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George Mason University, in keeping its focus on community safety and health, is requiring residential students to participate in COVID-19 testing after returning from the Thanksgiving holiday break.

Virginians will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast their vote for the state’s next governor. Once the results are in, campaign experts will be ready to analyze what went well—and what didn’t—with After Virginia Votes, a post-election discussion, held at George Mason University on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m.

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George Mason University students voted at a higher rate than the national student average in the 2020 elections, and also outperformed the average voting rates of public institutions, according to the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement.

As the winter season approaches and we look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday break, it is more important than ever to continue the practices that have kept our campus, our communities, and our families healthy and safe.

For her hard work, dedication, and generosity, Dorothy Hayden, an industry advisor in University Career Services, is November Employee of the Month.

Holton died Thursday at age 98. In 1972, he signed the legislation separating George Mason from the University of Virginia.

Service awards ceremonies will be held Nov. 2-3 in Dewberry Hall, honoring faculty and staff who have been at George Mason five years or more. There are 693 awardees this year, which is an increase of 100 honorees compared with the 2016 ceremony.

Robinson Professor James Trefil, who is the third Mason faculty member to reach the milestone of 50 years of service, taught at the University of Virginia for more than a decade before joining Mason’s then brand-new Robinson Professor Program in 1987.

George Mason University Robinson Professor Hakeem Oluseyi relied on education to overcome numerous obstacles earlier in his life.