2020 Leadership Mason Experience

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What questions do you consider when trying to decide what to do? Consider the following: Would you visit a family member, or attend a protest, during a global pandemic? Would you speak up if you heard someone that you do not know make a racist comment? Would you tell a friend that you discovered that their partner is cheating on them if you are also friends with the person doing the cheating? How do you decide what's best? During this interactive workshop you will engage in activities designed to uncover the pros and cons of the ethical approaches you are already using. You will also learn about other helpful approaches. Practical resources for making difficult choices will be provided.

In this one-hour session, you will learn how we maintain our own well-being through self-care practices and strategies we use to contribute to the well-being of our communities. In addition to getting a glimpse into our own personal approaches, we will lead you in practices that will help you to leave the session with a greater connection to yourself and to your community and an increased sense of well-being. You'll be encouraged to identify a practice to integrate into your own daily life and make a plan for how you'll do it.

Please join us at our educational sessions to learn more about various topics relating to sexual and interpersonal violence. From 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, we will host separate educational sessions discussing the academic, financial and mental health impacts of sexual and interpersonal violence. Students will be able to choose which session they want to attend. From 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, we will host three separate educational sessions on Title IX, supporting secondary survivors and friends, and a survivor space for survivors where we will share tips on managing activism, involvement, and self care. Students will be able to choose which session they want to attend.

Are you interested in getting involved with civic engagement or social change efforts, but aren't quite sure where to begin or how to harness your talents? Have you been active in public service and want to explore additional ways to make an impact? Whether you're new to service and civic engagement or not, this session is an opportunity to learn about yourself and about the many ways you can affect positive social change in your community.

Participants in this session will complete the "Pathways to Public Service and Civic Engagement" tool and learn more about your own preferences and tendencies as well as how to collaborate with others to create lasting change.

Join us for the official Chapter Next Opening Ceremony featuring Dr. Tamara Harvey, Interim Director for Women and Gender Studies, President Washington, Mason for Survivors, Domestic and Sexual Violence services, and thee Student Support and Advocacy Center.

In order to create positive change, it is critical that we examine how student activism and civic engagement interact with and influence our society. As the 2020 election approaches, the roles of students, educators, and community members are established as the foundation for this positive change. How can you become a more active and socially conscious member of your community? How can you cultivate the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to create this positive change? This discussion will provide an engaging experience where you can learn more about your role in the community, as well as the roles of other Mason students. Join our discussion!

In these uncertain times we are seeing a growing number of individuals speaking out, raising their voice and protesting the injustices that people, the Black community in particular, face. We are seeing a cry for response around access, human rights and climate change as well as health concerns as our world and in particular, the United States continues in turmoil. The recent pandemic has served to highlight the injustices of our nation and folks are working together to advocate for change. Throughout history, there are social movements that have been wildly successful and others that were unable to be sustained.

In this interactive workshop, we will examine the history of social movements, best practices around community organizing and public policy and we will engage in conversation around moving past self-care to community care. We will share common pitfalls and challenges as well as successes and what works. Participants will break into groups in the second half of the presentation to engage in Action Planning around various social concerns. We hope participants will build connections with one another to learn more about current efforts and movements happening in our own community. We hope you will join our Social Action and Integrative Learning (SAIL) staff and register below.

SAIL will be hosting this workshop as part of Leadership Mason Experience. Check out the many incredible programs and events offered.

Facilitated by: Patty Mathison, Shauna Rigaud, Sam Frye, Jayson Padilla, Sabrina Lyn,  and Dr. Ben Manski, Social Action and Integrative Learning

In its 10th year, GMU's Annual Immigration Monologues tackles the immigration dialogue with a night full of inspirational stories and performances from our diverse immigrant community. This year's theme is "Afraid, but Not Defeated: Dismantling the American Dream".

Theme Description: This year's theme pushes against the romanticization of immigrant narratives. The struggle and resilience of immigrant communities are often viewed as stories of inspiration rather than injustice. In its 10th year, Immigration Monologues seeks to amplify the diverse needs of immigrant communities and uplift folks that are uprooting injustice in the DMV area.

Mission, vision, and values – what do they really mean? Values help us make decisions, but in organizations, those decisions can have a large impact. This interactive workshop will examine one organization that clearly defines and lives its values: the Walt Disney World Resort. What can we learn from this example?

