Faculty and Staff News

Will Gautney started working at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts as a part-time stagehand in 2013. The job involved lots of lifting, building, and prep work for shows. In 2018, he was hired full-time as assistant master electrician, his current role. He is also chair of Mason's Staff Senate.

Lucal was selected in a national search conducted this summer. She joins Mason from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she serves as the associate vice chancellor of Human Resources and CHRO.

Weekly faculty/staff announcements for George Mason University

As the weather cools off, fall is the perfect time to explore the outdoors. George Mason University offers students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to get outside and form connections with others in the Mason community through the Outdoor Adventures program, part of Mason Recreation.

Weekly faculty/staff announcements for George Mason University

The George Mason University community gathered Sept. 28 to celebrate the launch of the university’s largest comprehensive campaign in its history, Mason Now: Power the Possible. The event at Merten Hall was dedicated to the people who work every day to drive Mason’s success: the university’s faculty and staff.

On Friday, Sept. 29, George Mason University welcomed more than 70 emergency management professionals from federal, state, local, and higher education organizations throughout the mid-Atlantic.

Kyin (Jenny) Thi, personnel operations analyst in the Office of the Provost, is October Employee of the Month.

Weekly faculty/staff announcements for George Mason University

As employer engagement consultant with University Career Services at George Mason University, Jneva Norfleet connects organizations with qualified talent from Mason, helping Mason students and graduates achieve their career goals. Outside work, Norfleet hones other talents of her own—she is a Toastmasters champion and a spoken word artist who shares her poetry to inspire others.