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Fall 2023 Career Preparation and Academic Success Courses 

Are you an undergraduate student in need of one more credit to add to your schedule this fall? Consider enrolling in a career preparation or academic success course! Read below to learn more about the Career preparation courses (including online and accelerated (8-week) options) and Academic Success Courses available to you this semester. Be sure to check which are available to you as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior! 


Career Preparation Courses 

Career Courses make it easy to build career-development into your schedule. Just check PatriotWeb for available options, like online and accelerated (half-semester) sections, and register today! View the different career preparation courses below: 

Decide/Confirm Major (UNIV 220) : For first-year students and sophomores. Explore majors and career paths that fit with who you are, why you want to work, and what you want to do.  

Internship/Career Readiness (UNIV 320) : For sophomores and beyond. Develop your internship goals and search strategies to pursue internships and other career-related experiences.  

College to Career (UNIV 420) : For juniors and seniors transitioning into the workplace. Develop your job search strategy and personal brand, with resume, cover letter, networking skills, and more.  

College to Graduate School (UNIV 421) : For juniors and seniors preparing for graduate or professional school. Identify the advanced degree that will help you achieve your career goals and create the materials to apply.  

Professional Skills Development (UNIV 422): For seniors pursuing their first professional role after graduation. Prepare for what’s not in the job description - managing up, working effectively in teams, making the most of your benefits, and more.  


Academic Success Courses 

There are still spaces available in UNIV 110 and UNIV 310 – Academic Success. This course is a great match for you if you want to improve your study strategies, if you are on academic warning or probation, or if you are returning from academic suspension. This course is cross-listed and may be taken for 0 credit or 1 credit.   
 
Class meets on Mondays from 3:00-4:15pm in Hanover, L002  

Freshmen and Sophomores with less than 60 credit hours completed may register for Academic Success – 70780- UNIV 110 – 001 

Juniors and Seniors with 60 credit hours or more completed may register for Academic Success – 71138 – UNIV 310 – 001 

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Fall 2023 Well-Being Courses 

Read below for a few well-being courses for students in Fall 2023: Explore Resilience, Mental Health First Aid, and Koru Basic Mindfulness! Interested in enrolling in any or all courses? Visit Patriot Web today! 


Explore Your Resilience in Fall 2023 

Enroll in UNIV 170 or 370: Explore Resilience in Fall 2023 for 0-1 credit to explore and enhance resilience while earning a digital credential.  

UNIV 170 CRN 79137 or UNIV 370 CRN 79138 

  • October 19 – November 30 
  • Thursdays 12:00 – 1:15 
  • Online via Zoom 
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Mental Health First Aid 

Enroll in a fall semester section of UNIV 372: Mental Health First Aid for 0-1 credit. Through your participation in the course, you have the option to earn a Mental Health First Aid certification. This course will help you become more familiar with a variety of mental health challenges and explore how stigma may affect help-seeking behaviors. You will also learn basic skills to help someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. 

UNIV 372 CL1 CRN 75998 

  • August 24 – October 5 
  • Thursdays 9:00 – 10:15 
  • Online via Zoom with Katie Clare 

UNIV 372 001 CRN 75999 

  • October 19 – November 30 
  • Thursdays 9:00 – 10:15 
  • Fairfax Campus with Patrice Levinson 
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Koru Basic Mindfulness  

Are you interested in learning more about mindfulness and meditation? If so, consider signing up for Koru Basic this fall. This program, sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, provides a four-week introduction to help you build a practice that will help you to thrive. 

Cohort 1 on Tuesdays (September 5, 12, 19, 26) from 4:00 – 5:15pm 

Cohort 2 on Wednesdays (October 4, 11, 18, 25) from 12:00 – 1:15pm 

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Learn more about all of these opportunities at wellbeing.gmu.edu 
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Gradstravaganza 2023

Gradstravaganza 2023 Save The Date

All new and continuing Mason graduate students are invited to Gradstravaganza, Mason’s annual graduate student welcome event! Gradstravaganza is a two-day event: first, a fully virtual line-up of sessions on Friday, August 18, 9am-4pm to help kickstart your graduate student experience, followed by an in-person picnic to celebrate the end of the first week of classes on Saturday, August 26 on Wilkins Plaza!  

