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Carissa O’Neill works at ����AV as an office assistant in University Life. Outside the office, O’Neill volunteers at The JK Community Farm in Purcellville, Virginia—a 150-acre working farm that donates 100% of its produce to local food pantries.

As an Institutional Review Board (IRB) compliance manager in ����AV’s Office of Research Integrity and Assurance, Kim Paul ensures that research projects involving human subjects comply with all regulations. Outside of work, one of her hobbies revolves around nonhuman subjects: dogs eligible for adoption.

Mihee Cho is the assistant manager of student involvement and leadership development in Mason Korea’s University Life Office.

For its commitment to campus sustainability, ����AV has earned a Gold rating in the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Assessment. STARS is a self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance and is offered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Congratulations to the ����AV faculty and staff retirees from February to June 2024. The list below includes retirees, the department from which they retired, and years of service.

In late April, ����AV unveiled a redesigned logo as the capstone of its three-year-long comprehensive rebrand. Not sure how to start using the new logo in your daily work? Here are some ways to do so—without spending a dime.

����AV welcomed more than 200 “Junior Patriots” to its campuses on Thursday, April 25, for Take Your Junior Patriot to Work. Faculty and staff brought the youth in their lives to campus to learn what it's like to work at George Mason.

Helping the community understand the parameters of recycling and composting is one of the biggest challenges in recycling and waste management, according to Kevin Brim, supervisor in Facilities Management at ����AV. “It can be confusing trying to decide what is recycling, trash, or compostable,” said Brim. His team is working hard to change that.

The Office Supply Swap at ����AV launched in Spring 2023, thanks to the efforts of the Staff Senate and University Sustainability.

As a photographer in Creative Services at ����AV, Evan Cantwell spends his time at work capturing moments across the university. Cantwell is also a 25- year survivor of colorectal cancer. He has found ways to connect with other survivors and help spread awareness of colorectal cancer, which is now affecting more and more young people in the United States.