CHSS Events

Students can request a self-withdrawal through Patriot Web. Courses that are self-withdrawn will show up on a transcript as a W.

In February 2019, you’ll be able to join the Patriot Activities Council, Mason Athletics, Student Involvement, and the Alumni Association for a week-long celebration! Check back for more information for the week of events, tailgate, and the game.

The BIS program, part of the School of Integrative Studies (SIS), is located on the Fairfax campus, Enterprise Hall. The actual street address is 10443 Sandy Creek Lane. You can park in the Shenandoah Parking deck – visitor parking is on the lower level and is $3.00 per hour.

Learn more about working in the Peace Corps. For more information visit masonpeacecorps.gmu.edu

The Mason Career Fair is a two-day, campus-wide event attracting more than 200 local, regional, and national employers offering internships, co-ops, full-time jobs, and part-time positions. Open to all Mason students and alumni the career fair is an excellent opportunity to connect with both peers and employers!

Dr. Yasemin Ipek of George Mason University (Global Affairs) will discuss how different communities in Lebanon talk about and problematize sectarianism, based on ethnographic research she conducted between 2012 and 2015. She will unpack competing local discourses on sectarianism and nationalism by examining how rival political communities and individuals blame each other for the sectarianism of the “Lebanese.” Attending to how discourses on sectarianism and nationalism are deployed in order to make competing ethical claims to citizenship, identity, belonging, and social change, Ipek will show how public debates around sectarianism could inform us on broader negotiations of social difference structured around class, urbanity, religiosity, gender, and generation.

Dr. Yasemin Ipek will discuss how different communities in Lebanon talk about and problematize sectarianism, based on ethnographic research she conducted between 2012 and 2015. She will unpack competing local discourses on sectarianism and nationalism by examining how rival political communities and individuals blame each other for the sectarianism of the “Lebanese.” Attending to how discourses on sectarianism and nationalism are deployed in order to make competing ethical claims to citizenship, identity, belonging, and social change, Ipek will show how public debates around sectarianism could inform us on broader negotiations of social difference structured around class, urbanity, religiosity, gender, and generation. Dr. Ipek is Assistant Professor in the Global Affairs Program at George Mason University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Anthropology from Stanford University, California. She received a second doctoral degree from Bilkent University in the Department of Political Science in Turkey. Dr. Ipek teaches courses on globalization, anthropology of the Middle East, refugees and humanitarianism, youth activism, social movements and qualitative research methods. Her work has appeared in several peer-reviewed journals.