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Dec1
School of Integrative Studies Founders Endowed Scholarship

School of Integrative Studies Founders Endowed Scholarship

December 1, 2023, 1:00 AM to April 7, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Online Location

Funds towards students participating in Experiential Learning opportunities such as internships and study abroad. Open to all students majoring in Integrative Studies, Human Development and Family Science, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, and Bachelor of Individualized Study.

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Dec1
Jon Sultan Writing Award

Jon Sultan Writing Award

December 1, 2023, 1:00 AM to April 7, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Online Location

This award is open to all freshman students who have declared an Integrative Studies, Human Development and Family Science or Environmental and Sustainability Studies majors. Mr. Steven A. Sultan and Mrs. Susan E. Sultan established the Jon Sultan Writing Award in memory of their son, Jon, who was a valuable member of the first Integrative Studies cohort in 1995. The Sultan Award winner receives $1,000. Students must apply and submit writing sample materials in order to be considered.

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Feb1
Lucas Leadership Scholarship

Lucas Leadership Scholarship

February 1, 2024, 1:00 AM to April 7, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Online Location

For leaders who contribute to the community. Open to all students majoring in Integrative Studies, Human Development and Family Science, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, and Bachelor of Individualized Study.

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Feb1
Drs. Surya and Cecil Howard Book Fund

Drs. Surya and Cecil Howard Book Fund

February 1, 2024, 1:00 AM to April 7, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Online Location

The purpose of the Award is to provide support for students majoring in Integrative Studies (INTS) within the School of Integrative Studies (SIS) to buy textbooks, laptops, and other school related supplies such as headsets, webcams, etc. Recipients must demonstrate characteristics of perseverance and generosity; traits exemplified by SIS faculty Dr. Susan Howard’s late parents Surya and Cecil. Surya Howard overcame gender and cultural barriers to become one of the first female dentists, not only in her home country of India, but in the US in the 1950s. Cecil Howard conducted early research on challenges of ‘re-entry culture shock’ particularly among children and teens returning to the US from their parents’ overseas postings and became a mentor and father figure to thousands of students as a college professor over a period of 40 years. He is characterized by his warmth, compassion, generosity and kindness.

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Feb1
First Generation Scholarship

First Generation Scholarship

February 1, 2024, 1:00 AM to April 7, 2024, 11:59 PM EST
Online Location

For students who are the first in their immediate family to pursue an undergraduate education (e.g. neither parent/guardian have completed a four-year degree in the United States). Open to all students majoring in Integrative Studies, Human Development and Family Science, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, and Bachelor of Individualized Study.

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Mar21
The Urban Research Hub Presents: A Faculty Panel on Urban Research

Faculty Panel on Urban Research

Center for Social Science Research

Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Student Union I, (SUB) I, 3rd Floor, Room #3A

The Urban Research Hub invites you to hear from six Mason faculty members across three colleges/schools about their latest urban research and participate in the discussion / Q&A afterward. Topics covered include: human mobility, environmental justice, built environment, public space, social memory, systematic peacebuilding, violence prevention, disability, accessibility, urban design, gentrification, displacement, rapid transit, suburban development, and urban resilience.

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Mar29
Gabriel Hetland: Democracy on the Ground

Gabriel Hetland: Democracy on the Ground

Latin America, Democracy and the Left

Next System Studies

Friday, March 29, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Horizon Hall, #1010

Dr. Hetland's "Democracy on the Ground" offers new perspectives on participation, populism, and Latin American politics, this book challenges widespread ideas about the constraints on democracy. Sponsored by the Global Affairs Program and Next System Studies at Mason.

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Apr2
Tracy Corley: Transformative Science for Transitional Times

Tracy Corley: Transformative Science for Transitional Times

Next System Studies

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall), #121

Scientists have engaged everyday people in research for centuries. But, in recent decades, community-engaged and participatory practices are engaging researchers in new ways, blurring the line between scholarship and social activism. Critics claim that this approach to research weakens the validity of scientific inquiry, but is this true? Join Tracy A. Corley, PhD, in a discussion about the scientific merits of Community-Engaged Action Research (CEAR) and how researchers are using the approach to both expand knowledge and effect change around the world.

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Apr9
IIR Colloquium Series: Michael Clemens

IIR Colloquium Series: Michael Clemens

Policy of Crisis: The Effect of Lawful Migration Channels on Unlawful Migration at the US Southwest Border, 2011–2023

Institute for Immigration Research

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Commerce Building, #2006

For the IIR April Colloquium, Michael Clemens will present his research on: "Policy of Crisis: The Effect of Lawful Migration Channels on Unlawful Migration at the US Southwest Border, 2011–2023"

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