Tamara Nall and Clement Ezeanii experience immersive technologies |
Tamara Nall, a trustee of The Leading Niche Foundation, and her husband Clement Ezeanii, recently toured the CPH state-of-the-art facilities and engage with students, faculty, and leadership. This visit marked an exciting opportunity for the couple to connect with the next generation of public health professionals and further their shared commitment to healthcare innovation.
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| James Metcalf marks 50+ years of teaching |
This year, College of Public Health professor James (Jim) Metcalf joined some very rare company, becoming the fourth George Mason University faculty member to mark 50 years of service. Since joining the Mason Nation in August 1973, Metcalf has seen the university grow into the largest public research university in Virginia. Congratulations to all faculty and staff celebrating a milestone anniversary this year.
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Gerontological Society of America Conference |
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This month, CPH faculty including Li-Mei Chen, Megumi Inoue, Lucas Prieto, Michelle Hand, Cathy Tompkins, Emily Ihara, and Gilbert Gimm attended the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual scientific meeting in Seattle, Washington.
All faculty were involved in several presentations and activities while attending the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America in Seattle Washington.
Megumi Inoue and Gilbert Gimm also became GSA Fellows in the SRPP section of the National Organization. What a fantastic representation of our CPH faculty!
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CPH Climate Survey Open Until December 18 |
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We continue to invite all faculty and staff to participate in the CPH Climate Survey!
Inclusive excellence at CPH means actively valuing, engaging, and incorporating diverse perspectives to strengthen our community and educational environment, ensuring that everyone feels a true sense of belonging and inclusivity. Please complete the climate survey as soon as you can. It should take less than 15 minutes of your time.
Complete the survey and receive a button from your department or the Office of Student Affairs.
Plus, email cph4all@gmu.edu after finishing the survey to be entered into a drawing for one of five exciting prizes. Your voice makes a difference—join us in shaping our inclusive future!
Survey Links: Climate survey for faculty Climate survey for staff.
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Faculty Peer Support Sessions |
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We are changing the weekly Faculty Peer Support Sessions to Faculty Networking Sessions.
These sessions will be held weekly, one late afternoon or evening throughout the Spring, 2025 semester.
Stay tuned for the dates and times!
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Do you want to learn more about the IRB? |
December 4, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Zoom
Please join the new CPH faculty cohort to hear from Sarah Clark, MPH, Director, Human Research Protection Program, Office of Research Integrity.
Sarah will present a high-level overview of the IRB and the submission process at George Mason and answer any questions.
Zoom link.
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Newsletter Holiday Schedule |
The newsletter will take the holidays off along with the faculty and staff. We still need to plan for content during these times, however.
Please note the following schedule for the rest of the calendar year.
Newsletter dates:
12/09: Content due 12/04
12/16: FINAL NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR (Content due 12/11)
We will resume newsletters starting 1/13/2025.
Content for that will be due on 1/8/2025.
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December 10, 2024 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | The HUB, Corner Pocket
Come celebrate the end of the semester and the holiday season in your tackiest holiday sweater with fellow CPH faculty and staff at The HUB Corner Pocket Game Room. We'll have private access to billiards, table tennis, arcade games, VR games, video games, board games and more! Food, beer, and wine will be provided!
Please RSVP by TOMORROW, December 3.
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The 2024 Fall Steps Challenge has now concluded.
Report your Thanksgiving week (11.25 - 12.01) steps by noon TODAY, December 2!
Semester winners will be announced in next week’s December 9 newsletter.
As of November 24, HAP is in the lead, OSA is second, and NFS is sneaking up on the inside. Janusz Wojtusiak and Allison McKay had the most weekly steps for an individual in the chronologically respective past two weeks.
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Thank you for stepping with us this semester!
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Every Tuesday | 12:00 pm | Peterson 2800
Join us for CPH yoga on Tuesdays! You are welcome to stay for as much or as little of the class as you are able and we hope to see many of you there! If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Tompkins.
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Public Health in Practice Walks |
Every Thursday | 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Peterson Lobby
Walk with your CPH colleagues! Get updates or schedule an impromptu walk through our walking group on MS Teams.
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