March 31, 2004
By Ryan Effgen
Pride Week 2004 gets under way today with “Southern Girls Convention!” at 4:30 p.m. in the Johnson Center, Room 239A. This presentation explores the diversity, strength, and complexity of the women of the South, whose unique history of racial, gender, and class oppression has taken on a unique face: the southern girl.
March 31, 2004
Following are members of the George Mason community who made presentations to community groups in March as part of the University Speakers Bureau. For more information on participating in the Speakers Bureau, call 703-993-8846.
March 31, 2004
With April 15 looming, perhaps you’re thinking it’s time to take a closer look at how you manage your personal finances. The School of Management is offering a course during the Summer Term designed to help you do just that–Personal Financial Management (FNAN 300).
March 31, 2004
The winners of this year’s Staff Senate election were recently announced. Thirteen newly elected and re-elected senators will begin their terms July 1 and serve through June 30, 2006, except Fairfax 2 senators, who will serve a three-year term ending June 30, 2007.
March 31, 2004
Collecting an unlikely group of characters in a bombed-out villa in Italy at the close of World War II, the best-selling novel and winner of the 1992 Booker Prize, The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje, has been chosen for this year’s Text and Community project. Ondaatje, who will visit George Mason on April 12, has been recognized with many of the literary world’s highest honors, including the Governor-General’s Award and the Prix Medicis.
March 30, 2004
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings its 133rd edition of The Greatest Show on Earth to George Mason’s Patriot Center beginning tomorrow and running through April 4. During the circus run, part of Parking Lots A and K will house the tents, performers, and animals.
March 30, 2004
The next Faculty Showcase will focus on how weblogs can aid in the classroom. Nada Dabbagh, Graduate School of Education, and Virginia Montecino and Lesley Smith, New Century College, will present “Using Blogging as a Teaching and Learning Tool” on Friday, April 2, noon to 1:30 p.m., in Innovation Hall, Room 334. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP by Wednesday, March 31.
March 30, 2004
Irene Pepperberg, a professor at Brandeis University and the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, presents “In Search of King Solomon’s Ring: Studies on the Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots,” on Friday, April 2, and Saturday, April 3.
March 30, 2004
While it’s common for campus activity to slow down over the summer, that won’t be the case this year in terms of construction activity. A couple of projects already under way will kick into high gear, and others will just be breaking ground, according to Benn Crandall, senior facilities project officer.
