learning course (repeatable up to 3 credits), which includes six weeks of training and tutoring with observation after which students go on to become full-fledged tutors in the Writing Center. For information about the course, you and the students you identify can go to: http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/peertutor.html. Past peer tutors have found their work in the Writing Center to be an excellent way to demonstrate leadership, community involvement, and commitment to academic success. If you have a student in mind, you may either let them know about this opportunity or send a name(s) and contact information to Terry Myers Zawacki, tzawacki@gmu.edu, who will contact them. | |||
| Student Health Announces Change in Immunizations As of Fall 2008, all incoming students are required to be screened for TB (tuberculosis). The new Immunization record form can be found online at the Student Health Services website http://www.gmu.edu/student/hcs/form.pdf. All information pertaining to immunizations (forms, requirements, and prices) can be found on the website at http://www.gmu.edu/student/hcs/imm.html . Direct students to our website for the updated form and further information. If you have any questions, contact Shannon Baine at 993-2135. | |||
| Reminder - Food and Beverage Purchases If your end of the academic year festivities include plans to serve food and/or beverages, remember that specific policies apply to these types of purchases. In most cases, a Food and Beverage Authorization form should be completed and approved before the event. The Food and Beverages Manual with complete information about the policy and specific procedures is available at http://fiscal.gmu.edu/Procedures/FoodBev.Manweb.pdf. Also, if a business other than Mason’s on-campus food service, Sodexho, will cater your event, that caterer should be registered with eVA, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s automated procurement system, and the catering purchase recorded as an eVA order. A list of eVA registered caterers in the local area is available. Call Joey Carls 993-2089 or Maureen Strauch 993-2620 with questions or for assistance. | |||
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| This Week in the Mason Gazette Read about the major changes occurring next month on Mason Pond Drive and the southwest corner of Patriot Circle as construction begins on a new roundabout on the Fairfax Campus. The Mason Gazette can be your go-to source for the latest news on the campus construction efforts. Check back at http://gazette.gmu.edu/ to get the most up-to-date construction project and parking reports. Also, read about Mason researchers who are fighting antibiotic resistance; the Art and Visual Technology graduate program, which made the top 100 in the recent U.S. News & World Report ranking; Earth Day and Bike to Work activities; as well as all the many exciting events that take place at Mason this time of year. | |||
| Faculty and Staff Can Donate Time, Contributions The second annual Patriot Pack Out gives faculty and staff a fun way to utilize their Volunteer Service Leave. The week-long event primarily gives students moving out of the residence halls an opportunity to donate clothes, appliances and nonperishable food to local charities. Faculty and staff are needed to volunteer for two-hour shifts between May 9 and 16 to join the recycling staff and gather the donated items at various drop locations around the Fairfax Campus. Those who wish to volunteer may select a specific shift on the Patriot Pack Out Sign sign-up sheet. In addition to the students, faculty and staff can make donations to the Patriot Pack Out. On May 13, from 7:30 am to 9:30 am Mason employees can drop off their bagged donations at the Interstate Worldwide truck located behind Harrison Hall on Presidents Park Drive on the Fairfax Campus. | |||
| Volunteers Needed for Commencement Here's your chance to be part of the happiest event on campus. The Office of Events Management is soliciting volunteers to work at the Information Kiosks in the Patriot Center for Commencement on Saturday, May 17. Volunteers need to arrive at the Patriot Center at 8:30 am (continental breakfast is available), doors open at 9:00 am, and Commencement begins at 10:00 am. The volunteers are welcome to stay for the ceremony or may leave around 10:30 a.m. If you would like to volunteer, call Beth Grohnke at 993-2124 or sgrohnke@gmu.edu | |||
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| Open Enrollment Update. Just a reminder that Health Care and Flexible Spending Account Open Enrollment runs from April 16 through May 16. Open Enrollment is your chance every year to enroll in or change your health plan, add or remove family members or enroll in a flexible reimbursement account (FRA). If you take no action, your health plan and membership will remain the same, but current FRAs will end on June 30. Remember that you must enroll in an FRA each year. The Benefits Team will be visiting each campus during open enrollment for a presentation and answer questions about open enrollment and your health and flexible spending account options. Arlington
