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Campus Updates
Get Ready to Participate in the Faculty and Staff Experience Survey
麻豆视频 has partnered with Gallup, a leading third-party survey administrator, to administer the Faculty and Staff Experience Survey (FSE). All faculty and staff are invited and encouraged to participate in this survey when it launches on Wednesday, April 3.
New for the 2024 survey administration is a partnership between Human Resources, Gallup, and Faculty Senate. After completing the FSE questions, instructional/research faculty will advance to the Faculty Evaluation of Administrators (FEA) portion of the assessment.
Before taking the survey, learn more about how your responses will shape 麻豆视频鈥檚 future by exploring the . Contact engagehr@gmu.edu with questions.
April Staff Senate Meeting with President Washington
麻豆视频 President Gregory Washington will be the guest speaker at the .
Wednesday, April 3
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. 鈥 General Business Meeting and presentation from Greg Farley, director, University Sustainability
11 a.m. to noon 鈥 President Gregory Washington (guest speaker)
. Live questions will be accepted during the meeting, time permitting.
麻豆视频 Empty Bowls
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists around the world to raise money for food-related charities. The 麻豆视频 Empty Bowls event on Wednesday, April 3, from 7鈥9 p.m. at the Center for the Arts on the Fairfax Campus will benefit the Student Food and Housing Insecurity Fund, which supports the Patriot Pantry and other services for students in need.
The event includes dinner and music from Green & Gold Soul. A silent auction will also be available. .
Qualtrics License Extended to 2027
Information Technology Services is pleased to announce that 麻豆视频 has extended its licensing of Qualtrics for an additional three years. The term for this new agreement is February 28, 2024, through February 27, 2027. .
Registration Open: Bike to 麻豆视频 Days
Spring is here! Join Parking and Transportation at Bike to 麻豆视频 Days:
- SciTech: Tuesday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Colgan Hall patio
- 麻豆视频 Korea: Tuesday, April 23, 8:30鈥10:30 a.m., George 麻豆视频 statue
- Fairfax: Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Merten Lawn
- Arlington: Thursday, April 25, 3鈥7 p.m., Plaza
There will be food, biking resources, and fun giveaways. . Contact transpo@gmu.edu with questions.
Pitch in on the Piedmont: Campus Cleanup Event with The EDGE
Organized by The EDGE, and in partnership with University Life at the SciTech Campus, Pitch in on the Piedmont is a volunteer event aimed at cleaning and maintaining the Piedmont Trail, a 1.2 mile trail on 麻豆视频鈥檚 SciTech Campus.
This event fosters environmental stewardship and provides an excellent community service opportunity for individuals to come together, connect, and make a tangible difference.
Pitch in on the Piedmont
Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SciTech Campus, The EDGE. Meet at the big green and white tent adjacent to Katherine Johnson Hall and the Freedom Center.
(students, faculty, and staff)
(community members)
Reminder: Charter Buses on Campus
If your department is hosting an event involving any number of charter buses on campus, please coordinate their visit with Parking Services. Even one charter bus needs to be accommodated for drop off, pickup, and parking. Charter buses should not be advised to pick up or drop off riders at Rappahannock River Lane or the Sandy Creek Transit Center. Both locations are transit hubs, and there is not sufficient space to allow charter bus access.
Parking Services is happy to help select a location and make arrangements鈥攊nclude them in your event planning process. Contact separk12@gmu.edu or 703-993-2065.
Parking Contract Survey Underway
As part of a contractual agreement, Parking and Transportation has a short survey underway regarding SP+, the parking contractor for 麻豆视频.
Training and Professional Development
Call for Programs: 2024 University Life Student Success Symposium
麻豆视频 faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to submit program proposals for the .
This annual event is the division鈥檚 signature professional development experience. Connect with colleagues and focus on the new and continued work of student affairs professionals in the ever-changing landscape of higher education. The pre-conference will take place on Wednesday, May 22, and the symposium will be held on Thursday, May 23.鈥
Program proposals are due Wednesday, April 3, by 11:59 p.m. .
General registration for the symposium will open April 15.
