List of Announcements (details below): * VSE in the News Because of the holiday break, the next installment of my News of the Week will be on Monday, January 12, 2015.If there are urgent matters between now and then I will send out individual email messages.The university will be closed from December 20 until January 4. -------------------------------------------------------------- *VSE in the News*** Here is a list of news stories about VSE that have been posted: At the Mason News Desk (http://newsdesk.gmu.edu) * Volgenau Sweeps Emerging Scholar, Research, Creator Awards <http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2014/12/volgenau-sweeps-emerging-scholar-researcher-creator-awards/> At the Volgenau website (http://volgenau.gmu.edu/): * From Mason to Google - Part Two - Naeem Esfahani <http://volgenau.gmu.edu/home/-/asset_publisher/HNSOWRmBcc5U/content/from-mason-to-google-part-two-naeem-esfahani?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fvolgenau.gmu.edu%2Fhome%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_HNSOWRmBcc5U%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-3%26p_p_col_count%3D1> [This is the second of a two-part series on two Computer Science graduates, Sam Blasiak and Naeem Esfahni, who have landed jobs with Google.] If you have suggestions for other stories, please submit them to Martha Bushong, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. -- =============================================================== Stephen G. Nash Senior Associate Dean Volgenau School of Engineering George Mason University Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 2500 Mailstop 5C8 Fairfax, VA 22030 [log in to unmask] Phone: (703) 993-1505 Fax: (703) 993-1633 http://volgenau.gmu.edu/web/volgenau/senior-associate-dean