Campus: Fairfax
Campus: Prince
William: To register for any of the information sessions, visit http://hr.gmu.edu/training. Visit the HR & Payroll homepage for the latest in Health & Flex Open Enrollment information. myMasonHR. HR & Payroll has added a layer of privacy to our website called myMasonHR. Currently it is in use for work/life related discount codes. When you arrive at myMasonHR, all you have to do is type in your user name and password (the same as your email) and you'll be in. We hope you'll check out the latest in discount opportunities for Mason faculty and staff. Speaking of Discounts... A new theme park season is underway. Mason faculty, staff, and students can enjoy a $14.00 savings off the Kings Dominion general gate admission price of $51.95 with Good-Any-Day-Tickets. See the work/life pages for details. If you go to Kings Dominion between now and May 18 (weekends only), admission is $29.95 (a $22.00 savings). The coupon you need can be found on the work/life pages. Reminder: Pre-Retirement Planning Day. Mason faculty and staff who are planning to retire in the next five years and are enrolled in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) or Virginia Retirement System (VRS) are invited to attend this day-long workshop and receive valuable information and resources from the experts. The workshop will take place on Friday, April 25 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm in Research I, Room 163. To register for this session, visit http://hr.gmu.edu/training | |||
| Project Checking: Earn an easy $50. Simply open a new Apple checking account with an Apple Visa Check Card, and following your first point-of-sale purchase, Apple will award you $50. It's just that easy. Spring into savings with Apple and Ourisman Fairfax Toyota with $250 off all new vehicle purchases except Scions, and enjoy a discounted $149 processing fee ($220 off). Stop by the dealership at 10287 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax, on Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm or Sunday, May 18, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm to take advantage of these member-only exclusive deals. Plus, all buyers will receive an instant-win scratch-off card for additional rate savings. For more information, visit AppleFCU.org or stop by the Mason branch in the Johnson Center. | |||
| Did you know that the energy saved by using recycled materials instead of virgin materials to produce these items are, newspapers 34%, plastic 88%, glass 5%, aluminum 95%, and cardboard 24%. Please recycle. Happy Earth Day and Earth Week. For questions or comments call 993-2547 or email rlim2@gmu.edu. | |||
Two Rows of Lot G Close on April 24 Phase II of Parking Deck III will begin this week. This project adds 1,000 spaces to the 1,650 spaces in Phase I. Due to this construction 2 rows of parking in Lot G will be closed at 11:00 pm on Thursday, April 24. These rows are directly ahead when you enter Lot G. This section will be blocked off and any vehicles left at 11:00 pm on April 24 will be towed. When you enter the lot, turn left to access the remainder of Lot G. If you have any questions, contact Parking Services at parking@gmu.edu. | |||
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| Mason’s celebration of Earth Week 2008 features opportunities to learn about and celebrate the earth, sustainability, and Mason’s commitment to leadership in environmental research and action. Best of all, you not only have a chance to win prizes at each event, but attending each event enters your name once into an Earth Week prize drawing for a solar charger and iPod. Visit the Earth Week website for updated information. Earth Day Environmental Film Festival. Johnson Center Cinema, Tuesday, April 22, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. View four high-impact films about energy issues and urban development issues. Join panelists after each film for Q&A. Creating a Healthy, Just, and Sustainable Society. Harris Theater, Tuesday, April 22, 10:30 am. Encourage your students to hear Tony Cortese, Executive Director of Second Nature (a campus sustainability guru) talk about what it means to be a sustainable campus and how students can be active participants in that goal. Botanical Tours of Campus. Krug Hall, Room 15, April 21 and 22, 12:00 noon - 12:50 pm Are you curious about the plants that grow on Mason's Fairfax campus? Join Environmental Science Professor Andrea Weeks for a 45 minute botanical walking tour of campus. Be prepared to walk over muddy ground. Tours are limited to 20 people. Earth Day Celebration and Awards Ceremony. North Plaza, Tuesday, April 22, 3.30 pm - 5:00 pm. See below for Bike to Mason Day activities. Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Tony Cortese. SUB II Ballroom, Wednesday, April 23, 10.30 am - 11.45 am. Hear from Mason's Sustainability Coordinator about what initiatives Mason has undertaken in the past few years and what initiatives are planned. Dr. Cortese will discuss these initiatives, and the campus community will brainstorm about future Mason initiatives. Climate Change Presentation. SUB II Ballroom, Wednesday, April 23, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. An overview of the issues of climate change from Dr. Susie Crate, Environmental Science and Policy, who was trained by Al Gore through his elite Climate Project training. Native Plant Rescue and Relocation. Wednesday, April 23, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, corner of Patriot Circle and Rivanna River Way. Meet in our current native plant garden to help students, faculty and staff relocate plants to a new garden site which will include a rain garden. Bring garden gloves and shoes appropriate for the dirt. Contact Christi Kruse, ckruse1@gmu.edu. Healthy Body Healthy Planet. Health and Environment Expo, Wednesday, April 23, 7.30 pm - 10:00 pm. Come by Hanover Hall for discussions why maintaining a healthy body and healthy planet are important, and how you can do both. Healthy snacks will be provided. Annual Mason Day Campus Clean-up. Meet at the clock tower to sign in, Thursday, April 24, 11:00 am. Mason community members are invited to help with a campus-wide trash clean-up. Contact Jose Gayoso of the Environmental Awareness Group: jose.gayoso@gmail.com | |||
| Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 pm, Mason Hall, Edwin Meese III Boardroom The George Mason University Libraries present an evening with its distinguished Fenwick Fellows, Toni-Michelle Travis and Susan Trencher. Travis, Public and International Affairs, will discuss, The Evolving Color Line, and Trencher, Sociology and Anthropology, will talk about, Anthropology's Public Offering: Margaret Mead's Rebook Revisited. The lecture will be followed by a reception. | |||
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| 13th Annual Northern Chapter VSCPA Golf Tournament Join the School of Management on Monday, May 19 for the 13th Annual Northern Chapter of the Virginia Society of CPAs Golf Tournament. For thirteen years, alumni, current students, professors and the local business community have met to compete in this scramble golf tournament. Proceeds will support student scholarships and a professorship in the School of Management. Entry fees are $150/person; $600/foursome. Entry fees include prizes, green fees, range balls, beverages, and a barbecue dinner. Come for a day of golf and fun at the Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. For more information click here. | |||
| Middle East Studies Program Film Series April
21 - Encounter Point April
28 - Meeting Resistance May
6 - The Yacoubian Building All films are shown at 7:30 pm in the Johnson Center, Cinema. For more information about the new Middle East Studies program, contact: Dr. Bassam Haddad, Director, 993-2962 or bhaddad@gmu.edu. Sponsored by Phi Beta Delta, The International Honor Society and the Center for Global Studies. | |||
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| Supply Room Companies Vendor Fair The show everyone is talking about. The Supply Room Companies presents its annual Mason Vendor Fair. When:
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| School of Management Symposium and Conference 3rd Annual Corporate Governance and Ethics Symposium. Friday, May 9. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 6 CPE credits and fulfill annual Virginia ethics course requirement. This year’s symposium will feature a unique forum to learn about: the implementation issues of PCAOB’s Auditing Standard No. 5; use of financial and analytical tools for fraud detection and prevention; an in-depth discussion of OMB; Circular A-123: management's responsibility for internal control; and the SEC’s latest perspective on integration of International Accounting Standards IFRS. Cost: $145, $175 (Fee covers lunch, refreshments and an evening reception.) For a complete agenda and additional details, visit http://somweb.gmu.edu/cges or contact Massood Yahya-Zadeh at mzadeh@gmu.edu. Inaugural Corporate Governance & Fraud Prevention Conference. Saturday, May 10. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 7 CPE credits. The conference is aimed at bringing together scholars working on current issues in the broad area of corporate governance, fraud and ethics. SOM has put together a program that should be of interest to scholars in accounting, finance, economics, and management who have an interest in corporate governance issues. Cost: $145, $175 (Fee covers lunch, refreshments and an evening reception.) For a complete agenda and additional details, visit http://somweb.gmu.edu/ecgfp or contact Partha Sengupta at psengupt@gmu.edu. | |||
| 4th Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium The George Mason University Instructional Technology Program and the Defense Acquisition University invite you to attend the 4th Annual Innovations in e-Learning Symposium to be held on on June 3 - 5, Johnson Center. The topics for this year's symposium are: Mobile
Learning and Gaming For more information, visit innovationsinelearning.gmu.edu | |||
| Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events Tuesday,
April 22 Thursday,
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| Recreational Sports Activities The
Mason Intramural Golf Tournament will be on Saturday, May 3. The cost is $66/player