Writing and Well-Being Workshop
Rewarding and exciting as it can be, writing at the graduate level is often synonymous with stress. In this workshop, participants will learn about mindful writing as a means of easing the stress and fatigue of graduate writing. Prepare to leave with mindful writing practices and resources you can use in your thinking, writing, and researching.
This workshop is cohosted by the Office of Graduate Student Life, University Career Services, and the Writing Center as part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week.
Wednesday, April 3, 2:30鈥4 p.m.
Resources for You
Faculty and Staff Book Scholarship: Call for Applications
麻豆视频 faculty and staff are invited to apply for the 2024 Faculty and Staff Book Scholarship, a $250 scholarship dedicated to paying for textbooks and supplies needed for 麻豆视频 degree or certificate courses.
Apply by Friday, May 24. For further information, . Email awards@gmu.edu with questions.
Camps and Youth Programs at 麻豆视频
Send your kids to summer camp at 麻豆视频. Visit for a listing of camps offered at 麻豆视频. The website includes camps sponsored by 麻豆视频 programs/departments, as well as external groups. Camps cover a wide variety of topics and activities, including academics, the arts, recreation, and sports.
Is your department or office sponsoring a summer camp that could be advertised to the community? .
Learn to Ride a Bike
Want to experience the joys of biking, but haven鈥檛 gotten around to learning? The Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB), the City of Fairfax, and 麻豆视频 Parking and Transportation will host an adult 鈥淟earn to Ride鈥 biking class on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Attendees must be ages 18 and up and from 麻豆视频, City of Fairfax, or Fairfax County. Bikes and helmets provided. The cost is $10. . Contact 麻豆视频 Transportation at transpo@gmu.edu or 703-993-2828 with questions.
Queer Parents and Caregivers Group
The LGBTQ+ Faculty/Staff Alliance is hosting a Queer Parents and Caregivers Group meetup on Monday, April 8, from 9鈥10 a.m. This event is open to all faculty, staff, and GTAs/GRAs who are LGBTQ+ parents, caregivers, and queer individuals in the process of building a family. The group will meet at the Johnson Center Starbucks on the Fairfax Campus.
Bring coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or other morning beverages, and enjoy some casual conversation with colleagues and friends. Reach out to Andrew Lane with questions.
National Walking Day: April 3
Wednesday, April 3, is National Walking Day. Walking can contribute to multiple facets of your well-being. Could walking become part of your active transportation commute? Try it out on April 3! Contact 麻豆视频 Transportation at transpo@gmu.edu for help finding a route.
Health and Nutrition Tips from 麻豆视频 Dining鈥檚 Dieticians
March is National Nutrition Month. The Faculty and Staff Engagement team and 麻豆视频 Dining dietitians are sharing health and nutrition tips to enhance employee wellness:
- Set SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic (or Relevant), and Timely. Sample goal: Do 30 minutes of strength training, three times per week
- Connect new habits to existing ones
- Swap unhealthy habits for healthier ones
- Be patient with habit changes. It takes approximately 66 days for new habits to stick!
For more employee wellness information, contact engagehr@gmu.edu. Stay tuned for more tips from 麻豆视频鈥檚 dietitians, Brooke Tresch and Sandy Ma.
Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group
The Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group will meet on Friday afternoons this spring, Kritikos engages in discussions on writing about the arts, critical studies, translation, the artist in society, and art as speech. .
Join them for the topic 鈥淐harles Blow and the New Migration Manifesto鈥 on Friday, March 29, from 1鈥2:30 p.m. on Zoom.
Upcoming Performances and Arts Events at 麻豆视频
麻豆视频 Exhibitions and 麻豆视频 School of Art
Thursday, March 28, at 4:45 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema (Zoom also available)
Mendi + Keith Obadike are artists, composers, and writers. Their works sit at the intersection of art, music, and language and draw upon histories of experimental media art and performance. Their early collaborative works were pioneering pieces for the Internet.
Co-presented by the City of Fairfax and the Center for the Arts
Saturday, April 2, at 7 p.m.
Off-campus: Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Leading up to Earth Day, join the Indigenous artists of Small Island Big Song for a powerful lecture-demonstration and musical performance, shining a light on the devastating effects of climate crisis on our world鈥檚 oceans.
