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Graduate Student Life at Mason
gradlife.gmu.edu
an office of University Life
Be a part of the
Mason grad student
community
Visit the Graduate
Student Center in
JC 310 and 311E
Make the most of
your graduate
education at Mason
Come to a happy hour or
another Grad Life event,
get involved with the
Graduate and
Professional Student
Association (GAPSA),
and make this campus
your own
Socialize and relax with
fellow graduate students
in the lounge, or opt for a
focused work session in
the quiet study room -- all
on the third floor of the
Johnson Center
Participate in workshops
specially designed to help
graduate students grow
professionally and
personally and develop
pathways toward
graduation and beyond
Connect with
Graduate Student Life
and campus resources
gradlife.gmu.edu
facebook.com/
MasonGradLife
@MasonGradLife
[email protected]
Spring 2015 Highlights
from Graduate Student Life and across Campus
Join the Graduate and
Professional Student
Association (GAPSA)
for the inaugural
Mason
Interdisciplinary
Graduate
Conference
on March 20, 2015!
Call for Abstracts: Deadline Feb. 9, 2015
Registration Deadline for Attendees: Deadline
March 6, 2015
All Mason graduate students from all disciplines
are invited to present their research and creative
work. Attendance is open to all and free of charge.
For more information, visit http://gapsa.gmu.edu/
conference/.
Additional Graduate Student
Resources & Opportunities
Weekly Graduate Student Write-Ins
Offered by the Writing Center: http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/
for-graduate-students/graduate-write-ins
Thriving in Graduate School: Professional
Development Workshop Series
A new series from the Center for Teaching & Faculty
Excellence and Graduate Student Life: http://
gradlife.gmu.edu/thriving/
Journal of Mason Graduate Research
Get your writing published: http://journals.gmu.edu/jmgr
Graduate and Professional Student Networking
and Etiquette Dinner at Arlington: Feb. 27
Polish your professional skills: https://ularlington.gmu.edu/
Graduate and Professional Student
Appreciation Week: March 30 - April 3
Enjoy special events and giveaways all week long!
Graduate Student Life Events for Spring 2015
Thriving in Graduate School:
Graduate Degree Pathways:
Planning Your Career Path Now*
Friday, January 23
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Maximizing Productivity During
Graduate School: Overcoming
Procrastination*
Friday, February 27
10:30-11:45am
SUB I, Room 3334
Graduate Student Center Coffee
Break
Wednesday, April 1
3:30-7:00pm
Graduate Student Center, Johnson
Center 310
Maximizing Productivity During
Graduate School: How to Manage
a Large Project*
Friday, January 30
10:30-11:45am
SUB I, Room 3334
Graduate Student Center Coffee
Break
Wednesday, March 4
3:30-7:00pm
Graduate Student Center, Johnson
Center 310
Thriving in Graduate School:
Communicating Your Research*
Friday, April 3
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Graduate Student Center Coffee
Break
Wednesday, February 4
3:30-7:00pm
Graduate Student Center, Johnson
Center 310
Thriving in Graduate School:
Preparing to Be the Instructor of
Record: Crafting a Course
Syllabus*
Friday, March 6
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Communicating Your Skills and
Experience for Maximum Impact
Workshop*
Friday, February 6
10:30-11:45am
SUB I, Room 3400 (University
Career Services Resource Room)
Mason Interdisciplinary Graduate
Conference
Friday, March 20
Mason Global Center
(See http://gapsa.gmu.edu/
conference/ for details)
Thriving in Graduate School:
Creating a Publication Plan and
How to Write a Lot*
Friday, February 6
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Thriving in Graduate School:
Creating an Academic Brand &
Strategies for Networking*
Friday, March 20
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Maximizing Productivity During
Graduate School: Managing
Performance Anxiety*
Friday, February 13
10:30-11:45am
SUB I, Room 3334
Graduate and Professional
Student Appreciation Week
March 30 – April 3, 2015
Thriving in Graduate School: How
Do People Learn? Implications for
Teaching*
Friday, February 20
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Professional Associations
Networking Event
Wednesday, April 1
2:30-4:30pm
Johnson Center, Room F
Thriving in Graduate School:
Planning for the Academic Job
Search*
Friday, April 17
1:30-2:50pm
Robinson B106
Graduate Student Life Write-In
Day*
Saturday, April 18
8:30am-5:00pm
Graduate Student Center Coffee
Break
Wednesday, April 29
3:30-7:00pm
Graduate Student Center, Johnson
Center 310
* Event requires pre-registration.
Visit gradlife.gmu.edu/grad-life-events
for details and updated information.
See gradlife.gmu.edu for a full calendar
of campus events for graduate students.