Newsletter

George Mason University's Winter Commencement Ceremony will be held on December 14, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the EagleBank Arena. The CHSS Degree Celebration will be held on December 14, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at the EagleBank Arena. Learn more about the ceremonies and how to request tickets.

The Title IX team will conduct a live virtual training on December 6, from noon to 1:00 p.m. This training is only available to CHSS employees and will satisfy the annual Title IX training requirement. Click through to register.

The Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence, to be announced in spring 2024, recognize outstanding members of our community for excellence in teaching, research, social impact, and diversity and inclusion. Learn more, and submit your nominations by December 6.

Please join us in honoring our CHSS colleagues for their years of service to George Mason University. University Green and Gold Day events were held on November 8 and November 9.

In this issue, read about Celebration of Distinction awardees, the upcoming Fall for the Book festival, the annual Roger Wilkins Lecture to be delivered on Sept. 26, and more.

In this issue, find details on upcoming CHSS graduation activities, meet the CHSS spring 2023 outstanding graduates, and more.

If you are planning to apply to the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program, consider joining the Office of Fellowship’s Summer Cohort!

The Office of Fellowships is pleased to offer support to Mason students applying to the U.K. Graduate Study Awards, including the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Gates-Cambridge.

The CHSS Digest includes Shout-Outs to faculty and staff who have submitted their exciting news and accomplishments throughout the month. Have news to share? Send it our way so we can spread the word!

In this issue, read about the Mason's new basketball coach Tony Skinn (BA Communication '06); Drew Bonner's PhD research on food access, Jonathan Schulz's award from the Royal Economic Society, and more.