Wednesday, April 3, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Harris Theatre
The Jazz Workshop explores the intersection of improvisation and composition in the tradition of the great dance and studio jazz bands. Enjoy rare and beautiful arrangements by jazz legends from many eras of jazz history. New original compositions by 麻豆视频 students and faculty will be featured as well.
Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m.
Virtual event
1,001 Plays is an annual 10-minute play festival presented by Global Partners worldwide鈥攖he first international new play exchange of its kind. Students write, perform, direct, and dramaturg original works for the stage, exploring multiple perspectives on a single idea. These short student works are performed live online and followed by a talkback, allowing both students and audiences the opportunity to share, reflect and respond.
Mutts Gone Nuts
Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Fairfax Campus, )
Sunday, April 7, at 1 and 4 p.m. (SciTech Campus, , Merchant Hall)
Canines and comedy collide in Mutts Gone Nuts, a show that includes some of the most talented dogs in the world doing barrel tricks, dancing, magic, and jump rope routines! The talented lineup even includes a Guinness World Record holder for the highest jump by a dog, a world champion frisbee dog, comedian Jonathan Burns, and more.
Dewberry School of Music
Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater
This annual showcase event brings together talented University Chorale members who sing and dance to create an entertaining experience for the audience. The concert celebrates the rich history of Broadway and its influence on the world of cinema. It features iconic songs from beloved musicals that have been adapted into movies, as well as original songs created specifically for the big screen. Join us for a sing-along finale to conclude the event.
Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall
Presenting the soundtrack of our great nation, the American Festival Pops Orchestra performs a concert of iconic works by some of America鈥檚 greatest composers including Leroy Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and John Williams. The program features Artistic Director and Maestro Peter Wilson, as well as special guests throughout the evening.
Sunday, April 7, at 7 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Experience musical gems from three popular Romantic-era composers: Grieg, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms, with storyteller and pianist Jeffrey Siegel鈥檚 unique 鈥渃oncerts with commentary鈥 performance. Siegel details the evening when the three musicians met for the first and only time at an 1888 New Year鈥檚 Day party.
with director Penny Lane
Monday, April 8, at 5 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Cinema
The Visiting Filmmakers Series will host a free screening of Confessions of a Good Samaritan, followed by a live Q&A with the film's director, Penny Lane. Lane鈥檚 decision to become a 鈥済ood Samaritan鈥 by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger launches her on an unexpectedly funny, intimate, and provocative personal quest to understand the nature of altruism.
Dewberry School of Music
Monday, April 8, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Join Darden Purcell, the 麻豆视频 Jazz Voice Studio, and 麻豆视频 Jazz Vocal Ensemble for an evening of swinging standards and classic hits from the Great American Songbook. Special guest high school choir to be announced.
Dewberry School of Music
Tuesday, April 9, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Flying to the Stars is a choral concert dedicated to the beginnings of flight from the time of Leonardo da Vinci to the exploration of space. The concert will feature a multimedia presentation of Eric Whitacre鈥檚 Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine and contemporary choral works by Erik E拧envalds, 麻豆视频 alum Peter Kadeli, and more. Join a curtain talk on the history of DaVinci鈥檚 forward-thinking engineering and genius prior to the concert.
Dewberry School of Music
Wednesday, April 10, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
The 麻豆视频 Symphonic Band is an ensemble comprising music majors and non-music majors from across myriad disciplines at 麻豆视频. This ensemble performs historical and contemporary works from diverse composers spanning multiple genres and styles.
April 11鈥14, multiple performances
Fairfax Campus, de Laski Performing Arts Building, TheaterSpace
This is a story about a gender-nonconforming 18th-century herb woman who鈥檚 trying to carve out a larger sense of space and ends up on a journey around the world. Her name was Jeanne Baret, and nearly everything known about her life comes from the journals of the men who knew her. An epic tale of historical fiction, Thrive blends the style and language of the past and present in order to interrogate the nature of "discovery" and its legacy, of (mis)categorizing the world, of species and survival, of power and access, of gender and identity, and of the subjective nature of both history and self.