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Dean Ann Ardis joins Mason from the University of Delaware, where she is senior vice provost for graduate and professional education. She begins her new job on Aug. 1.

Established a year ago with the support of generous endowments from university benefactors, the 2018 Presidential Faculty Excellence Medals represent the university’s highest recognition of faculty members who exemplify our ideals of excellence: teaching innovation, research and scholarship of consequence, diversity and inclusion, and social impact in our community and around the world.

President Ángel Cabrera (far left) and Jack Wood (second from the right) present the John C. "Jack" Wood Award for Town Gown relations to Eric Forbes (second from the left), Zeponic Farms, the Media Literacy and Civil Dialogue Skills Workshops partnership between the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Fairfax County Public Libraries, Niyati Dhokai and Toni-Michelle Travis.

UC Berkeley releases new issue of California Management Review featuring SIS's Dr. Greg Unruh article on 3D Printing and the idea of the circular economy.

The Honey Bee Initiative's apiary at the Roberts House on the Fairfax Campus, is refurbished and was on display on Earth Day, April 22.

Under the wing of researcher and professor Dr. Gregory Unruh, the minor in Social Innovation is open for registration this fall.

Thanks to more than 70 volunteers, Mason's annual Green Game on Feb. 24 landed Mason in third place for the national RecycleMania GameDay Basketball competition. More than 90 percent of waste was diverted from trash to compost and recycling. Learn more about the game and Mason's sustainability efforts.

Each year Social Action & Integrative Learning (SAIL) have Alternative Spring Break trips that focus on issues ranging from Ecosystem Restoration in Florida to Education, Literacy, and Community Development in Guatemala. The purpose of these trips is to critically engage students in social justice work through education and community service.

Conservation and Sustainability of the Amazon Rainforest is a GMU field studies program in the Peruvian Amazon that will run from July 21-28, 2018. The program is made up of 2 courses for a total of 5-6 credits (this varies based on INTS or BIOL credits) and can be taken for undergraduate or graduate course credit. The cost of the entire program is $3,225, including the credits (which is at the in-state rate for everyone!). Airfare is not included.