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Office of Global and International Strategies
Mason Hall, D9
Phone: 703-993-9630
Fax: 703-993-5095
Web: masonglobal.gmu.edu
Administration
Dr. Anne Schiller, Vice President for Global Strategies
The Office of Global and International Strategies provides leadership and support to a university committed to realizing its global goals. It assists faculty, students, and units to pursue international activities, including through coordination of efforts across units and beyond borders. The office represents Mason’s global interests to government and non-governmental agencies, business and community leaders, and educational partners around the world. It also serves as an incubator for innovative projects through which Mason faculty and students engage with counterparts across the globe.
Center for Global Education: Study-Abroad Office
Johnson Center, Room 235
Phone: 703-993-2154
Fax: 703-993-2153
Web: globaled.gmu.edu
E-mail: cge@gmu.edu
Administration
Dr. Yehuda Lukacs, Director
The Center for Global Education (CGE) offers students the opportunity to challenge their assumptions about themselves and other cultures in an educational environment by offering study-abroad programs of varying lengths, academic emphasis, and locations. Students can discover new cultures, sharpen language skills, and travel while earning credit. Study options include faculty-led, short-term study tours and intensive language programs; semester and year-long Mason-sponsored programs; direct exchange programs and international internship programs. Most programs are open to Mason undergraduate and graduate students and short-term programs are also open to faculty, staff, and the general public.
CGE offers a wealth of resources to help create a personalized international experience, including information sessions about study-abroad and internship options; one-on-one student advising; transfer of approved international program credits; a resource library of travel books; international and diplomatic community programming; advising to international students from partner schools; and International Student Identity Cards.
Center for Global Studies
307 Truland Building, Arlington
Phone: 703-993-9433
Fax: 703-993-9431
Web: cgs.gmu.edu
Administration
Terrence Lyons, Co-director and Associate Professor, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Jo-Marie Burt, Co-director and Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs
Dedicated to the promotion of multidisciplinary research on globalization, the Center for Global Studies coordinates outreach efforts in global affairs, facilitating access for external communities to the university’s full range of global expertise. Ongoing activities include hosting guest speakers and visiting scholars, an annual conference, electronic publications, and an annual cycle of small grants to support faculty research. The center also manages multi-academic unit research projects and a number of regional and thematic working groups.
Mason Songdo
To enhance Mason’s global presence and increase accessibility to its academic programs, the university anticipates opening a branch campus in Songdo, South Korea, on the Songdo Global University Campus.
Mason Songdo, scheduled to open in in 2014, offers bachelor degree programs in management and economics with additional programs in the future. Academic program requirements and standards are identical with those on the US campuses. Students based at Mason Songdo will travel to the Fairfax campus for their third year of study. Opportunities for US-based students to study on the Mason Songdo campus are also planned.
Office of International Programs and Services
Student Union I, Suite 4300
Phone: 703-993-2970
Fax: 703-993-2966
Web: oips.gmu.edu
Administration
Judith Green, MEd, Director
The Office of International Programs and Services (OIPS) advises and consults on matters affecting non-immigrant students, scholars, faculty, staff, and families at Mason. Staff members provide regulatory information related to non-immigrant status and have been designated by the university to issue and sign immigration documents and paperwork on behalf of the institution. OIPS advisors are available by appointment to discuss any concern and to provide practical assistance to students and scholars as they adjust to U.S. culture. OIPS conducts a comprehensive orientation program for new international students and offers social and cultural programming throughout the fall and spring semesters. Most notably, the staff works with student groups and the Student Activities Office to coordinate Mason’s International Week held annually in April.
Center for International Student Access
Phone: 703-993-4711
Fax: 703-993-3942
Email: cisa@gmu.edu
Web: cisa.gmu.edu
Administration
Nicole J. Sealey, MA, Director
The Center for International Student Access (CISA) supports the university’s vision for global engagement by providing provisional pathway programs to increase access to Mason for international and multilingual students. To accomplish this, CISA works closely with academic departments and the English Language Institute to offer The ACCESS Program for undergraduate students and The BRIDGE Program for graduate students.
The primary purpose of the Center, in partnership with the English Language Institute, is to combine teaching excellence in prescriptive academic English language support, customized general education courses, and specialized student support services to create distinctive programs for students with international educational backgrounds.
Admission
Students do not apply directly to The ACCESS Program or The BRIDGE Program ; to be considered, students should apply to the academic programs to which they wish to be admitted. Students are admitted to the Center’s academic programs based on the credentials presented at the time of application to the university. If the Office of Admissions decides to admit the student to the university through one of the Center’s pathway programs, the student will be notified of the provisional admission status in their acceptance letter.
International students who are granted regular admission may also request to participate in the programs or in specific classes offered by CISA, if they or their department believe that they would benefit from additional academic and acculturation support in their first year at Mason.
English Language Institute (ELI)
Northern Neck, Room 108
Phone: 703-993-3660
Fax: 703-993-3664
E-mail: ELI@gmu.edu
Web:eli.gmu.edu
Administration
John Pope, MA, Executive Director
Baotran Beatson, MA, Associate Director
Karyn Mallett, PhD, Assistant Director
The English Language Institute (ELI) provides instruction in English as a second language to develop students’ language and academic skills, as well as cultural awareness necessary for academic and professional success. ELI offers two programs: the Intensive English Program, which serves international students who have come to the United States to study English in preparation for academic study at an American college or university, and the Support Services Program, which provides programs for nonnative, English speaking students newly admitted to Mason and other international members of the campus community. ELI also provides contract services to private corporations, embassies, and government agencies. |
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