Friday’s Success sessions will feature workshops highlighting strategies for success, presentations to help prepare Graduate Assistants (GRAs, GTAs, and GPAs), and a student panel sharing their tips for optimizing your graduate school experience. 

Saturday’s Picnic will feature FREE food, t-shirts, games, crafts, giveaways, and plenty of activities to enjoy! You will also have opportunities to connect with academic units, campus resources, and graduate student organizations. Families are welcome! 

Registration instructions are available on this page. Contact Graduate Student Life with questions at gradlife@gmu.edu.   

This event is brought to you by Graduate Student Life, the Graduate Division, the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA), Mason Recreation, and University Life

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Doctoral Graduate Research Assistant Position Open with Project E-Ignite

Project E-Ignite is a Jacob K. Javits grant housed in the College of Education and Human Development. The project is looking for a doctoral graduate research assistant for the 2023-2024 academic year.  

The grant focuses on:
  • Identifying and serving Gifted and Talented students from underserved populations including Black, Latinx, and English Learners, as well as those who are economically disadvantaged and children with disabilities.
  • Promoting effective instruction in classrooms in high-poverty schools.
  • Increasing teacher understanding of Problem-Based Learning (PBL).
  • Increasing student cognitive skills, engagement, and motivation to learn.
  • Promoting STEM Education with PBL curriculum.
A GRA on Project ExCEL-Ignite will engage in the following tasks:
  • Development and creation of research measures
  • Curriculum revision and development
  • Preparation of teacher professional development materials
  • Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data (student and teacher data)
  • Preparation and maintenance of student consent and assent data
  • Collaboration with team faculty and staff on school implementation, data collection, analysis, and dissemination tasks
The GRA will learn and improve:
  • Qualitative and quantitative research skills on a large-scale federal grant in multiple school districts
  • Academic writing and referencing skills
  • Interviewing skills
  • How to work effectively as part of a collaborative team
How To Apply:

For information about the project or to apply, please send a resume/CV and a letter of interest to Dr. Kimberley Daly, Coordinator, Project E-Ignite at kdaly1@gmu.edu. If you have any questions about the project, you can also email Dr. Daly.

This position is a full-time GRA position (20 hours/week). Optimally, we are looking for a student who has past qualitative or quantitative research experience or has completed EDRS 810.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant Position with INTO Mason 

INTO Mason is hiring an Undergraduate Research Assistant to support a curriculum development grant seeking to: 

  • Integrate and align civic engagement and antiracist and inclusive excellence (ARIE) learning goals throughout the undergraduate International Pathways curriculum  
  • Redesign key courses to ensure that they suit the linguistic and cultural needs of Pathway students and Direct Entry international students at both Fairfax and Mason Korea campuses  

The changes we propose within and across these courses would result in a well-scaffolded, intentional integration of learning outcomes related to civic engagement, antiracism, inclusion, and equity, with materials and activities designed to meet the needs of international students and multilingual learners. With the curricular changes we propose, international students would be prepared to engage more fully in campus and community life and conversations around antiracism and inclusion.  

The undergraduate RA would work from August 2023 – June 2024, on the following tasks:  

  • Independently researching diverse art, literature, music and other media from diverse cultural groups in the U.S.  
  • Organizing and summarizing research   
  • Researching and developing culturally and linguistically appropriate course materials  
  • Testing course materials and activities as well as survey or interview questions  
  • Recruiting research participants  
  • Conducting interviews, observations, or other data collection  

Requirements:  

  • Strong interest in Social Sciences, History, Literature, Art, or Education  
  • Ability to work well independently  
  • Strong research, organization, and communication skills  
  • Excellent attention to detail  

Pay: $15/hour, maximum of $4000/semester  

Instructions:  

  1. Submit CV and Cover Letter to sdoetsch@gmu.edu or on Handshake  
  1. Submit 2-3 minute video explaining your interest and fit for this position: https://flip.com/b1236cee  (Join code: b1236cee)