About the Provost's Newsletter
The Provost issues a weekly newsletter during the academic year that highlights graduate education, undergraduate education, faculty affairs, academic innovation and new ventures, university life, Mason in the news, and a variety of upcoming meetings that involve faculty and staff. To read past issues, click on the links below. If you have a story suggestion, please email gmuprov@gmu.edu.
SPRING 2023 SEMESTER
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Commencement: Not an End, but Rather a Beginning
- Newsletter to Publish Bi-Monthly During Summer
- Inspiring the Class of 2023 to Embrace Their Role in Building Our Future World
- Ariela Sofer Named VSE Division Dean
- Help Prevent or Delay the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes
- Four Mason Faculty Named Fulbright Scholars
- Salesforce Partner Presentations Begin May 30
- LMS Feedback Survey Due Thursday, May 25
- Virtual Adjunct Faculty Success Workshop Set for Aug. 12
- Elli Ambros is Mason’s 2023 Undergraduate Academic Advisor of the Year
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: A Week to Celebrate
- Spring Commencement is Thursday with Degree Celebrations to Follow
- Antonin Scalia Law School Ranks #2 in Commonwealth and D.C. Area
- Mason Forms Disability+ Justice Coalition
- Rachel Yoho Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
- Office of Fellowships Announces 2022-2023 Award Winners
- Complete LMS Feedback Survey by May 25
- Nuventive Selected as Mason’s Assessment Planning Tool
- Adobe Lightroom CC No Longer Available in University Computer Labs
- Information About Upgrading to MacOS 13 (Ventura)
- Incoming Transfer Student Sees NOVA as Path to Limitless Potential
- Doctoral Students Compete in Annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition
- Mason's Laurence Bray Elected President of VCGS
- Mason to Host NIH All of Us Research Program
- Mason Community Invited to UBC Summer Knowledge Share Series
- Spring Forward with a Workplace Coach
- Mason Night with D.C. United Set for July 8
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: The End and a Beginning
- Finalists for Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education to Give Public Presentations Next Week
- COVID Testing Centers Closing, Vaccinations to be by Appointment Only
- Mason LIFE Program Celebrates 19 Students
- Final LMS Demo Today
- SIO Candidates to Give Public Presentations
- Students Gain Valuable Insights at Council on Foreign Relations Visit
- Libraries to Share Appalachian Trail Conservancy Collection
- Journaling for Well-Being
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Our Gift to Others Also Brings Meaning for Ourselves
- School of Business to be Named in Honor of Donald G. Costello
- Mason Community Invited to Help Choose New LMS
- SIO Candidates to Give Public Presentations
- Apply by June 9 for the Faculty/Staff Book Scholarship
- Using AI to Recreate and Visit the Past Is the Future
- Register Now for the Faculty Writing Retreat May 15-17
- OSCAR Excellence Awards to be Presented May 9
- Meet the Undergrad Who Is Headed to a PhD Program
- Doctoral Student Wants Her Voice to Inspire Others
- GAPSA Elects New Officers
- Mason Detective Advances Career with Dual Schar School Degrees
- Submit Comments on Proposed NIH Fellowship Review Changes
- Register Today for the FREE Student Success Symposium
- Mason Libraries Expand Support for Sustainable Open Access Publishing
- Mason Contributes to Collaborative Sustainable Art Installation
- Mason Hosts Tree Planting Event
- How Walking Meetings Can Boost Your Social Well-Being and Productivity
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: A Mason Week to Remember
- U.S. News Ranks 10 of Mason's Graduate Programs in the Top 30
- Patriot Pitch Competition Showcases Idea and Early-Stage Business Ventures
- Share Career Plans Survey with May Graduates
- 2023 Presidential Faculty Excellence Award Winners Named
- Outstanding Achievement Awards Announced
- Register for Professional Development Courses to Enhance Online and Hybrid Courses
- Online Virginia Network Experiential Learning Collaborative Virtual Summit Set for May 2
- Register Now for the Faculty Writing Retreat in May
- Join In-person Writing Sprints on Fridays
- OSCAR Excellence Awards to be Presented May 9
- International Graduate Student Support Space Scheduled for April 27
- Students find inspiration and connections at Clinton Global Initiative University
- Mason Designated as Voter Friendly Campus
- Practicing Sophrology for Well-Being
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Mason: A Model and Exemplar
- Applicant Review for Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education Begins April 24
- Esposito-Smythers to Discuss Preventing Youth Suicide During April 24 Vision Series
- 2023 Teaching Excellence Award Winners Announced
- Mason to Begin Offering Opioid Overdose Response and Naloxone Training
