CSAB Elects Pearl Wang
President: Associate Chair of
Computer Science, Pearl Y.
Wang (IEEE-CS) was installed as president of the CSAB for
the 2015-16 term.
Simohamed Ghiwane
Awarded First Michael J.
Casey Endowed Scholarship: Simohamed
Ghiwane, EIT, a candidate for the MS in Construction Project
Management in
CEIE, has been named the first Michael J. Casey Endowed
Scholar. The Michael J.
Casey Endowed Scholarship was established to honor the life
and work of the
late Michael J. Casey, PhD, and former CEIE professor.
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you have suggestions for other stories, please submit them to
Martha Bushong, [log in to unmask].
George Mason University is
offering a seminar
series on the Responsible Conduct of Research (details below)
starting on
February 3, 2016.Completion
of this series
is a requirement of certain NIH career, education, and training
grants (see: http://oria.gmu.edu/ethical-conduct-of-research/responsible-conduct-of-research-education/responsible-conduct-of-research-training-plan/).
It is highly encouraged
that all trainees
(undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral
scholars) working
on other types of awards also complete this training.The seminars will be
presented by experienced
faculty and cover a wide range of topics related to conducting
ethical and
professional research.In
order to
attend, individuals must visit this link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2539477/RCR-Seminar-Enrollment-2016
and enroll in the course. Once enrollment is completed the room
number for the
training will be displayed. Please encourage your trainees to
enroll and
attend.Enrollment is
capped at 30
attendees for this session but future sessions will also be
offered if the
times for these sessions do not work for individuals who wish to
attend.
For more information contact
Aurali Dade ([log in to unmask],
703-993-5381).
Day 1 – Wednesday, February 3,
2016
1:00pm-2:15pm: Introduction to
the
Responsible Conduct of Research/the Researcher as a Responsible
Member of
Society– Dr. Aurali Dade,
Assistant
Vice President for Research Integrity & Assurance
2:15pm-3:15pm: Collaborative
Research and
Mentor/Mentee Relationships – Dr. Catherine Tompkins, Associate
Professor and
Assistant Dean and Dr. Emily Ihara, Professor/Director, BSW
Program, Social
Work
3:15pm-3:30pm: BREAK
3:30pm-4:00pm: Research Safety -
Dr. Julie
Zobel, Assistant Vice President, Safety, Emergency and Enterprise
Risk
Management
4:00pm-5:00pm: Conflicts of
Interest and
Research Misconduct - Dr. Aurali Dade, Assistant Vice President
for Research
Integrity & Assurance
Day 2 – Thursday, February 18,
2016
1:00pm-2:15pm: Data Acquisition,
Management,
Sharing, and Ownership - Dr. Anne Washington, Assistant Professor,
School of
Policy, Government, and International Affairs and Wendy Mann,
Head, Data
Services Group; Digital Prog & Sys, University Libraries
2:15pm-3:30pm: Peer Review - Dr.
Adam Winsler,
Professor, Psychology
3:30pm-3:45pm: BREAK
3:45pm-5:00pm: Responsible
Authorship - Dr.
Jeff Offutt, Professor Computer Science
Announcements from Office of Teaching
& Faculty
Excellence
The
items below were sent to me by Kim Eby (Director, Teaching &
Faculty
Excellence Center, [log in to unmask]).Please contact her office if you have questions. CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS: David J. King Teaching Award
We
are currently accepting nominations for the 2016 David J. King
Teaching Award,
Mason’s award that honors an individual for their career
contributions to the
overall educational excellence of the university. Nominations are
due February
4. For more information, please visit the awards page: http://ctfe.gmu.edu/awards/david-j-king-teaching-award/
EVENTS
Online
Course Development Institute (OCDI)
Have
you been interested in learning more about teaching online? The
Information
Technology Services (ITS) Learning Support Services Instructional
Design team
is seeking proposals for participation in the Online Course
Development
Institute (OCDI) from 02/03/16 – 03/22/16. The OCDI is an online,
instructional
designer-facilitated course development program. Full-time
tenured,
tenure-track, adjunct, term faculty members, and graduate teaching
assistants
who are interested in learning how to design and develop online
courses are all
encouraged to apply. To learn more about the OCDI experience, see
this video (https://vimeo.com/137621539).
Applications
are due January 19 and can be accessed here. Please direct
questions to Dr.
Constance Harris, Manager, Instructional Design, at [log in to unmask] or 703-993-5950.
Graduate
Student Opportunities this Spring
Just
a reminder about our “Thriving in Graduate School” Workshop Series
this spring,
in partnership with Graduate Student Life. This professional
development
workshops series is designed for Mason graduate students to
explore the
opportunities and challenges of graduate school. All workshops
will be held on
Fridays, 1:30pm-2:50pm in Robinson Hall, B106. Space is limited
and
registration is required—see http://gradlife.gmu.edu/thriving/
for a full listing of spring offerings.
Leadership
Legacy Program Applications
This
program is designed for faculty and staff who are committed to
furthering their
leadership development. A significant goal of the program is to
increase the
number of faculty and staff prepared to assume leadership
responsibilities at
all levels of the institution. Please see the Leadership Legacy
website (http://leadershiplegacy.gmu.edu/)
for
more information. A formal call for applications will go out next
week;
completed applications will be due February 12.
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Stephen G. Nash
Senior Associate Dean
Volgenau School of Engineering
George Mason University
Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 2500
Mailstop 5C8
Fairfax, VA 22030
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Phone: (703) 993-1505
Fax: (703) 993-1633
http://volgenau.gmu.edu/web/volgenau/senior-associate-dean