and open to all Mason students, faculty and staff. The tournament begins at 10:00
am with a shotgun start. This one-day annual golf outing will be held at Penderbrook
Golf Course in Fairfax, VA. The tournament will include: The Recreational Sports Office will be hosting a one day bus trip to New York City on Saturday, April 26. The cost of the trip will be $35 for all current Mason students, faculty and staff. Friends and Family are welcome at a cost of $45 per person. Information on the trip can be found at recsports.gmu.edu, and interested participants my register in the Aquatic and Fitness Center from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. | |||
| Provost Review Committee Town Hall The Provost Review Committee will hold its fourth Town Hall meeting on the Fairfax campus, today, Monday, April 21 from 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm in Research I, Room 163. The Committee is looking forward to hearing from the University community. If you have been unable to attend any of the Town Hall meetings the Committee encourages you to contact them either by email or letter. Send your remarks signed or unsigned to the Chair, Susan Tolchin at MSN 3B1 or tolchin@gmu.edu. | |||
| April 22, Earth Day, is the first Bike to Mason Day. Bike to the Fairfax campus and stop by the pit stop in the Johnson Center, North Plaza and receive free food, a free bike tune-up, be entered into a contest for great prizes, and much more. The first 300 people to pre-register for Bike to Mason Day will receive a free Bike to Mason Day t-shirt and be entered for additional prize drawings. Special guest appearance by Chairman Gerry Connolly from the Fairfax Board of Supervisors, Provost Peter Stearns, and Dr. Tom Hennessey, Mason's Chief of Staff at the afternoon bike rally, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. If you have an old bike you would like to donate to charity, Bikes for the World will be at Bike to Mason Day collecting used bikes and accepting monetary donations. Got an outstanding parking ticket? Parking Services will reduce your parking ticket from $75.00 to $35.00 for this day only if you bike to the Fairfax campus on April 22. For more information about Bike to Mason Day, visit the Bike to Mason Day website. | |||
| Information Session on Intellectual Properties The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) presents a session on Tuesday, April 29, Bull Run Hall, Room 253, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. The session will cover issues related to patents, copyrights, know-how and commercialization for the many rich and exciting university innovations. Issues of the creation, protection, and dissemination of new ideas and inventions are highly complex. Within the context of students responsibilities to other students, faculty, the university and the community, this lecture and discussion will cover the ownership of intellectual property created as a result of research including data, copyrights and inventions, what strings might be attached to the use and disposition of new intellectual property, and responsible ways of handling intellectual property particularly as it related to public use and commercialization. RSVP by Thursday, April 24, to: Gloria Garcia, 993-8933, ggarcia3@gmu.edu. Seating is limited. | |||
| College of Health and Human Services Events Thursday,
April 24, The Improvement of the Year Award celebrates successful improvement efforts in health care organizations and ensures that the hard work of improvement teams is appreciated and acknowledged. A number of prestigious awards of this type exist locally and nationally. However, current awards focus on an entire organization's improvement effort, or are given to participants within one organization. The Improvement of the Year Award focuses on project-by-project reviews across organizations. As such, the Improvement of the Year Award offers improvement teams a unique opportunity for recognition, not solely within their supporting organization, but among all of the leading health care organizations. This award is not intended to reinvent the wheel, but to fill in a gap for communication and recognition among health care organizations in the region. In addition to the recognition that the recipients of the award received, the award brings together submitting improvement specialists from various organizations so they can collaborate. All projects received benchmarked analysis of their practices, comparing their improvement effort to peer institutions in the Center's national database of more than 200 improvement efforts. Winners of the IOYA will be highlighted at the College's 2008 Symposium on Health and Human Services Research. Friday,