- Faculty/Staff Appreciation Week at Patriot Tech
- April 20 Workshop to Focus on Planning for a Productive Summer
- Register Now for the Faculty Writing Retreat in May
- Join In-person Writing Sprints on Fridays
- Second Round of ARIE Seed Funding Announced
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- OSCAR Excellence Awards to be Presented May 9
- MARIE Program Application Closing
- Let Springtime Renew Your Well-Being
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Student Success – Important and Real at Mason
- New Office of Community College Partnerships to Support the Mason Virginia Promise
- Darren Troxler Named Chief Transfer Officer
- Career Plan Survey Proves Mason Students Are Successful
- Sign Up for Narcan Training
- New Book on Mason’s 50th Anniversary Now Available
- MK Computer Game Design Faculty Interview with Leading Game News Outlet
- Learn About Engagement and Volunteering Opportunities on Campus
- Juntos Celebrates Pan American Day April 14
- April 20 Workshop to Focus on Planning for a Productive Summer
- Register Now for the Faculty Writing Retreat in May
- Join In-person Writing Sprints on Fridays
- Mason’s Forensics Team Takes Second Place at National Competition
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- OSCAR Excellence Awards to be Presented May 9
- Spring Picnic on April 28
- April 13 Session to Highlight Early Identification Program
- Student Success Summit Set for April 21
- Mentoring for Career Development and Well-Being
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: We Celebrate and Learn from our Holidays
- Mason Vision Day is April 6
- Search Begins for Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education
- Enrollment and Registration Changes Coming for International Students
- All Invited to Attend Money Smart Day on April 12
- Bike to Mason Day is Coming
- Giorgio Ascoli Honored by Buddy Beck Family Foundation
- Mason Celebrates Earth Month in April
- Mason Living Labs Launch
- Term Faculty RPT Session Set for April 6
- Adjunct Committee Call for Nominations
- April 20 Workshop to Focus on Planning for a Productive Summer
- Term Faculty Committee to Host Spring Community Conversation April 24
- Grad School Prep Event Set for April 14
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- Graduate Students Named COVES Policy Fellows
- Applications for Doctoral Research Scholars Funding Due Today
- Graduate Student Life Write-In Day Applications Due April 7
- April 13 Session to Highlight Early Identification Program
- New Arlington Director—and Mason Alum—Is Eager to Partner on Fuse Initiative
- Boost Your Well-Being by Learning about World Cultures
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Going the Extra Mile
- Stearns Center Announces Mason’s Excellent Teachers
- Mason Vision Day to Address Food Insecurity on Campus
- Dean Ardis Nominated to ACLS Leadership Institute for a New Academy
- Filmmaker to Screen Documentary, Hold Live Q&A March 30
- Today's Workshop to Explain COACHE Data Uses
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During April
- Term Faculty RPT Session Set for April 6
- Mason Debate Team Brings Home the Gold
- Encourage Graduate Students to Participate in 14-Day Writing Challenge
- Funding for Doctoral Research Scholars Available
- April 13 Session to Highlight Early Identification Program
- DIY Self Love
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Being Special is SPECIAL
- Bethany Usher Named Provost at Radford
- Mason Receives Grant to Support Development of Innovative Lab Schools
- BOV Public Comment Session Set for April 4
- New Federal Requirements for Shipping Technology to China, Russia and Venezuela
- Sign Up for Mason’s Health and Fitness Expo March 23
- Peace Week to Focus on Building Peace at Home
- Dean Ardis Nominated to ACLS Leadership Institute for a New Academy
- March 29 Workshop to Explain COACHE Data Uses
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During March
- RPT Session for Term Faculty Set for April 6
- April 20 Faculty Matters Workshop to focus on Planning for a Productive Summer
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- PhD Student’s Personal Experience Shapes His Passion for Food Access
- Grad Student Receives Mentoring for Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Award
- George Mason University Launches Graduate Division
- Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week Set for March 27–31
- Register for Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference
- Statistics Department Celebrates 30th Anniversary
- Today’s Workshop to Cover On-Campus Living
- Mason Community Invited to UL Student Success Symposium in June
- Mason Korea Welcomes New Associate Dean of University Life Angela Kang
- Roland Wilson Appointed Advisor of US-Korea Alliance Foundation
- Two Schar School Alums Appointed to Maryland Governor's Cabinet
- Conflict Management in the Workplace
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Spring Break Already?
