Past Events

The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) Halpin Family Endowment scholarship application is now available for students who will be attending SMSC in Fall 2018. There is still time to apply for Fall 2018 admission. Students must apply through Mason’s Academic Works (https://gmu.academicworks.com/) by signing in and completing a general application prior to being able to apply for the SMSC scholarship.

Join us in the 2018 SIS Celebration of Degrees Ceremony. All students graduating in spring or summer 2018 will have their names called as they walk across the stage to celebrate the completion of their degrees.

All of our Arlington Non Profit Fellows and community partners will be recognized for their academic and service achievements.

Come out and celebrate International Labor Day with CLASS. Join the Coalition of Labor Advocates for Student Solidarity as we welcome local unions, labor organizers, and activist to the Mason campus. Learn about the importance of work-place democracy, how to unionize, and what local organizers are up to! FREE refreshments will be provided!

The George Mason University Honey Bee Initiative is proud to host it's first Grand Opening event! Please join us for free honey tastings and exclusive hive tours.

Have you visited the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) campus yet? If not, there are 2 student tour dates this semester for you to see the 3,200 acre site in Front Royal, VA and learn about the three different residential semester-long programs in conservation biology. The free tour includes travel to and from Front Royal; a tour of the labs, classrooms and dorm facilities at SMSC; a chance to see part of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) grounds; and a free lunch in the dining hall.

We cordially invite you to the Environment and Sustainability Living Learning Community’s Block Party and Showcase! This event is in partnership with the School of Arts and will take place on Thursday, April 19 from 11 AM to 2 PM in front of Piedmont/Tidewater and Blue Ridge/Sandbridge Halls on the Fairfax Campus.

This event celebrates and recognizes the impactful and incredible work we see in our community. We hope you will join us for light refreshments and the celebration of community engagement here at Mason. We will be awarding graduating seniors the Community Engagement Medallion and recognizing several unique and wonderful partnerships of community partners, faculty and students.

This is a program for personal well-being mentoring, plus a financial scholarship. Applicants should be willing and able to participate in one-on-one mentoring with a faculty or staff person who has expertise about well-being. Mentoring will take place about once every three weeks during Fall semester and then monthly during Spring semester. In addition, scholarship winners receive a financial award of $1,000 – with $500 credited to their account on the first day of class for Fall semester, and another $500 on the first day of classes for Spring semester (contingent upon successful participation in the mentoring for Fall semester).