Month: November 2020

Election 2020: Students cast their ballots, watched and waited

At the polling place in Merten Hall, 347 people voted in-person on Election Day, according to Fairfax County unofficial results. Mason Votes hosted a watch party and provided live election coverage Tuesday night. Post-election programming continues throughout the month. Find out more about what’s planned. Psychology professor Robyn Mehlenbeck offers advice on talking to children about the election here. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services

Video shares student-athletes’ reasons for voting

Student Media and Mason Votes, working with Mason student-athletes, produced a video on the topic “I Vote Because….” Watch the video. With Mason Cable Network, they are collaborating on a live election night broadcast starting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 airing on YouTube, featuring Mason students, MCN anchors, members of the Mason Votes Editorial Team, and some faculty members as expert guests. Learn more at masonvotes.gmu.edu.

President Washington hosts Freedom and Learning Forum on Nov. 16

Mason community comes together to help students in financial need

This year presented many challenges, but 2020 is also proof of what the George Mason University community can collectively do when it works together.

The global pandemic has resulted in unprecedented economic hardships, and Mason students haven’t been immune to its adverse effects. Faculty, staff, parents, alumni and community donors have come together in the Patriots Helping Patriots initiative, created by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations to provide urgent help to those in financial need.