- No Newsletter During Spring Break
- San May Das to Discuss Artificial Intelligence During March 9 Vision Series
- BOV Public Comment Session Set for April 4
- 18 Mason Students, Alumni Chosen as Finalists in Presidential Management Fellowship Program
- Female Veterans Needed for Honorary Display
- Schar School’s Bonnie Stabile Commemorates International Women’s Day at the White House
- Seeking Tenured Faculty to Participate in Faculty Mentoring, Info Session TODAY, March 9
- Term Faculty Committee: Final Call for Nominations
- Next Faculty Matters Workshop Series Scheduled for March 21
- March 29 Workshop to Explain COACHE Data Uses
- NEXT? Navigating Your Career after Tenure
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During March
- OSCAR Nominations Due March 10
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- Graduate Students Care to Explore Research Careers Outside Academia
- Encourage Students to Run for Grad Student Leadership Positions with GAPSA
- Up Next: Justice, Education, Diversity & Inclusion and On-Campus Living
- Share Commencement Speaking Opportunity with Graduating Students
- Self-Care for College Students to Alleviate Burnout
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Recognizing Students as Leaders and Exemplars of Success
- 51 Honored as Provost Scholar Athletes
- Giorgio Ascoli and Team Awarded $50K for Open-Access Database of 3D Neural Reconstructions
- Requests for Seed Funding Due in Late March/Early April
- Next Faculty Matters Workshop Series Scheduled for March 21
- Seeking Tenured Faculty to Participate in Faculty Mentoring, Info Session Set for March 9
- Don't Forget: Nominations for Term Faculty Committee Due March 10
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During March
- NEXT? Navigating Your Career After Tenure
- RPT Session for Term Faculty Set for April 6
- OSCAR Nominations Due March 10
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- Need an Undergrad Research Assistant? OSCAR Can Help
- Thesis/Dissertation Week Set for March 7 – 10
- Cops on Campus Event to Discuss Community & Police Relationships on March 6
- March Engagement Series to Address Justice, Education, Diversity & Inclusion and On-Campus Living
- TimelyCare for College Students’ Mental Health
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Getting Out Front by Leading from Behind
- Sourcing a New Learning Management System
- Patriot Pitch Competition Open to All Mason Students
- Schar School Dean Mark Rozell Featured in New Law and the Presidency Podcast
- Order Faculty Regalia Rental for Spring Commencement
- Share Commencement Speaking Opportunity with Graduating Students
- Faculty Matters Workshop Series Set for Feb. 23
- Seeking Tenured Faculty to Participate in Mentoring; Info Session on March 9
Term Faculty Committee Call for Nominations - Virtual Reappointment and Promotion Information Session for Term Faculty Scheduled for April 6
- Summer Team Impact Project Winners Announced
- Submit Impact Grant Proposals by April 21
- Applications to Teach University Studies Courses Due Feb. 24
- Doctoral Research Scholars Program Applications Due April 5
- Grad Students Offer Free Statistical Consulting
- Spring 2023 Patriot Success and Intervention Outreach Surveys Launch
- Mason Korea Students Visit Virginia State Senate
- Get Involved with Fairfax
- Nutrition for Exercise Performance
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Learning to Embrace the Value of Friendship: A Valentine’s Day Missive
- The Provost's Newsletter: Submit Feedback
- Turkey and Syria Relief Efforts and Resources
- Mason Working Moms to Host 20th Anniversary Luncheon Feb. 21
- Feb. 24 Event Marks One Year of Ukraine War
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During February
- First Gen Affinity Group Meeting Set for TODAY
- Faculty Matters Workshop Series Set for Feb. 23
- Tenured Faculty Invited to Participate in Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Communities
- Applications to Teach University Studies Courses Due Feb. 24
- Feb. 16 Graduate Student Career Workshop: Writing an Effective Cover Letter
- Feb. 22 Faculty Engagement Series to Address Well-Being
- Nominations for Jack Wood Award Due March 24
- Intentional Acts of Kindness
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: AI – Asset or Liability or BOTH!
