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Campus Updates
Galileo Science Caf茅鈥擨nto the Abyss: The Science and Survival of Submarines
In honor of Veterans Day, join a discussion about submarine science with Noel Gonzalez, former Navy captain and current COO of Targeted Bioscience. Learn about military science and the challenges of science in the deep. Galileo鈥檚 Science Cafe will be hosted on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 7鈥9 p.m. at the Manassas Museum (9101 Prince William Street, Manassas, Virginia). Stick around for a Q&A with the presenter and light refreshments. This event is sponsored by George 麻豆视频's College of Science as well as the City of Manassas, Department of Economic Development.
Discussion with U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos
The 麻豆视频 Chapter of the American Statistical Association will host Robert Santos, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, for a discussion on Friday, Nov. 15, from 12:30鈥1:30 p.m. on the Fairfax Campus in Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 1602. The campus community is invited to discover the critical role of the Census Bureau in shaping public policy with national statistics and data collection.
Toys for Tots
This holiday season, help spread joy by donating to the Toys for Tots campaign. George 麻豆视频鈥檚 Office of Military Services is an official collection site, working alongside the Office of Contemporary Student Services to support children in need. Drop off new, unwrapped toys at either collection site through Dec. 12:
- Office of Military Services: Fairfax Campus, Student Union Building (SUB) I, Room 1510
- Office of Contemporary Student Services: Fairfax Campus, SUB I, Room 3600
All donations go directly to children in the community who might otherwise go without gifts. Make this holiday season brighter鈥攖hank you for your generosity! For more information, contact military@gmu.edu or 703-993-1316.
Peer Advisor Application Open
University Studies is hiring Peer Advisors to co-teach "Intro to 麻豆视频" classes in fall 2025. This is an on-campus job opportunity for undergraduate students. Faculty and staff may encourage interested students to fill out an application and attend an information session.
. Information sessions are posted on . Search for "Peer Advisor information session" under events.
Training and Professional Development
Still Need Canvas Training?
Join a Canvas Boot Camp from Dec. 3鈥5 (via Zoom) for the final live training option before spring semester. Other Canvas training opportunities include "Getting Started with Canvas" (biweekly Zoom introductory sessions) and the ongoing Canvas lunch and learn sessions (hosted weekly on Zoom). .
Course Redesign Academy
Course ReDesign Academy will include Zoom meetings on Jan. 8鈥9, 2025, to support faculty members鈥 final adjustments for a spring course or advanced planning for summer/fall. Accepted participants receive a stipend to support course development. . This opportunity is facilitated by the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning.
Apply for the Emerging Leaders Supervisor Series
Human Resources is now accepting applications for the next cohort of the Emerging Leaders Supervisor Series. The series begins in February 2025 and runs until May 2026. This cohort will be hybrid to accommodate those participants working fully remotely.
The goals of the Emerging Leaders Supervisor Series are to support participants as they:
- Develop a leadership mindset
- Create and implement a vision for their own leadership and their team
- Lead a high-performing team
- Learn tools and strategies to grow their self-awareness, relationships, and communication skills, which will support the above three objectives.
. Apply by Monday, Dec. 2. Applicants must be George 麻豆视频 faculty or classified staff and must supervise at least one employee who is faculty or classified staff.
Resources for You
The MIX Handmade Marketplace
The 麻豆视频 Innovation Exchange (MIX) will host its Handmade Marketplace on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 1鈥6 p.m., where George 麻豆视频 community members and alumni will sell their handmade creations. This biannual event is a wonderful opportunity to share innovative interests and connect with a community of fellow makers. Stop by the first floor of Horizon Hall on the Fairfax Campus.
Help Make College Dreams Come True
Interested in helping local high school students in non-traditional programs achieve their dream of a college education? Become a mentor with George 麻豆视频's program. Mentors attend monthly workshops on campus to assist students seeking to attend college upon graduating high school. Interested? Contact Buz Grover at hgroveri@gmu.edu or 703-993-5784 for more information.
Bi/Pan Coffee Social
The LGBTQ+ Faculty/Staff Alliance is hosting a coffee social for those who want to be in community with other bi/pan individuals on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 9鈥10 a.m. in the Women and Gender Studies Lounge (Johnson Center, Room 240K).
Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group: Fall Sessions
The Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group will meet on Friday afternoons this fall. 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 鈥淏lack Joy: Reclaiming My Time鈥 on Friday, Nov. 15, from 1鈥2:30 p.m. via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public.
Upcoming Performances and Arts Events at George 麻豆视频
Documentary Screening: Patriot Packout
Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 6鈥8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Ike鈥檚, multipurpose room
Patriot Packout is George 麻豆视频's community-based donation initiative that diverts new and gently used items away from the trash and redistributes them to students, staff, and alumni for free. Patriot Packout addresses basic needs insecurity while accelerating action toward the university鈥檚 Zero Waste goal. 麻豆视频 Exhibitions, along with Facilities and Campus Operations, invites you to a screening of an original documentary about Patriot Packout, produced by current MFA student Steven Luu. A curated menu of locally sourced and campus-grown food will be served. .