Outcomes:
- Participants will be able to describe how values can guide decision-making for an organization.
- Participants will be able to articulate the values of the Walt Disney World Resort and examples of how the values are lived in practice.
- Participants will begin to consider their individual values and the values of their organizations

We need ethical leadership more than ever, and that starts with each of us. Have you had to make any difficult decisions in the past few months? How do you decide what's right, in your life and as a leader? Once you've decided what's right, what factors make it more likely that you'll follow through? Many recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have put a spotlight on ethics and leadership. Attend this engaging and interactive discussion to learn more about your own views, and the views of other Mason students. Join our discussion!

This year the Fall Career Fair @Mason is going to be a little different. This two-day event is going virtual! Meet online with 100 employers seeking Mason talent like you.
What you can do now to get ready for the Fall Career Fair:
Save the date: October 8 & 9, from 11 am to 3 pm EST (hint: putting it on your calendar means you're less likely to forget or schedule something over it).
Check out the opportunities: the complete list of employers is available for preview on Handshake now.
Update your resume and Handshake profile: Use this time to write or update your resume before the Career Fair.
Registration for the fair is required. Registration opens September 22 and closes October 6.
Make the most of the Career Fair by attending our prep events:
Suit-up Mason:
Get dressed for success with the annual JC Penney Suit-up Mason event: September 20-October 31
This will be a completely virtual mega-sale on career wear for the Mason community only!
How to shop:
Step 1: Text GMU to 67292 to get your Extra 30% off discount code
Step 2: Visit jcpenney.com/m/suit-up to find discounted items
Resume Clinic:
Have your resume reviewed during the two-day virtual Resume Clinic: October 5 & 6
Registration for Resume Clinic closes September 28.
Prepare for the Fair Workshop:
Learn how to introduce yourself to employers at the Prepare for the Fair Workshop: October 7
This workshop covers topics like how to navigate the virtual fair platform and how to make a good impression on employers through the video and chat features.

Focused on trauma and TV representation, so what about "Watching Our Experiences: Television and Diversity" --as a way to discuss diversity and social justice related topics through TV characters.

Whether you are graduating soon or just starting out at Mason, it's never too soon to start thinking about future endeavors. We invite you to join an amazing panel of Mason Alumni who are engaged in work around activism, civic engagement, and advocacy work. We have a diverse group of panelists who will share their experiences during their years at Mason and how their involvement, engagement and time at Mason really helped to shape their journey. Participants will have a chance to hear from our panelists and learn about their stories. We will also have a Q/A open for participants.

Join us as we engage in discussion around the Active Citizen Continuum through the lens of anti-racism. Active citizens are individuals who see the world through the lens of community. They prioritize the community in values and life choices and take action on issues that matter to them. The Active Citizen Continuum is a model that was created by Breakaway, a national nonprofit as a developmental model.We will use this model to encourage individuals to dig deeper into the root causes of systemic racism and how we all can become more anti-racist in our every day life and actions.

SAIL will be hosting this workshop as part of Leadership Mason Experience. Check out the many incredible programs and events offered.

Zoom link will be provided closer to the event date.

"With power, come great responsibility." As a leader, you have a great deal of power, whether we realize it or not. The ways we respond to those following us, can make or break individuals on a team, so we have to make sure we are responding to everyone equitably. As leaders, no matter how many good intentions we have, we still have biases, and some of those biases are unconscious. In this hour, we will look at the unconscious biases, how they can affect our leadership ability, and how we can enhance who we are as leader when we recognize them to ensure we treat all as if they belong.

Can a TV sitcom help us learn ways to create/lead positive change for ourselves, our groups and society? NBC's "The Good Place" is a show in which humans are scored on how ethical they are, in order to determine their place in the afterlife. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the 5A's of (leading) positive change using engaging and entertaining examples and video clips from "The Good Place."

Whether or not we directly feel it, we and/or those around us may have been overly stressed out and/or traumatized by the multi-faceted impacts of the global pandemic of COVID-19. Therefore, it is important to acknowledge our felt reality brought about by the pandemic, and affirm ourselves of our resilience (individual and societal) which enables us to keep going. But what nurtures resilience? How does one's resilience manifest during this pandemic?

This webinar will provide participants the opportunity to explore different ways resilience has sustained themselves during this pandemic. Best practice and/or mechanisms that nurture resilience and constructively address pandemic's devastating effects, including people's ways of coping will be discussed, toward the healing of self and community.

