Office of the Provost

Provost Mark Ginsberg gives his farewell address before departing George Mason University to become the 15th president of Towson University.

Interim Provost Ken Walsh and University Life Vice President Rose Pascarell introduce two important resources that will help the Mason community use the “right words” to discuss mental health and mental illness, and stress the importance of student accommodations.

In this issue, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning shares information on student enrollment.

Marvin Lewis, Mason’s assistant vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and former college basketball coach Craig Esherick, now an associate professor of sport management at Mason, talk about the fast-changing college sports landscape.

4-VA@Mason, part of a statewide collective of higher education institutions, recently announced the Collaborative Research Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year with 12 projects spearheaded by Mason faculty and eight with Mason faculty acting as co-PIs.

President Gregory Washington will host two 90-minute town halls during the fall semester to discuss the state of the university and to engage with faculty and staff.

“IndigenoUS Northern Virginia” brings an interdisciplinary approach to increase knowledge and discussion of indigeneity, present and past, in our region.

All Mason employees are reminded to complete their mandatory 2023 IT Security Awareness Training assigned to them in MasonLEAPS by Tuesday, October 31.

Mason will launch a pilot project this fall to study utilization of space on its campuses.

Chris DiTeresi was named associate vice president for research integrity and assurance at George Mason University, where he provides leadership and strategic direction for the Office of Research Integrity and Assurance and its six major compliance programs.