News and Events
Convocation for January, May, and August Graduates
RHT Convocation in Sid & Reva Dewberry Hall (basement of the Johnson Center) at noon on Friday, May 16th.
Class of 2008!
Graduates are requested to arrive wearing their caps and gowns in the carpeted area to the right of the Hall’s doors for assembly promptly at 11:45 a.m. on May 16th. The doors open for guests beginning at 11:40 a.m. The ceremony begins at noon and lasts approximately one hour.
No tickets are necessary for this event. Please invite your family and friends and plan to stay for a light snack following the ceremony. We recommend using the Parking Deck. A wheelchair will be available at the Information Desk in the Johnson Center to transport individuals from the curb cut outside the Bistro into Sid & Reva Dewberry Hall.
Charley Casserly, CBS Sports analyst and RHT’s Executive in Residence in Sport Management has accepted our invitation to be the 2008 Convocation speaker. Representatives of the College of Education and Human Development Dean’s Office along with all RHT Faculty plan to be in attendance.
The following day is Mason’s 41st Annual Commencement Ceremony in the Patriot Center. For information regarding Commencement please visit the Events Management website at: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/ur/events and click on Commencement.
Note: March 4, 5, & 6 is the Commencement Fair in Dewberry Hall!
All of us in the School are proud of you and wish you success in the future. See you in May!
Sincerely,
Brenda P. Wiggins, Ph.D., Coordinator of Student Affairs
Orientation Sessions
If you are interested in attending a session, please contact Ms. Lisa Reeves at 703-993-2098 to learn about the dates and sign up for one of these RESERVATION ONLY sessions.
New Degree in Tourism and Events Management Approved
The Board of Visitors of George Mason University recently approved the establishment of a new undergraduate degree in Tourism and Events Management. Subject to final approval by the Universities accreditation authority, the new Bachelor of Science (Tourism and Events Management) will be available to students who complete requirements after the Fall 2008 semester.
The B.S. TEM degree requirements are no different than those for the current B.S. HFRR degree (with a concentration in TEM). There are several advantages to this significant development. One is that the more descriptive degree title will help TEM students to more appropriately and clearly promote themselves in a field that increasingly demands the type of specific education and training offered at Mason.
Additionally, interested students in the B.S. HFRR degree program may now declare TEM as a minor, just as interested B.S. TEM students will be able to declare a minor in Sport Management; Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Health Promotion; or Exercise Science. Current B.S. HFRR (concentration in TEM) students will be advised directly on how they can switch from B.S. HFRR to the new B.S. TEM.
Sport Management
The Sport Management program has recently made a number of curriculum changes in an effort to bring courses more in line with the subject matter content required by the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM). Faculty in Sport Management are working towards program approval by NASSM at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of instruction.