- Share Your Thoughts About the Provost's Newsletter
- Changes Made to Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
- Mason Receives Federal Earmarks for Projects
- David Hart Named Lifetime Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During February
- First Gen Affinity Group Meeting Set for Feb. 15
- Faculty Matters Workshop Series Set for Feb. 23
- Nominate Faculty for Outstanding Achievement Awards by Feb. 25
- 2022 ARIE Seed Funding Awardees Announced
- Meet the MPA Student Who Leads FEMA’s National Exercise Division
- Support the Graduate Inclusion and Access Fund
- Love Data Week Scheduled for Feb. 13 – 17
- SBUS, Schar, and JD Students Eligible to Apply to Public Policy Scholarship Program Through May 15
- Giving Feedback in a Professional Environment
- How to Use Feedback to Strengthen Your Team’s Work
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: This Groundhog’s Day Let’s Not Allow Repetition to Stop Progress
- Mason Employees Required to Take Emergency Preparedness Training by April 1
- Doc Nix to be Recognized at Tonight's Basketball Game
- TimelyCare Relaunches for Spring Semester
- Bike to Mason on Feb. 10
- Coaching for Inclusive Excellence Learning and Development Program Available During February
- All Adjunct Faculty Invited to Social Hour on Feb. 13
- Faculty Matters Workshop Series Set for Feb. 23
- Applications for Network Catalyst Grants Due Feb. 17
- Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships for Graduate Research Partnerships Now Accepting Applications
- Mason's 2023 Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference Accepting Proposals
- New No-Cost Open Access Publishing for Mason Researchers
- Libraries Accepting Applications for Undergraduate Student Research Prize Program
- Share Commencement Speaking Opportunity with Graduating Students
- Eating Disorders and Well-Being
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: A New Semester Begins – Always an Inspiring and Energizing Time
- Mason Online Programs in Education and Engineering Rank in Top 20 Nationwide
- Access, Equity and Inclusion Improvement Plan Moves Forward
- Black and African Heritage Month: Read, Watch, Listen, Learn, and Experience
- In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Harry Van Trees
- 3MT® Preliminary Registration Due Jan. 27
- Encourage Students to Apply to be Mason Ambassadors
- Faculty and Staff Can Apply as Teacher-Mentor for UNIV 100 Courses
- All Adjunct Faculty Invited to Social Hour on Feb. 13
- 2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Accepting Nominations
- Feb. 9 Faculty Engagement Series to Address Career Success
- How to Be More Grateful by Being More Intentional
- MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST: Welcome to 2023 at George Mason University
- Prof. John Aler Passes Away
- Spring 2023 Syllabus Guidance
- New Web Location for COVID Information
- Nominate Faculty and Staff Colleagues for Outstanding Achievement Awards
- Faculty and Staff Can Apply as Teacher-Mentor for UNIV 100 Courses
- Encourage Graduate Students to Apply for Bryce Harlow Fellowship
- Faculty Matters Workshop Series Kicks Off TODAY
- Alessandra Luchini Honored by SCHEV with Outstanding Faculty Award
- Call for Nominations: 2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize
- All Adjunct Faculty Invited to Social Hour on Feb. 13
- Feb. 9 Faculty Engagement Series to Address Career Success
- Homecoming Week Set for Feb. 10 – 18
FALL 2022 SEMESTER
- December 14, 2022
- December 7, 2022
- November 30, 2022
- November 16, 2022
- November 9, 2022
- November 2, 2022
- October 26, 2022
- October 19, 2022
- October 12, 2022
- October 5, 2022
- September 21, 2022
- September 14, 2022
- September 7, 2022
- August 31, 2022
- August 24, 2022
- August 17, 2022
SUMMER 2022 SEMESTER
SPRING 2022 SEMESTER
- May 25, 2022
- May 18, 2022
- May 11, 2022
- May 4, 2022
- April 27, 2022
- April 21, 2022
- April 14, 2022
- April 6, 2022
- March 30, 2022
- March 23, 2022
- March 9, 2022
- March 2, 2022
- February 23, 2022
- February 16, 2022
- February 9, 2022
- February 2, 2022
- January 26, 2022
- January 19, 2022
FALL 2021 SEMESTER
- December 15, 2021
- December 8, 2021
- December 1, 2021
- November 17, 2021
- November 10, 2021
- November 3, 2021
- October 27, 2021
- October 20, 2021
- October 13, 2021
- October 6, 2021
- September 29, 2021
- September 22, 2021
- September 15, 2021
- September 8, 2021
- September 1, 2021
- August 25, 2021
- August 18, 2021
SUMMER 2021 SEMESTER
SPRING 2021 SEMESTER
- May 12, 2021
- May 5, 2021
- April 28, 2021
- April 21, 2021
- April 14, 2021
- April 7, 2021
- March 31, 2021
- March 24, 2021
- March 17, 2021
- March 10, 2021
- March 3, 2021
- February 24, 2021
- February 17, 2021
- February 10, 2021
- February 3, 2021
- January 27, 2021
- January 20, 2021
FALL 2020 SEMESTER
- December 16, 2020
- December 9, 2020
- December 2, 2020
- November 18, 2020
- November 11, 2020
- November 4, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- October 21, 2020
- October 14, 2020
- October 7, 2020
- September 30, 2020
- September 23, 2020
- September 16, 2020
- September 9, 2020
- September 2, 2020
- August 26, 2020
- August 24, 2020
- August 19, 2020
SUMMER 2020 SEMESTER
- August 12, 2020
- August 5, 2020
- July 29, 2020
- July 22, 2020
- July 15, 2020
- July 8, 2020
- July 1, 2020
- June 24, 2020
- June 17, 2020
- June 10, 2020
- June 3, 2020
- May 27, 2020
- May 21, 2020
- May 19, 2020
SPRING 2020 SEMESTER
- May 14, 2020
- May 12, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- May 5, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- April 28, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- April 21, 2020
- April 16, 2020
- April 14, 2020
- April 9, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- April 2, 2020
- March 31, 2020
2019 - 2020 Academic Year
2018 - 2019 Academic Year