Interprofessional public health researchers advocate for older adults in Capitol Hill campaign |
Li-Mei Chen (second from the left) and Health Services Research PhD student Linda Hayes Bennett (second from the right) participated in the annual Gerontological Society of America’s Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. The advocacy campaign brought together researchers and professionals from across the country to promote aging-related policy priorities and champion additional funding.
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National Association of Social Workers recognizes social work students for their dedication to community engagement |
BSW student Nallely Calles Ortega and MSW student Betzy Balladares Oviedo were honored with Student of the Year Awards from the National Association of Social Workers Metro D.C. Chapter for their exemplary academic performance, contributions to community service during their practicums, and work advocating for social work education equity. Photos provided.
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Candy Medina BSN '25 finds her moment with nursing, balancing family and career |
With her kids in school and ambitions to become a nurse practitioner, the George Mason nursing student is charting her path with purpose. Photo provided.
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Interested in nonfederal funding? Have a look at this resource from Hanover Research.
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Evidence Synthesis Best Practice Resources |
Did you know that the National Academies has a free publication on best practices for systematic reviews? Systematic reviews identify, select, assess, and synthesize the findings of similar but separate studies, and can help clarify what is known and not known about the potential benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and other health care services. Consider this tool for research and research teaching.
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Open Enrollment live through May 30 |
Open Enrollment is open now through May 30. See emails from HR for full details. Some helpful links are below:
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No action required if you
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- Have no health plan-related changes
- Are not enrolling or re-enrolling in an FSA
- Do not plan to participate in Premium Rewards in the new plan year
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You may take an action to
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- Enroll or change your health plan
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Elect optional buy ups to your existing Cova Care, Cova HDP and Cova Health Aware health plan, such as Expanded Dental, Vision & Hearing and/or Out-of-Network benefits
- Waive coverage
- Add or remove family members (if you are adding family members, you must submit the supporting documentation)
- Enroll (or re-enroll) in a Health or Dependent Care FSA or both (FSA’s do not carry over year to year)
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Enroll in the Premium Rewards (Premium Rewards do not carry over year to year)
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Games and Grub for CPH Staff |
May 29 | 12 pm | Multipurpose Room | RSVP here
Kick off the summer with the College of Public Health Staff Council. All classified staff, administrative/professional faculty, and wage employees are welcome to join us for an afternoon of games, grub, and good vibes. Lunch will be served, and there will be prize drawings. Bring a board game to share! Keep an eye out for a calendar invite with an RSVP link.
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Faculty Affairs reminders |
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Important 2025-2026 Academic Year dates |
Add these important dates and deadlines for the 2025–2026 academic year to your calendar now. This list will continue to be updated throughout the summer.
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- Social Connection Mondays - every Monday (see below)
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New Faculty Orientation - August 20 | 8:30 – 10:30 am | Peterson 1106 |
- Dean’s Welcome Back Address and Lunch – August 20 | 11 am – 1 pm | Multipurpose Room
- Fall 2025 Adjunct Faculty Meeting – August 20 | 5:30 – 7 pm | Zoom
- Candidate casebooks due for term faculty promotion - September 1
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Candidate casebooks due for term faculty multi-year contracts - September 1
- Breakfast for the 2024-2025 newly tenured and promoted faculty – September 18 | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Email invitations will be sent.
- Study leave application deadline for tenured and term faculty – October 27
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Lightning Talks – September 19, November 14, February 20, and April 10 | 12 – 12:30 pm
- Faculty and Staff Awards Celebration and Lunch – April 9 | 12:00 – 2 pm
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Teaching and Learning updates |
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Reminder: Blackboard access ends July 15 |
Blackboard will be unavailable to students, faculty, and staff on July 15, 2025. Encourage your students to download course materials they’d like to keep. Archives will be maintained for two years, but not on a Blackboard platform. After July 15, faculty may submit a request to ITS to extract materials, grades, or a course export file. Learn more on the page.
In preparation for Blackboard’s closure, you can:
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- Grades only, no feedback or rubric data
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– For importing your course into Canvas. Note the export file can only be read by Canvas or Blackboard. You will not be able to extract course material on a personal computer
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Download student submissions from or at a time
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Summer and fall save the dates |
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Summer newsletter schedule |
This college faculty/staff newsletter will publish weekly through May. In June and July, this newsletter will publish every other week on the following dates: June 9, June 23, July 7, and July 21.
The newsletter will resume weekly publication in August.
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August 20 | 11 am | Multipurpose Room
Join us to kick of the new academic year. Address followed by a lunch reception.
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The Role of Geography in Healthcare |
June 5 | 1 pm | Virtual | Register here
PolicyMap’s MapChats webinar series will explore the importance of spatial data and geospatial analysis in transforming healthcare, from improving population health and the efficiency of health systems to advancing innovations in life sciences and pharma.
The expert panel includes:
Ken Gross, VP of Real World Evidence at Royalty Pharma, whose extensive experience in data and analytics spans leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, The Chartis Group, and The Reinvestment Fund.
Arrian Nassel, Director of Geospatial Data Visualization at the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy, with expertise in spatial analysis and experience as a GIS analyst and educator at UAB and the University of Colorado-Denver.
Moderated by PolicyMap’s Joel Nadelman, the discussion will delve into how spatial insights are applied across healthcare systems and the life sciences sector to drive impactful outcomes.
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National Council for Faculty Development and Diversity |
George Mason has an institutional membership to the National Council for Faculty Development and Diversity. Faculty can create an account on the website. NCFDD has many great opportunities for faculty, including the 14-day Writing Challenge, which many of our faculty have completed. Free registration for the writing challenge ends on June 6, and the writing challenge occurs between June 16 – June 29. Happy writing!
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