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Contents of this Newsletter
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Ali Weinstein named Society for Health Psychology Volunteer of the Year
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Faculty Spotlight: Maryam Farvid
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Collecting new underwear, socks, mittens, and gloves for teen shelter
Students in the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners are collecting new underwear, socks, mittens, and gloves for Second Story, a teen shelter in Fairfax. There is a donation receptacle on the first floor of Peterson Hall.
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From the Associate Dean for ResearchWelcome Terri Mancini
I am delighted to welcome Terri Mancini as our new Director of Research Administration. Terri brings a wealth of experience to CPH from within and outside of Mason. She spent 16 years heading research administration in the College of Engineering and Computing and 4 years in the Office of Sponsored Programs. Prior to joining Mason, she was at Georgetown University. Terri will help lead the pre-award and post-award team members and support a variety of strategic initiatives in the Office of Research. She sits in the Dean's Suite in office 5413.
Terri has also shared a fun fact about herself. She is a member of the Mason Cat Coalition, a group that feeds and cares for homeless cats on campus. In case you are wondering, all campus cats have been adopted, but they recently found an abandoned kitten in a campus building that was under construction. After checking to make sure she wasn’t someone’s lost pet, the kitten was adopted out to a Mason employee.
Welcome, Terri!
ECHO Update
The Mason ECHO team has again received the second cycle of the seven-year funding award at $1.7 million a year from the ECHO consortium headed by Dr. Rosalind Wright at Mt Sinai School of Medicine. The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) study is a national collaborative research design comprising 69 cohorts of team scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2016 to improve children’s health in the United States. The mission of the ECHO Program is “To enhance the health of children for generations to come.” Our Mason ECHO team, under the leadership of Dr. Kathi Huddleston (Nursing PhD ‘08), has over 1,500 children enrolled in the ECHO protocol and the ECHO program has data from over 60,500 children in 48 states and D.C. Learn more about ECHO here.
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New Events - first time in newsletter
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Reminder: Annual Leave for Classified Staff and A/P Faculty
As we approach the end of the year, it’s important to remind you about the upcoming deadlines for managing your annual and personal leave balances. You are encouraged to review your current leave balances and plan your time off accordingly to make the most of this benefit.
Important Use It or Lose It Dates:
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Deadline for Using VSDP Leave: January 9, 2024
New VSDP Leave Balances Reload: January 10, 2024
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Annual Leave Carryover for A/Professional Faculty: Up to 200 hours on January 9, 2024. Any unused annual leave hours above 200 will be lost.
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Annual Leave Carryover for Classified Staff: Carryover balances are driven by years of service. To determine how many hours you are eligible to carry over on January 9, please review the HR website.
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Engage! Food Insecurity
November 2 | 12 -1:30 pm
George's, Johnson Center 3rd floor
RSVP Here
The Office of Community Engagement and Civic Learning (CECiL) is excited to bring to campus Engage, an annual issue-based program to bring together Mason and our community partners to understand critical social justice issues in our surrounding communities while coming up with potential service projects, collaborations and solutions. This year's focus is food Insecurity. Lunch will be served. Email srigaud2@gmu.edu with questions.
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Access to Research and Inclusive Excellence National Conference
March 18 & 19, 2024
Fairfax Campus
The Access to Research and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) national conference provides a forum for changemakers from higher education, K-12, industry, non-profits, government, non-government organizations, small businesses, and beyond to come together to:
- Critically discuss creating and maintaining communities that are more inclusive
- Share effective practices and resources to advance inclusive excellence
- Amplify the visibility and impact of research, policy, innovation, scholarship, and creative activities to advance inclusive excellence
The ARIE National Conference is an opportunity to learn, change, and grow together—ultimately preparing us to work better together. This year’s theme is Action through Research and Practice. Join us for a transformative experience, including keynote speakers, panelists, continuing ed workshops, and presentations that will inspire you to be a catalyst for change and realize your vision through concrete action steps.
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Nominations for Stearns Center Digital Learning’s 2024 Online Teaching Excellence Awards
Nominations are now open for 2024 Online Teaching Excellence Awards (OTEA). These awards recognize teaching excellence for all faculty members (adjuncts, term, tenured and tenure-track) who teach online, either synchronously (in Zoom) and/or asynchronously (in Blackboard). Students, faculty members, and administrators can nominate faculty members who show excellence in teaching online courses. Self-nominations are not allowed. For more information about the award and eligibility requirements, see the website.
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Event Reminers & Deadlines
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CPH All-Staff Meeting
October 31 | 1:30-2:30 pm
PHC Multipurpose Room or Zoom
Classified Staff, Administrative/Professional Faculty, Research Staff, and Wage employees are invited to attend an All-Staff Meeting. Dean Perry will speak and the staff working group will give an update on forming the Staff Council. Zoom link above (Meeting ID: 981 6253 0166 and Passcode: 006780).
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CPH Lightning Talk
November 3 | 12-12:30 pm
Virtual
Join faculty members as they share about a classroom practice or their research in only five short minutes. Presenters include Karen Grace (School of Nursing), Sang Choi (GCH), and Sanja Avramovic (HAP). Zoom link to be shared closer to the event.
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CPH Steps Challenge
Most steps for an individual last reporting week, once again goes to Michelle Williams. OSA remains in the lead for units. Report your steps no later than 12 pm on Monday. Bookmark this link to report your steps.
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