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News In Brief
E-Mail Library Notices
All university library notices sent to students, faculty, and staff will be
delivered to their university-assigned e-mail address and not through the U.S.
Postal Service. Each patron is responsible for activating his or her e-mail account
by going to maria.gmu.edu/e-mail. Patrons
who wish to have notices forwarded to another e-mail account may do so from their
George Mason account. Instructions on how to forward e-mail are available at each
libraries' circulation desk.
Old Town Hall Lecture Series
The Old Town Hall Lecture Series, in conjunction with the Fairfax Audubon
Society, will present "Creating Backyard Wildlife Habitats," a presentation
on the Natural Wildlife Federation's 30-year program of landscaping for wildlife.
Featuring George Mason alumnus Ray Smith, president of the Dogwood Development
Group, the lecture will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. in Old Town Hall. For more information, call x38846.
English Lecture Series
The English Department holds its Wednesday Evening Lecture Series in Lecture
Hall 1 from 5:55 to 7:10 p.m. during the semester as part of the English 325 Dimensions
of Writing and Literature lecture and readings series. All members of the university
and the community are invited to attend. The March lectures are as follows:
- 3/6 - Keith Clark, English, "Point of View in Sonny's Blues"
- 3/20 - Ken Guerrant, Career Services, "Career Opportunities for English
Majors"
- 3/27 - Steven Weinberger, English and Linguistics, "Phonology and Literary
Nonsense"
Gazette Has New E-Mail Address
The Mason Gazette has a new e-mail address, gazette@gmu.edu,
where you can send your Accolades, story ideas for upcoming events, research projects,
and general comments and suggestions.
GSE Spring 2002 Career Counseling Services
The Graduate School of Education will hold Career Counseling sessions every
Wednesday, March 20 to May 1, and every Thursday, March 21 to May 2. Sessions
are for adults who wish to resolve career-related decisions; college students
seeking help with selecting a major or establishing goals; and high school juniors
or seniors seeking help with career or educational planning. The registration
fee for faculty, staff, and their families is $35. Call x32079 or visit gse.gmu.edu/career_
counseling for more information.
Commencement Fair Held this Month
The Bookstore is sponsoring a Commencement Fair March 6-8 from 11 a.m. to
7 p.m. in Sid and Reva Dewberry Hall (Multipurpose Room) in the Johnson Center
and on the Prince William Campus on March 5. The fairs will feature caps, gowns,
rings, announcements, diploma frames, and more.
Business Cards Order Form Now Online
Now you can quickly place business card, letterhead, and envelope orders by
using the online business card order form. Go to gmu.edu/departments/ur/publications.html
and click on Business Cards Online Order Form. Print out the form and fax it to
the number listed. Because an authorizing signature is required, the form cannot
be sent electronically.
Biology Announces Spring Seminar Schedule
The Biology Department seminars this spring will feature guest scientists
from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; departmental speakers; and graduate
students. On March 8, Thomas Leuteritz from George Mason's Environmental Science
and Policy Department will speak on "Conservation of an Endangered Tortoise
in Madagascar" in Robinson Hall. Seminars are held on Friday afternoons at
3 p.m. throughout the semester. The complete schedule can be found at www.gmu.edu/departments/Biology/seminar.html.
George Mason Dance Company Gala
The George Mason Dance Company Gala 2002 on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and
2 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall features premiere pieces by Susan Shields and
Buffy Price along with David Parson's The Envelope and Lisa Race's Social
Climb. Tickets are $15; $12 for students and seniors.
Provost Hosts Faculty Forum
Provost Peter Stearns will host a Faculty Forum on Wednesday, March 27, 2002,
from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., in Mason Hall, rooms D3A and B, concerning promotion
and tenure standards and practices. All faculty members are encouraged to attend.
Refreshments will be served.
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