Graduate Student Life News for March 2013
1. GSC Coffee Break: Wednesday, March 6,
4:00-7:00pm
2. Graduate and Professional Student
Etiquette Dinner: Friday, March 22, 6:00-9:00pm
3. Preparing for Careers in the
Academy:
Applications for 2013-2014 Cohort Available
4. GAPSA Elections: Candidate Applications
Available
Friday, March 8
5. Save the Date for Graduate Student
Appreciation Week: April 1-5
6. Journal of Mason Graduate Research Call for
Papers
Coming
7. Upcoming Referendum on GAPSA Organizational
Re-structuring
8. Find Out about University Events
and
Resources at Grad Life Website
9. Study and Relax at the Graduate
Student
Center in JC 310 and 311E
1. GSC Coffee Break: Wednesday, March
6,
4:00-7:00pm
Join Graduate Student Life at the Graduate Student
Center on the third floor of the JC for a coffee break the first
Wednesday of the month! Come meet fellow graduate students, see
our
space, hang out, and (most importantly) fuel up before class!
We'll
provide coffee (regular and decaf), hot tea, bagels, and coffee
cake.
Also mark your calendars for the next GSC Coffee Breaks on April
3 and
May 1!
http://gradlife.gmu.edu/events/the-gsc-coffee-break/
2.
Graduate and Professional Student Etiquette Dinner: Friday,
March 22,
6:00-9:00pm
Founders Multipurpose Room, Arlington
Campus
Learn appropriate tools and techniques
for
professional networking. Come hear from presenters who held key
protocol positions with the State Department and the Library of
Congress. Hors d’oeuvres and dinner provided. A cash bar will be
available. Seats are limited, so register now! Mason graduate
and
professional students only -- this event cannot accommodate
guests.
Cost is $15. Register online now at http://arletiquettedinner2013.eventbrite.com/#.
3. Preparing for Careers
in the
Academy: Applications for 2013-2014 Cohort Available
Applications are now available for the
Preparing for Careers in the Academy program offered by the
Center for
Teaching and Faculty Excellence. This program helps advanced PhD
students and MFA students to prepare for future academic careers
by
developing teaching and mentoring expertise, drafting important
components of the academic job application, and exploring
different
types of academic careers. In the fall semester participants
will
enroll in a one-credit course that meets every other Friday, for
a
total of seven three-hour sessions as well as an online
discussion
forum. In the spring semester participants will take part in an
online
discussion forum and will receive individualized mentoring.
Admission
to the 2013-14 program is competitive and requires an
application.
Applications are due electronically to the Center for Teaching
and
Faculty Excellence ([log in to unmask])
by Monday, April 1, 2013. A letter of
support from the dissertation or thesis
project advisor is required. For more information, visit
http://ctfe.gmu.edu/professional-development/preparing-for-careers-in-the-academy-program/.
4. GAPSA Elections: Candidate
Applications
Available Friday, March 8
Graduate students interested in having their voices
heard should get involved with the Graduate and Professional
Student
Association (GAPSA) at Mason. As graduate students you represent
at
large portion of the population, and we want to make sure you're
being
represented. This is your opportunity to be around the table
with peers
and administrators in order to create more of a graduate student
experience at Mason! Candidate applications will be available
starting
Friday, March 8 and are due Friday, March 29. Voting will be
held April
2-4. For the full elections timeline, candidate applications,
and more
information, visit http://gapsa.gmu.edu/elections.htm.
Any questions can sent to [log in to unmask]
or [log in to unmask].
We look forward to seeing your applications!
5.
Save the Date for Graduate Student Appreciation Week: April
1-5
Thanks to Mason’s graduate students
for all
that they do! Take advantage of an array of events, activities,
and
free food opportunities specifically for graduate students
throughout
the week! More information will be forthcoming from the Graduate
and
Professional Student Association and Graduate Student Life.
6. Journal of Mason Graduate Research
Call
for Papers Coming
The Journal of Mason Graduate Research (JMGR) will
make
its first Call for Papers soon for its initial edition. The JMGR
plans
to publish its first edition, themed “Innovations in Higher
Education,”
in November 2013. The JMGR hopes to
provide Mason graduate students with opportunities to engage
in
positive collaborative leadership through the peer review and
publication processes.
7. Upcoming Referendum on GAPSA
Organizational Re-structuring
GAPSA will be putting forth a referendum in the
next
week or two addressing proposed changes on the way GAPSA is
structured.
Keep an eye out for this referendum coming soon.
8.
Find Out about University Events and Resources at Grad Life
Website
Want to know about the latest events
for
graduate students? Wondering how to find the right resource or
policy
to answer your question? Bookmark the Graduate Student Life
website at http://gradlife.gmu.edu/
to keep
informed on all you need to know as a Mason graduate student. If
you
have any comments or suggestions for the website, please let us
know at
[log in to unmask].
9.
Study and Relax at the Graduate Student Center in JC 310 and
311E
Looking for a place to relax or study
prior
to or after classes? Take advantage of the Graduate Student
Center
(GSC), featuring a lounge and a quiet study room located on the
third
floor of the Johnson Center in 310 and 311E. If you have any
questions
or comments about the GSC or Graduate Student Life in general,
please
contact us at [log in to unmask].
Graduate Student Life
George Mason University
gradlife.gmu.edu
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@MasonGradLife