C2M News Editor Reuben Jones
Funds are Fried Day kicks off
|The first annual “Funds are Fried Day” kicked off on Wednesday offering students, alumni and faculty a chance to learn more about the importance of private donations to Mason.
The Office of Annual Giving sponsored the event which helped educate people on the impact of private philanthropy at the university and gave students an opportunity to donate money to different causes at Mason.
Top 5 events for week of March 7
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Hello, studiers and academics (who like to get out and mingle). We've got a new treat for you.
Connect2Mason’s Top 5 are our staff's picks for the week's best academic and learning events. Every Monday, C2M will post a new Top 5 which will highlight some of the most interesting, informational and creative academic events going on at campus this week.
Book raises questions about Lincoln's colonization views
|A new book by George Mason University professors Philip Magness and Sebastian Page makes the case that former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was more committed to colonizing slaves than previously known.
The book called, “Colonization After Emancipation,” presents newly uncovered documents found at the British National Archives outside London.
Spring semester schedule under review for future
|This semester students began school a week later in January than in the spring 2010 semester and will subsequently get out a week later in May.
The George Mason University faculty senate met today and announced they will discuss whether the current spring schedule should be changed in the future.
According to Senator Janette Muir, the Academic Policies Committee will take up the issue of recommending a new schedule.
“Some faculty [were] concerned about wasted time in January,” Muir said.
GBAY auction set for Thursday
|Students will have the chance to bid on creating their own burger at the new Original Burger Company in Student Union Building II among other items and services this Thursday.
The second annual GBAY auction will return to the Johnson Center Atrium at 6 p.m. this Thursday. The auction will raise money for Mason student scholarships.
Academic Advising and Transfer Centers combine
|Earlier this semester the Academic Advising Center, which assists students with declaring a major and registering for classes, combined with the Transfer Center to form one organization.
The Academic Advising & Transfer Center (ATC) is now one academic unit housed within Student Academic Affairs, Advising & Retention.
“[We] expanded the number of people who can service students,” said Virginia Lewis, assistant dean for Student Academic Affairs, Advising, & Retention.
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