________________________________ From: CHSS Grad Directors <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Susan A. Turriziani <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 11:47 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Join us today! First-gen grad student panel at noon! FYI if you or your students are interested. Perseverance and Success in Graduate School: A First Generation Student Perspective Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:00-1:30pm This Building Community event focuses on fostering relationships among Mason graduate and professional students of diverse identities while providing a platform for them to express ways to improve and strengthen the graduate community at Mason. Join Graduate Student Life for a panel discussion featuring the experiences and insights of first-generation graduate students and faculty at Mason. Hear their stories of success and resilience as they make their way through higher education. Panelists include: Sharrell Hassell-Goodman, Doctoral Candidate in Higher Education Program, College of Education and Human Development Nadia Miningou, Doctoral Student in Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Science Dr. Toya Jones Frank, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education Leadership and Secondary Education Dr. Erin Peters-Burton, Donna R. and David E. Sterling Endowed Professor in Science Education Moderator: Sydney S. Glass, Master's Student in Public Health, College of Health and Human Services For more information and to register, visit this link<https://mason360.gmu.edu/GradLife/rsvp_boot?id=696986>. We hope you will join us! You can also join us directly using this info: 1) Join online: • https://gmu.webex.com/gmu/j.php?MTID=m54efe6e00c4faf58dd230cae00db5133 Password: firstgen Meeting number: 617 711 176 • Please type in your name and GMU email address when prompted • You may choose whether to connect video. When you join, your microphone will be muted by default. 2) Join by phone: • +1-415-655-0003 US Toll • +1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.) Access code: 617 711 176 • When you join, make sure your microphone is muted. Julie Choe Kim, Ph.D. Director of Graduate Student Life George Mason University Pronouns: she/her/hers<https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her> 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: http://gradlife.gmu.edu<http://gradlife.gmu.edu/> Facebook/Twitter: @MasonGradLife