On behalf of Dr. Julie Choe Kim. Apologies for any duplicate postings.

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Dear colleagues,

I write to ask for your assistance with sharing information about several opportunities for our graduate and professional students coming in the next week. I’ve attached fliers and blurbs are below — thank you in advance for your help!

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week 2019

Join Graduate Student Life and the Graduate and Professional Student Association in celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week April 1-6, 2019. During this week, we honor the contributions of 10,000+ graduate and professional students on campus.

• Building Community Luncheon for Graduate Students of Diverse Identities: Monday, April 1, 12:00-2:00pm in Fenwick Library Main Reading Room (2001)
• Navigating the Academy as a Woman of Color: Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Wendi Manuel-Scott: Tuesday, April 2, 2:30-3:30pm in George’s (Johnson Center Third Floor)
• Graduate Assistant Appreciation Breakfast: Wednesday, April 3, 9:30-11:00am in Student Union Building I, Third Floor East Lounge (above Patriots Lounge, outside Career Services)
• University Life Arlington Ice Cream Social: Thursday, April 4, 5:30-7:30pm at Founders Hall Plaza
• University Life SciTech Graduate Appreciation Social: Thursday, April 4, 5:30-7:30pm at Mum Mum Restaurant
• Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference: Saturday, April 6, 8:00am-6:00pm at Founders Hall

For full details, please visit https://gradlife.gmu.edu/appreciation-week/ or view the attached flier. Contact Graduate Student Life with questions. 

Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference: Saturday, April 6 

Mason’s Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA) invites graduate students to participate in the 2019 Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference (MaGIC) on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in Founders Hall at George Mason University's Arlington Campus. This one-day event will showcase graduate student research, scholarly, and creative works across disciplines through posters, presentations, and Mason’s third annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Join us to learn about cutting-edge research and work conducted by your fellow students, network across disciplines, and help build Mason’s graduate and professional student community! Breakfast and lunch will be provided, and an afternoon reception featuring door prizes concludes the day. Contact GAPSA with any questions. 

Take the Lead: Run for Executive Office in the Graduate and Professional Student Association!

Are you interested in improving the experience of fellow graduate and professional students at Mason? Consider running for an Executive Officer position with the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA)! GAPSA seeks motivated candidates for all five Executive Officer positions for 2019-2010: President, Vice President of Fairfax, Vice President of Arlington, Vice President of SciTech, and Director of Communications. Find out more about the positions and how to submit a candidate application at the GAPSA Elections webpage. Candidate applications are due Friday, April 5, 2019. Questions may be directed to Austin A. Deray, GPA for Graduate Student Leadership and Advising with Graduate Student Life. 

Julie Choe Kim, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Student Life

George Mason University

Pronouns: she/her/hers

4400 University Drive, MSN 2A4

Student Union Building 1, Room 3326

Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone: 703-993-4031 

Fax: 703-993-9528 

Email: [log in to unmask]

Web: http://gradlife.gmu.edu

Facebook/Twitter: @MasonGradLife

Sincerely,

Pallavi

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