Join us for the Leadership Mason Experience Virtual Kickoff! During this hour together you will hear from campus leaders who will provide some leadership inspiration, go over what to expect during the events, provide an opportunity for you to connect with other Leadership Mason participants, and give you time to explore the available sessions and start mapping out your leadership journey.

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DISCOVER YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!

This year's Leadership Mason Virtual Experience allows for students to choose sessions they are most interested in learning more about. We are excited to share that we are offering over 20 different educational sessions that will take place on a variety of different days and times. Students will be able the select the sessions they want to engage in and Mason 360 will help track each student's personal Leadership Mason Experience journey. See below for more details around student program participation requirements. Registration for the Leadership Mason Experience will be conducted via Mason 360. If you want to participate in the Leadership Mason Experience and receive credit for one of the tracks, you MUST follow the registration information below.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1: Register for the Leadership Mason Experience via Mason 360
STEP 2: Decide which track you want to take part in (Track #1 or Track #2 - info about each track is listed below. Students can switch tracks at any point.)
*Track #1*
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Kick Off (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-1 program of your choice from 3 of the following focus areas (Please note that certain events will fill
multiple buckets and that is okay. You will get credit for both)
- Focus area: student activism and civic engagement
- Focus area: well-being, self-care, and community care
- Focus area: ethical leadership
- Focus area: diversity, inclusion, and identity development
- Focus area: career exploration and mentoring
Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Closing Session (3 sessions will be provided, students only
need to participate in 1 of the closing sessions) (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-Complete the Leadership Mason Experience Evaluation after the Closing Program
Students complete Track #1, will receive a certificate and digital badge via Mason 360.
*Track #2*
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Kick Off (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-1 program of your choice from all of the focus areas (Please note that certain events will fill multiple
buckets and that is okay. You will get credit for both)
- Focus area: student activism and civic engagement
- Focus area: well-being, self-care, and community care
- Focus area: ethical leadership
- Focus area: diversity, inclusion, and identity development
- Focus area: career exploration and mentoring
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Closing Session (3 sessions will be provided, students only
need to participate in 1 of the closing sessions) (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-Complete the Leadership Mason Experience Evaluation after the Closing Program
Students who participate in all of the above, will receive a T-Shirt, certificate, and digital badge via
Mason 360
STEP 3: Register for the opening event via Mason 360 (this is required for all participants)
STEP 4: Register for 1 of the closing events via Mason 360 (this is required for all participants)
- Closing Session #1
- Closing Session #2
- Closing Session #3
STEP 5: Once you decide which track you want to complete, look at the schedule and select which programs you want to attend that are part of designated leadership focus areas
- Focus area: student activism and civic engagement
- Focus area: well-being, self-care, and community care
- Focus area: ethical leadership
- Focus area: diversity, inclusion, and identity development
- Focus area: career exploration and mentoring
STEP 6: In order to get credit for participating in a program, you MUST register for each event and CHECK-IN via Mason 360 on the day of the program.

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STUDENT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT:

*Track #1*
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Kick Off (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-1 program of your choice from 3 of the following focus areas (Please note that certain events will fill
multiple buckets and that is okay. You will get credit for both)
- Focus area: student activism and civic engagement
- Focus area: well-being, self-care, and community care
- Focus area: ethical leadership
- Focus area: diversity, inclusion, and identity development
- Focus area: career exploration and mentoring
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Closing Session (3 sessions will be provided, students only
need to participate in 1 of the closing sessions) (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-Complete the Leadership Mason Experience Evaluation after the Closing Program
Students complete Track #1, will receive a certificate and digital badge via Mason 360.

*Track #2*
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Kick Off (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-1 program of your choice from all of the focus areas (Please note that certain events will fill multiple
buckets and that is okay. You will get credit for both)
- Focus area: student activism and civic engagement
- Focus area: well-being, self-care, and community care
- Focus area: ethical leadership
- Focus area: diversity, inclusion, and identity development
- Focus area: career exploration and mentoring
-Leadership Mason Virtual Experience Closing Session (3 sessions will be provided, students only
need to participate in 1 of the closing sessions) (Total number of programs need to be completed
from this area: 1)
-Complete the Leadership Mason Experience Evaluation after the Closing Program
Students who participate in all of the above, will receive a T-Shirt, certificate, and digital badge via
Mason 360