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Office of Research Development Workshops Grant Proposal Tips & Strategies. Techniques for writing competitive grant proposals. Presenter: P. Barcher. April 22, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Research I, Room 163. Capitalizing on Intellectual Property. Protecting intellectual property and advancing Mason’s goals. Presenter: J. Murphy. April 23, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon, Mason Hall, Room D3. Funding Opportunities for Grad Students and Post Doctoral. Presenter: A. McGuigan. April 23, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Research I, Room 161. SBIR/STTR. SBIR and STTR NSF and NIH and university/industry agreement issues. Presenters: E. Arkilic (NSF), A. Andalibi, (NIH), A. McGuigan. April 24, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Mason Hall, Room D3. Allowable Costs. Allowable cost issues on sponsored projects: focus on federal funding and OMB Circular A-21. Attendees can raise specific examples for discussion during this interactive session. Presenter: M. Laskofski. April 24, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Research I, Room 163. Intellectual Property at PW. Ownership of intellectual property created as a result of research. Data, copyrights and inventions. Responsible ways of handling intellectual property. Presenters: J. Murphy, D. Grossman & J. Janda. April 29, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Bull Run Hall, Room 253. Preparing Grant Budgets. Techniques for creating an appropriate budget for projects. Presenter: P. Barcher. April 30, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Research I, Room 163. Conflict of Interest/Commitment. Define conflicts of interest and how they should be handled (collaboration, publication and financial relationships). Presenter: J. Murphy. April 30, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Research I, Room 161. For full descriptions, visit: http://www.gmu.edu/research/ResearchDev/Schedule.html | |||
| TraCCC Event - Origins of Human Trafficking in Russia SPP Professor, Louise Shelley will moderate a discussion with visiting scholar Tatiana Kholshchevnikova, a Senior Legal Advisor to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Thursday, May 1, 2:00 pm, Arlington Original Building, Room 317. RSVP to traccc@gmu.edu | |||
| Japanese Film Night - Late Spring Screening of the Japanese film (with English subtitles) Late Spring by Yasujiro Ozu in Johnson Center Cinema on Thursday, April 24, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, followed by discussion with leading Japanese film critic Michael Jeck. This event is open to the public and admission is free. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs & Services, the Japanese Section of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, and the Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) in Washington, D.C. Contact Dr. Sufumi So for more information, 993-4822, sso2@gmu.edu. | |||
Retirement Reception for Margaret D. Jones A retirement reception will be held for Margaret D. Jones of the Mason Police Department on Tuesday, April 22 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in SUB II, Rooms 5-6. The presentation will begin at 2:30 pm. Mrs. Jones joined the University in 1985 as a police department clerk. She has been an invaluable resource for the University and has made enormous contributions to not only the Police Department, but to the University as a whole. Join University Police as we give Margaret our best wishes, thank her for her many years of loyal service, and celebrate her outstanding contributions. | |||
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| Fiscal Services Walk-in Assistance. Every Wednesday, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Research I, Room 92. Faculty and staff are welcome to stop by for assistance with issues related to eVA, Banner Finance, travel, food and beverage, and PI Reports. No appointment is necessary. Call Joey Carls at 993-2089 for additional information. Basic eVA Purchasing. Tuesday, April 22, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Innovation Hall, Room 334. Hands-on workshop for utilizing Virginia's electronic procurement system to purchase goods and services less than $2,000. Banner Finance Self Service. Thursday, April 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Innovation Hall, Room 334. This workshop for faculty and staff who work with budget and financial activity provides an overview of the University's Banner Finance system and chart of accounts. It includes hands-on training to view reports generated by the system. PI
Financial Reports for Grant Administrators. Tuesday, April 29, 9:00
am - 10:00 am, Innovation Hall, Room 334. Fiscal Basics.. Thursday, May 1, 9:30 am - 11:30 am, Research I, Room 161. An introduction to fiscal processes at Mason including purchasing, travel, and Banner financial reports. Contact Joey Carls 993-2089 for information or register online at http://ittraining.gmu.edu/ | |||
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| New SUPERvisor Series: Resolving & Preventing Conflict. Learn how to recognize different conflict styles and use conflict management techniques at this workshop, which will take place on Tuesday, April 29 from 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm in SUB II, Rooms 3-4. All Mason supervisors are invited to attend. To register for this session, visit http://hr.gmu.edu/training | |||
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