Friday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
闯补锄锄4闯耻蝉迟颈肠别鈩 brings attorneys, judges, students, and members of the Northern Virginia community together to celebrate their love of jazz. Proceeds from the evening benefit Legal Services of Northern Virginia, continuing its mission of service to the community, as well as providing financial support for the 麻豆视频 Jazz Studies program for scholarships, trips, recordings, and student projects.
Enchantment Theatre Company: My Father鈥檚 Dragon
Saturday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ()
Sunday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ()
Elmer Elevator is on a mission to rescue a baby dragon held captive on Wild Island. How will he pull off such an adventurous rescue? With pure luck鈥攑lus chewing gum, lollipop sticks, and rubber bands. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Ruth Stiles Gannett鈥檚 Newbery Honor-winning adventure book, My Father鈥檚 Dragon, Enchantment Theatre Company brings to life the story of an unlikely friendship between a courageous boy and a yellow and blue-striped dragon. Recommended for ages 4鈥10.
Saturday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
鈥淲ith their unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and humor鈥 (Washington Post), Canadian Brass kicks off the holiday season with a program of original arrangements and signature takes on beloved classics such as 鈥淚鈥檒l Be Home for Christmas,鈥 鈥淐hristmas Time is Here,鈥 鈥淪ilver Bells,鈥 鈥淛ingle Bell Rock,鈥 and songs of Hanukkah.鈥
Sunday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
The most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6, brings its vocal genius to the Center for the Arts for a gospel-infused holiday concert. Experience vocal artistry with their silky-smooth program that slips and slides from jazz to pop to R&B, doo-wop, and blues.
Sunday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Center, Merchant Hall
The holidays shine brighter when Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer comes caroling to the Hylton Center with their beloved program. With 12 expressive voices ranging from countertenor to bass blended with precision, clarity, and breathtaking beauty, 鈥渋t鈥檚 impossible to resist the voices of Chanticleer鈥 (San Francisco Chronicle).
Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music
Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
The 麻豆视频 Wind Symphony presents its second concert of the season with traditional and contemporary works for wind bands composed by a variety of composers.
Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music
Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
This ensemble comprises both music majors and nonmajors from myriad academic disciplines. Conducted by director of concert bands, William L. Lake Jr., this concert will be inspiring and entertaining.
School of Dance
Friday, Dec. 6, at 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Harris Theatre鈥
The creative School of Dance students present their own choreography. Always relevant and fresh, this evening of works will have something for everyone.鈥
Dewberry School of Music
Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 and 8 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Center, Gregory Family Theater
The Dewberry School of Music鈥檚 麻豆视频 Opera presents its fall 2024 performance. Featuring George 麻豆视频鈥檚 talented vocal students in collaboration with an instrumental chamber ensemble, these live, in-person performances will showcase great vocal skill and dramatic ability and deeply immerse the audience in the action of the story.鈥
Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Swing into the holiday season with platinum-selling jazz-rock band Squirrel Nut Zippers. Serving up a blend of Delta blues, big band, klezmer jazz, and calypso sound in their holiday program, Christmas Caravan, Squirrel Nut Zippers is sure to get audiences dancing to songs from their albums and other holiday favorites.鈥
Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4鈥痯.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Center, Merchant Hall
鈥淪ilky beyond reason鈥 (New York Times), the Billboard-charting foursome, Sons of Serendip, combines warm and inviting vocals, harp, piano, and cello. Enjoy an afternoon of songs from their holiday-themed album Christmas: Beyond the Lights, showcasing velvety harmony and fresh interpretations of traditional holiday tunes.鈥
Dewberry School of Music
Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, Center for the Arts
Join a joyous concert celebration by the Dewberry School of Music to ring in the winter season. Showcasing 麻豆视频鈥檚 Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, this evening will feature holiday favorites and festive new works performed by extraordinary student artists, conducted by Soo Han, Thomas Colohan, and Michael Stern.鈥
George 麻豆视频 School of Dance
Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 6 and 8 p.m.
Fairfax Campus, de Laski Performing Arts Building, Room A301
Enjoy an evening of student work in one of the School of Dance studios, transformed into an intimate theater.鈥
American Festival Pops Orchestra鈥擧oliday Pops: Songs of the Season
Friday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. ()
Saturday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. ()
The American Festival Pops Orchestra returns with its beloved Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season. Led by Conductor Peter Wilson, enjoy seasonal favorites, including: 鈥淭he Night Before Christmas,鈥 narrated by Rick Davis, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and executive director of the Hylton Center, toe-tapping classics from the orchestra's embedded big band, and an appearance by the 麻豆视频 Jazz Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Darden Purcell.
Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 and 5 p.m.
SciTech Campus, Hylton Center, Merchant Hall
Washington, D.C.-based, award-winning Celtic fiddler, Gaelic singer, and harpist Se谩n Heely returns for a winter tour through the Scottish Highlands and across the Irish coast. Featuring Highland and Irish dancing and the MacMillan Pipe Band, the performance includes Gaelic carols tucked in with lively Irish tunes and familiar Christmas melodies.鈥