This page is designed to provide you with critical University wide announcements and updates. At this time the Orientation Office has no additional information to report.

Should a crisis incident take place on campus or the surrounding area, information and guidance will be available at the following locations:

The university’s home page (www.gmu.edu)
GMU-TV (Channel 48 on campus, Channel 18 in Fairfax County and Reston, and Channels 73 and 95 in Alexandria)
The switchboard (x31000)
The Johnson Center Information Desk

For more detailed information, please visit Mason On Alert. Mason On Alert is designed to provide information about what is happening on campus in regard to any internal or external crisis. It also lists links to other web sites that contain useful information. The website will be updated frequently, and you are encouraged to review it regularly.

What is Mason Alert?

The Mason Alert system delivers important emergency information to you during major campus emergencies. Text messages are sent to registered cell phones, e-mail addresses, text pagers, or wireless PDAs.

When an incident or emergency occurs, the Mason Alert system will be the connection to real-time updates, providing instructions on where to go, protective actions to take, as well as other important information.

Sign up today at http://alert.gmu.edu, or text keyword Mason to 411911 on your cell phone.

In the event of inclement weather or other major events, Mason announces class cancellations, delays of classes, and changes to administrative office hours through the university information number,
703-993-1000 or 703-993-1002 TTY

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George Mason University
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Student Union Building 1
Room 349
4400 University Dr, MS 5G2
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-2475
Fax: 703-993-3966
AOL Screenname: gotmason
Email: families@gmu.edu