| November 4 | Spring Registration Opens- Remind your student to visit Patriot Web for their registration start time |
| November 6 | Family Webinar: Career Planning Tips for Sophomores- noon EDT (https://masonfamily.gmu.edu/webinars/) |
| November 14 | Hoopla: First Men's Basketball Game- 7 pm |
| November 26-30 | Thanksgiving Recess- No Classes |
George Mason University has updated the university’s emergency notification system, Mason Alert, to improve system utility and offer a more contemporary, friendly, and intuitive user experience. The new Mason Alert system is easier to access and integrates with the university’s user name and password authentication process. It also includes optional voice call alerts to three mobile phones and/or three landlines in addition to traditional email and text message notifications.
All university employees, students, and affiliates who are issued an @gmu.edu, or @masonlive.gmu.edu email are automatically enrolled in Mason Alert and provided with a Mason Alert account at http://alert.gmu.edu. Families, community members, and visitors, who do not have a university email address can receive notifications by registering their mobile phone and email through a community portal also available at http://alert.gmu.edu.
In order to ensure accurate data and user contact information, all students, employees, and external community members are asked to re-register their mobile phone numbers and email addresses even if they were previously registered with Mason Alert to ensure the integrity of contact data in the system.
Aesthetically, the new system looks and feels more contemporary. Additionally, the process for adding mobile phones and email addresses is more intuitive. The system can integrate with other technologies and other emergency notification systems that we have set up for the external university community members.
This Mason Alert system is one more step in the university’s continuous efforts to improve public safety and emergency preparedness. For more information about emergency preparedness and public safety programs, the university’s Annual Security Report, and mobile applications please visit http://ready.gmu.edu. To access or set up your Mason Alert account please visit http://alert.gmu.edu.
David Farris
Director, Emergency Management and Fire Safety
We are just days away from Family Weekend 2014 and can’t wait to welcome our Mason families to campus! Follow us on Twitter (@MasonFamilies) and like us on Facebook (George Mason Family Association) to see all of the action as it unfolds.
If you are interested in attending Family Weekend but did not register by the October 5 deadline, stop by check-in at Dewberry Hall on Friday, October 17 from 11 am – 6:30 pm or on Saturday, October 18 from 8:30 am – 6 pm to purchase tickets for any events that are not sold out.
For the most up-to-date schedule of events, visit https://masonfamily.gmu.edu/family-weekend-2014/. We look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Kristen Wright
Graduate Assistant
Orientation and Family Programs and Services
At the UPS store, we are excited to begin our third year on campus and want to let you know about some of the services we offer to students. We are conveniently located in Merten Hall, in between Manhattan Pizza and Einstein Bros Bagels.
As experts in packing and shipping, we also offer a wide variety of other services, including notary, passport photos, fax sending/receiving, mailbox services, and a host of printing and binding services.
We know that your student will be printing papers and projects frequently. If they bring a flash drive with their project to our store, we can provide professional printing and binding. We can also print banners, photos, booklets, fliers, and many other items, all in a timely manner at reasonable prices.
With our Pack and Ship Guarantee, your student can ship both domestically and internationally. Although rates vary based on size, weight, and distance, we are happy to give estimates over the phone or via email.
Want to send your student a care package or the favorite t-shirt they left at home after visiting? You can ship items to our store and we will call your student when it arrives. Simply include your student’s name and phone number on the label and call us to let us know to look for it. There is a $5 charge for this service.
Feel free to call us at 703-865-5544 or email us at [email protected] with any questions about our services.
Ilka Lazaroff
Manager
The UPS Store
