Registration is now open for Mason's inaugural Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Conference, to be held on Monday, October 24, at Mason Square, Arlington. Free for Mason faculty, staff, and students; deadline to submit posters is October 7.

Fall for the Book, Northern Virginia's oldest and largest festival of literature and the arts, launches its 24th annual event on October 6. Featuring in-person and virtual events, the festival welcomes more than 90 authors, poets, essayists, memoirists, and editors, and many enthusiastic readers.

Garrett Jones, associate professor of economics and the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center, will be featured on the October 17 edition of the Provost's Vision Series, discussing the factors that will play into the national and global economy.

Mark your calendars for two townhalls to continue collaborating with the college's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team. The events, to be held November 1, 2022, and March 30, 2023, will be virtual and will require an rsvp (photo by Pixabay).

Is your office in Horizon Hall? If so, please join us for an emergency preparedness workshop on October 18 with Beth Brown, emergency planner in Mason’s Environmental Health & Safety office. Learn more and register.

On the first Tuesday of each month, the CHSS Digest will include Shout-Outs to faculty and staff. Have news to share? Send it our way so we can spread the word! (Photo by Santiago Lacara on Unsplash.)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) virtual conference is a great opportunity to learn about agency programs, proposal preparation, the merit review process, NSF directorates, and much more. Registrations fill up quickly so be ready to register on October 13!

The National Institutes of Health will invest $130 million over four years, pending the availability of funds, to accelerate the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the biomedical and behavioral research communities.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences values our memberships in notable humanities societies and organizations, affirming our deep respect and understanding of the importance of the humanities.

Staff and administrative faculty members, please consider nominating yourselves for the newly-formed CHSS Staff and Administrative Faculty Advisory Council. The period for nomination has been extended to COB October 7 (photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash).

On October 10, 2022, Patriot Web's Employee Services Tab will be changing. Mason's Office of HR & Payroll advises that you familiarize yourself with the new dashboard now. (Photo by Christina Morillo on Pexels)

The university's performance evaluation process is changing. Read on for a summary of the changes (photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash).

The Office of HR & Payroll is offering a host of opportunities to guide you through the changing performance evaluation process. Register for trainings via MasonLEAPS (photo by Arek Socha on Pixabay).

Mason Chooses Kindness is seeking its second cohort of Kindness Ambassadors to sustain a kindness revolution at Mason. Nominate a student, faculty or staff member, or alumnus by October 12, 2022.

Justin Ramsdell, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, contributed to a Denver Post article about law enforcement failure to de-escalate an interaction with a man experiencing a mental health crisis, which resulted in the man's death.

With the Fall for the Book festival opening in October, Northern Virginia Magazine interviews Suzy Rigdon, festival manager, and Kara Oakleaf, director of the festival, about the Fall for the Book podcast, which introduces authors and their work throughout the year.

The Fairfax Patch highlights the work of the Center for Psychological Services and interviews center director Robin Mehlenbeck in an article about the October 3 Food For Thought fundraiser.