Author: Brianna Alford

Applications are now being accepted for the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP).  The primary purpose of the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP) is to provide financial support to students who are preparing to teach in one of Virginia’s critical shortage teaching areas.  The critical shortage teaching areas are determined annually through the Supply and Demand Survey for School Personnel, based on data received by school divisions in Virginia. Shortages in specific subject areas are derived from the top 10 academic disciplines identified by the survey as shortage fields.

2018-2019 VTSLP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

These scholarship loans are available to teacher candidates who are/have:

• Enrolled full-time or part-time in an approved (undergraduate or graduate level) teacher education program.
• Maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent.
• Nominated for such scholarship by the institution where they are enrolled.*  Undergraduates at or beyond the sophomore year in college, must have been in the top 10 percent of their high school class.*

 In addition, the candidates must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be enrolled in a program leading to an endorsement in a critical shortage area as established by the Board of Education [i.e., Special Education, Elementary Education (Pk-6), Middle Education (Grades 6-8), Career and Technical Education, Mathematics (Grade 6-12, including Algebra I)]; or
• Be a minority teacher candidate enrolled in any teacher endorsement area.

 Teacher candidates who previously received funding through the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program are not eligible.

Download the application here. Complete applications must be submitted directly to the George Mason University College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Student and Academic Affairs (SAA) office by 5pm, September 14, 2018. You may either drop off or mail your application to:

College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Student and Academic Affairs
Attn: VTLSP Scholarship
4400 University Drive, MS 4B4
Thompson Hall, Suite 2300
Fairfax, VA  22030

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

George Mason University LIFE Program seeks enthusiastic, social students to work with GMU students with disabilities in a social setting.  As a community integration support staff for the Mason LIFE Program (a post-secondary educational program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disAbilities) your primary responsibilities would include:

·         Supporting students in various opportunities for social engagement

·         Assisting the student at becoming more independent in making their social 

·         Model social interactions

Looking for students to fill positions for the 2018-2019 academic year. 

Pay rate is $8.00 per hour and students cannot exceed 20 hours per week. 

Please e-mail Rob LeSueur (Community Integration Specialist) of the Mason LIFE Program at [email protected] in order to set up an interview to be considered for employment.

T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria is currently seeking an English Language Learners/Biology teacher for the 2018-2019 school year.  Please click the posting below for more information.

You may already know that Mason’s Student Health Services makes health insurance available to students, but there are some changes in the works.  For the 2018-2019 academic year, Mason is changing providers from Aetna Student Health to UnitedHealthcare StudentResources.  

The best way to stay up-to-date on the change is by visiting https://shs.gmu.edu/insurance/.  There you can access plan information and pricing, and find contact information to answer all your questions.  

Do you have more general questions about student health insurance?  Visit the Student Health Services Insurance FAQ page.