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Contents of this Newsletter
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Introducing Inaugural Staff Council
Congratulations to the newly elected inaugural Staff Council members:
- Alma Detten
- Terri Ann Guingab
- Allison McKay
- Samba Pathak
- Maria Perez
Staff Council represents Administrative/Professional Faculty, Classified Staff, wage employees, and research employees, and only these groups were eligible to vote.
The Staff Working Group will work with the newly elected Staff Council to transition all materials.
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Change to Fall 2024 academic calendar
At a December Faculty Senate Meeting, a motion was passed to change the start of classes for the Fall 2024 semester, by pushing it back a week (from Aug. 19 to Aug. 26).
This change also affects other events that you may attend, such as freshman move-in (Wednesday & Thursday before classes begin), Convocation (Friday before classes begin), and Winter Commencement (changed to Dec. 19, 2024).
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Faculty volunteers needed to pilot and mentor new LMS platform
Faculty members across all disciplines and types are needed to become LMS mentors starting in the spring 2024 semester. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 10. Learn more.
Mason has announced Canvas by Instructure as the new Learning Management System (LMS). For up-to-date information about the project, including governance committees, timelines, FAQs, and information on how you can participate visit lms.gmu.edu.
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External email notification tag
Starting later this month, email messages that originate outside of Mason's mail system will display a Caution message at the top. The banner will identify the message as coming from outside of Mason’s mail system. Newsletters, including this one, sent from outside platforms will also be flagged as external.
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From the Associate Dean of Research
I'm delighted to announce this year's CPH pilot research funding program. The CPH pilot program provides seed funding to stimulate research activity, underscoring our commitment to pioneering investigations and impactful scholarly pursuits. We encourage you to submit your applications. The deadline for submission is Feb. 15. Awards will be made by April 1 and extend for 12 months. The CPH pilot awards will support the direct costs of research, such as laboratory experiments, field studies, data collection, or data acquisition. Investigators may request up to $30,000; in all, approximately 8 awards are anticipated. Details on how to apply and on the review process are available here. My sincere thanks goes to the CPH Faculty Research Committee for helping to revise the pilot program and guidelines.
In addition, you may request short-term GRA stipend support for a single semester or summer. The GRA must be a registered student. Please explain how the GRA assignment will stimulate your research and how it has the potential to grow subsequent external support. Faculty with existing start-up funds should further elaborate on how the GRA and start-up funds will tie together. A total of 10 requests can be considered. Requests can be made directly via email to me (aevanscu@gmu.edu).
The Department of Defense Office of the Under Secretary for Research & Engineering is now accepting applications for their HBCU-MI Summer Faculty Research Fellowship. This program aims to strengthen the collaboration between the US Department of Defense and STEM faculty. MI stands for Minority Institution which includes Mason. Faculty must be US citizens to qualify. Note that this collaboration includes Walter Reed Army Institute of Research which has a rich array of health, behavioral health, and infectious disease-related research projects. Application details are here. The deadline is January 31, 2024.
NIH is calling all early-stage investigators! Submit a letter of interest for the 2024 NIDA Diversity Scholars Network (NDSN) Program. The goal of the NIDA Diversity Scholars Network Program is to enhance the funding success of ESIs from diverse backgrounds, including investigators from underrepresented groups. The program provides workshops and supportive coaching as participants prepare a complete research or career development award application for NIDA funding consideration. The deadline to apply is January 12, 2024. More information about eligibility and how to submit a letter of interest can be found on the NDSN website. The website also contains a recorded webinar and FAQs. Reach out to Isabela Ellenwood (Isabela.Ellenwood@nih.gov) if you have any questions.
Congratulations to our CPH faculty who submitted 44 proposals for funding so far this academic year. We wish you good luck on your submissions.
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Dean Perry featured in the Positive Philter podcast
Dean Perry discusses her journey in academic leadership and the importance of staying true to yourself and your values as you rise in leadership with Philip Wilkerson.
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CPH Faculty and Staff Awards - Nominations open
Recognize a fellow CPH faculty or staff member who is making outstanding contributions to the work of the College. Nominate them for a CPH Award to be presented at the April College Faculty & Staff Awards ceremony.
Information on the various awards and submission instructions can be found at the links below. Nominations deadlines are as follows:
- Staff Awards - due February 20, 2024
- Faculty Teaching Awards instructions coming soon - due March 11, 2024
- Research Awards - due March 11, 2024
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Steps challenge starts a new semester
The Steps Challenge continues with another semester of unit competition. The first week of walking will be the first week of classes, Jan. 15-21. The final week of walking will be April 15-21, with the final reporting deadline on April 22. Report your steps each Monday by noon. Healthy stepping, Everyone!
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New Events - first time in newsletter
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Applying metagenomics to understanding complex transmission dynamics of zoonotic pathogens
January 16 | 10:15-11:15 am | Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research Building, Room 1004 (SciTech Campus)
Presentation by Senjuti Saha, Child Health Research Foundation Research, Bangladesh, and Nicol Janecko, Quadram Institute Bioscience, UK, longtime collaborators of Amira Roess. Presentation is open to all.
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Faculty/Staff Yoga
Every Tuesday, starting January 16 | 12 pm | Peterson 2800
Yoga is back on Tuesdays at noon! Teri Patterson will continue as the instructor, and she is very open to people coming in late, leaving early, and participating in yoga as much or as little as you can each week. If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Tompkins (ctompkin@gmu.edu).
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Compassionate Conversations
January 22 | 10 am-12 pm | Zoom
RSVP here
Join this workship that encourages and supports Compassionate Conversations as a skillful communication practice. Participants will learn to stay grounded while engaging in difficult conversations, recognize and set healthy boundaries to ensure psychological safety, recognize, and work with our own obstacles to empathy, and build a collaborative language system of functional vocabulary with which to engage in healthy conversations.
Dr. Erikca Brown, associate director of Inclusive Education, will moderate.
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Public notice of CCNE accreditation visit
March 6-8
The School of Nursing is seeking accreditation of our BSN, MSN, Post-Graduate APRN Certificate, and Doctor of Nursing Practice DNP programs by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The CCNE site visitors will be on campus from March 6-8, 2024.
The Commission provides the opportunity for program constituents (students, faculty, alumni, community stakeholders) to submit, in writing, third-party comments concerning a program’s qualifications for accreditation status. Third-party comments must be received at the CCNE offices by February 14 and must be signed. Comments are shared only with the School’s CCNE evaluation team appointed to review the baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program. Direct all comments to thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org.
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Event Reminders & Deadlines
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College Retreat
January 9, 2024 | 9 am-1 pm
Dean's State of the College
January 11, 2024
Address | 11 am | PHC Multipurpose Room
Lunch | 12 pm | Peterson Hall Lobby
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