Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week

The Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference, co-hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA), Graduate Student Life, and the Graduate Division, showcases graduate students' scholarly research and creative works across disciplines through posters, oral presentations, creative performance, and visual arts. For more information about the conference and registration, visit our website. https://gapsa.gmu.edu/conference/

It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week! We are celebrating graduate students on the SciTech Campus on April 4th from 12PM to 2PM in The Source (Katherine Johnson 122). Stop by for a sweet treat and a gratitude card.

Come join Graduate Student Life and SPARK (Scholars Promoting Access, Representation, and Knowledge) on April 4th in 1014 A/B Fenwick from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm for Mindful Mosaic: A Graduate Gathering. Navigating academia as a minoritized graduate student can feel overwhelming, and SPARK provides a safe and welcoming space for minoritized graduate students and their lived experiences. To start the event, we will participate in a healing music performance led by the CVPA to promote inclusion, healing, and community. Then individuals can create their own art piece to take home that describes, empowers, and reflects their identities as we build community. Art supplies, snacks, and music will be provided; you provide your authentic self.

Join University Life Mason Square and Graduate Student Life in celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week! Join us at the Mason Square campus to celebrate the contributions of Mason’s 12,000+ graduate and professional students. On April 4th enjoy free treats and snacks while making your mark on the appreciation wall located in Van Metre Hall 211.

Rewarding and exciting as it can be, writing at the graduate level is often synonymous with stress. In this workshop, we offer mindful writing as a means of easing the stress and fatigue of graduate writing. Prepare to leave with mindful writing practices and resources you can use in your thinking, writing, and researching.

Join us for dinner on April 3rd to share a communal meal with fellow graduate students, and, for those observing, to celebrate an Iftar during Ramadan. At this annual Arab/Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) Heritage Month event, CCEE and Graduate Student Life invite Mason’s SWANA graduate and professional student communities to join us for a halal meal – various kebabs, salads, dips, breads, and desserts. We have also reserved a room next to the dining room, for those who are observing to have a prayer space before breaking your fast. Please be advised that there is limited seating (75), and on a first come first served basis. Doors open at 7:00pm, dinner service will begin at 7:30pm (after sunset).