Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week

Join the Graduate and Professional Student Association and Graduate Student Life in celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week 2022! During this week, we honor the contributions of Mason’s 10,000+ graduate and professional students.
 

Graduate Assistant Appreciation Breakfast (March 28, 9 AM - 11 AM)
Private Location (register to display)

To show our appreciation for our graduate assistants – Graduate Professional Assistants, Graduate Research Assistants, and Graduate Teaching Assistants – Graduate Student Life invites you to attend a breakfast to thank you for your contributions. Registration is required and spaces are limited.
Register here.
 

Queer Grad Student Coffee Hour (March 28, 3 PM - 4:30 PM)
LGBTQ+ Resources Center (SUB I, Suite 2200)

Graduate Student Life and the LGBTQ+ Resources Center invites current graduate students to Queer Grad Student Coffee Hour! Come together over coffee and ice cream on Monday March 28th 3-4:30pm in SUB I Suite 2200 (the LGBTQ+ Resources Center) to celebrate both Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week and Pride Week 2022! We are also hoping to work with attendees to identify times for regular queer grad student programs in the future, so if you can't make it but are interested, please let us know at lgbtq@gmu.edu
Register here.
 

Navigating the Academy as Women (March 30, 12:30 PM - 2 PM)
Fenwick Main Reading Room

Join Women and Gender Studies and Graduate Student Life for the roundtable discussion: Navigating the Academy as a Women, featuring Dr. Anu Aneja, Associate Professor and Director of Women and Gender Studies, and Dr. Julie E. Owen, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies. Our guest speakers will discuss their experiences as women (among their other identities) in academia, challenges and successes throughout their career, and invite others to think critically about the experiences of women within higher education. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided! Please note that spaces are limited.
Register here.
 

Graduate Student Career Workshop: Get What You're Worth: Negotiating Job Offers, Salaries, and Raises (March 30, 2:30 PM - 4 PM)
Online Event

Congratulations – they offered you the job! But what do you do once you receive the offer? How do you negotiate a salary and non-monetary benefits that reflect your value to the organization? Or if you already have a job, how do you ask for a raise? Join Graduate Student Life and University Career Services for this webinar to learn strategies and tips to be an informed and effective advocate for yourself to get the compensation you deserve.
Register here.
 

Graduate Student Appreciation - Grab-and-Go Breakfast (March 31, 9 AM - 10:30 AM)
Institute of Advanced Biomedical Research Lobby

We are celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week at SciTech! Graduate students are invited to the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research (IABR) for a breakfast snack and coffee.
Register here.
 

Community Engagement: The Why and How for Mason Graduate Students (March 31, 12 PM - 2 PM)
Fenwick Main Reading Room

Community engagement is defined by a collaborative relationship and mutual partnerships between institutions and the communities in which they sit, where shared knowledge and resources are cultivated. Thinking about your own research, scholarship or activism, join the Offices of Graduate Student Life, Community Engagement and Civic Learning and Graduate Education for an interactive conversation about community engagement and scholarship. This panel will bring together Mason faculty, alumni and graduate students together to discuss their own experiences dealing with the intersection between community engagement and the university. Lunch will be provided. Please note that spaces are limited.
Register here.