George Mason University vs.

College of Charleston
8 p.m.
Saturday, February 20

Alumni Association VIP Hospitality Tent- Food and fun including photo booths, caricature artists, and spirit items to get you "jazzed" for the game on Saturday, February 20 from 5 - 7 p.m. Registration is required. Festivities begin with a Homecoming parade at 5 p.m. Details>

4th Annual Homecoming Beer Tasting- Friday, February 19 from 7 - 9 p.m. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend and registration is required.

Student Leader Alumni Reception- Reconnect and meet current student leaders and alumni on Friday, February 19 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.  Registration is required. This event is sponsored by Kaplan.

Mason Across the Nation- Watch the game on ESPN2 and cheer for Mason at these confirmed locations:  Boulder, CO; Denver, CO;  Atlanta, GA; Layfayette, CA; St. Petersburg, FL; White Plains, NY; Reno, NV.  DETAILS>

Homecoming Alumni Events are sponsored by Liberty Mutual.

Mason Alumni Seek Continuing Professional Education

George Mason alumni are taking advantage of services provided by the university’s Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE).  For more than 20 years, OCPE has offered a full portfolio of non-credit and contract credit programs. Of the more than 5,000 enrollments in 2008, seven percent were George Mason University alumni and that number is expected to rise in 2009.

“During the course of their career, [Mason alumni] will face on-going knowledge explosions, global competition, and even the potential to transition careers," says Janet Niblock, executive director of OCPE. "We are here to help.”

Dr. Stephen Gladis, MA English '84 and PhD Education '95, is an adjunct professor at Mason and the instructor for the Leadership Communication Certificate Series. “My estimate is that about 60 percent of students in my classes are Mason alumni. It is amazing to see how many organizations they represent, in both the government and private sector!”

Mason alumni receive a 10% discount on classes. Registration and admission requirements, including those for the Leadership Communication Certificate Series, which begins March 16, are available on the OCPE website.

Wallace Warfield, PhD Public Policy ’01 and associate professor in Mason’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR), has won the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).  The award was presented at the ACR’s annual conference held in October 2009 in Atlanta. Warfield was the conference’s keynote speaker. Click here to see the presentation of the award. The award was given for Warfield’s “lifetime contribution to the field of conflict resolution,” including his mentorship of younger scholars.

Prior to joining ICAR, Warfield was a distinguished visiting fellow at the Administrative Conference of the United States. Warfield also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service.  Before joining the Department of Justice, he served as the deputy director of the Lower West Side (New York) Community Corporation. Prior to that, he was a street gang worker with the New York City Youth Board.

Warfield teaches laboratory-simulation, practicum, and theory courses. His field work has involved interventions and training in complex, multiparty conflicts involving communities and organizations in the United States and abroad. He has also conducted research and training projects in conflict settings in Africa and South America.

February 24- Spring Internship and Job Fair DETAILS>

March 6- Mason Nation CAA Tournament Celebration  DETAILS>