University Life

Author: Eleftheria Giannopoulos

ADVANCE program expected to top 100 transfer pathways this fall

ADVANCE Program

George Mason University’s ADVANCE transfer program with Northern Virginia Community College plans to offer more than 100 degree pathways in fall 2019, five times as many as currently offered in the inaugural year of the program.

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Sojourner Truth speakers examine black feminism throughout history

Michelle Allen (left), assistant director of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education + LGBTQ Resources, moderates a talk with Robin Boylorn (center) and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (right) during the 2019 Sojourner Truth Lecture. Photo by Lathan Goumas.
Dr. Michelle Allen (left), assistnat director of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education, moderates a talk with Dr. Robin Boylorn (center) and Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (right) duirng the 2019 Sojourner Truth Lecture. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Strategic Communications

Sojourner Truth was both an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. In her honor, the Women and Gender Studies and the African and African American Studies Programs at George Mason University invited two speakers to carry on her legacy of activism to speak on the meaning of black feminism.

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George Mason University offers first generation college students support

First Gen Summit leadership

George Mason University launched their first ever First Gen. Summit aimed at helping first generation college students.

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Women’s History Month

Women's History Month Events-2019

March is Women’s History Month.

Women and Gender Studies and various campus departments and student organizations have planned a whole month filled with events commemorating Women’s History Month. Check out all the events here.

For more information, contact [email protected] or 703-993-2896.

From https://www2.gmu.edu/news/575051

2019 Sojourner Truth Lecture features two award-winning scholars and activists

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (left) and Robin M. Boylorn (right)

Each year, the Women and Gender Studies and the African and African American Studies Programs at George Mason University sponsor the Sojourner Truth Lecture Series during the spring to honor both Black African Heritage History Month and Women’s History Month.

This year’s event features two speakers, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Robin M. Boylorn, who are scholars, activists and award-winning authors.

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Homecoming 2019 was quite a party

Three young women at Homecoming 2019. Photo by: Ron Aira/Creative Services/George Mason University
Homecoming 2019. Photo by: Ron Aira/Creative Services/George Mason University

Homecoming 2019 included T-shirt giveaways, a block party, a lip sync battle, a day of service and men’s and women’s basketball games.

Mostly, though, it was a chance to greet old friends and make new ones.

Photographers Ron Aira, Evan Cantwell, Bethany Camp and Rafael Suanes captured it all.

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MasonCARES Suicide Prevention Training

Students eating in Southside Dining. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
Students eating in Southside Dining. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University

To support members of the Mason community in helping students access assistance, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides MasonCARES (Campus Awareness, Referral and Education for Suicide Prevention), a two-hour “gatekeeper” training. Participants will learn: • Why people attempt suicide • Warning signs of suicide • Myths about suicide • How to talk to a person about suicide • How to respond to a person in crisis • How to make a referral. Anyone who completes the training will receive a Certificate of Completion as a gatekeeper for suicide prevention at George Mason University.

Register online at facultycares.eventbrite.com.

For questions, contact Vicki Dominick, CAPS, at 703-993-2380 or [email protected].

Originally published at https://www2.gmu.edu/news/574891.

Freedom and Learning welcomes March for Our Lives activist Cameron Kasky

Cameron Kasky

Tragedy didn’t have the last word when Cameron Kasky and his classmates from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, experienced one of the worst school shootings in America last February.

Instead, the students became part of a national movement to promote dialogue and change. On Monday, Feb. 25, Kasky—activist and cofounder of March for Our Lives—will join George Mason University President Ángel Cabrera to continue the conversation with students and community members at its biannual Freedom and Learning Forum.

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GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series: The Unafraid with Heather Courtney

The Unafraid

The Unafraid

Thursday, February 28, 7:30pm

Johnson Center Cinema

Documentary screening and discussion with co-director Heather Courtney

Featuring GMU President Ángel Cabrera

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Patriots ‘Paint the City Green’ for Homecoming

Team of students in front of a retail space with windows painted for Homecoming

Several Mason athletics teams and student organizations teamed with Fairfax City businesses in a Homecoming window-decorating event. Photos by Associate Athletics Director for Communications Maureen Nasser/George Mason University Athletics.

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