Faculty and Staff News

Since joining Mason Dining, Senior Executive Chef George Charbel has elevated George Mason University’s campus dining experiences through culinary creativity and an unwavering focus on students. Charbel approaches each opportunity with the same goal: to create culinary moments that strengthen connection and belonging on campus.

David Ramadan, BA Government and Politics ’93, MAIT International Transactions ’95, professor of practice in George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and director of the Upper-Level Democracy Lab, has been appointed by Governor Abigail Spanberger to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Board of Directors.

George Mason University administered the Faculty and Staff Experience Survey this spring, and survey feedback is already shaping both institution-wide priorities and local conversations within schools, colleges, and units, ensuring employees can see how their input informs decisions at multiple levels of the university. The full survey results will be shared with the university community at a town hall with President Gregory Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Nelson Granados, general maintenance tech in Facilities and Campus Operations, is a critical part of George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus team. His colleagues know him for his outstanding workmanship and his willingness to help. For his capability and his dedication, Granados has been recognized as the September Employee of the Month.

A recent sighting of a pair of juvenile green herons at George Mason University's Point of View retreat and conference center in Lorton, Virginia, has drawn attention to the diversity of avian life thriving along the Occoquan River shoreline.

George Mason University President Gregory Washington will host two 90-minute town hall sessions to discuss the state of the university and to engage with faculty and staff.

As the fall 2026 semester starts, George Mason students, faculty, and staff are reminded that traffic on and around the Fairfax Campus greatly increases during the first few weeks of the semester. This campus parking and transportation guide includes resources for the Fairfax Campus, Mason Square, and the Science and Technology Campus to help minimize potential parking and traffic delays.

As George Mason University welcomes nearly 6,000 residential students to the Fairfax Campus for move-in and Preamble events from Wednesday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Aug. 23, the campus community should expect increased traffic and parking delays. Please allow additional travel time to and from campus.

Rebekah Schmidt leads George Mason's 10 athletic trainers across 22 sports and is the men's basketball trainer—a role that's far more than game day.

Two prominent academic associations honored Schar School Professor Emeritus Daniel Druckman with awards for his book When Peacekeeping Missions Collide: Balancing Multiple Roles in Peace Operations.