Author: Jason Hartsel

Student Media was proud to host six in-person office tours and information sessions this fall, welcoming over 130 students from CHSS 101 (First Year Learning Community) and COMM 203 (Intro to Journalism) to learn more about getting involved and meet our team.

Each class watched a short introductory video, took an interactive tour of the Student Media newsroom, and participated in Q&A sessions with student leaders and professional staff.

If you would like to schedule a tour for your class, please email [email protected] indicating your preferred date(s) and we will get back to you with more details.

Special thanks to Eleana Velasco, Erin McSherry, and Brenna Maloney for coordinating the visits, and to all the instructors who used valuable class time to introduce their students to the many opportunities available through our office.

On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created.

Today, we celebrate this achievement and reflect on what the United States Constitution means to each of us.

To help the Mason community observe Constitution Day 2023, Student Media hosted an event in the Corner Pocket as part of #Welcome2Mason. The event featured free pizza and game play, a prize wheel, trivia questions, a chance to sign the Constitution, and the Preamble Scramble where students solved a giant puzzle by recounting our founding document’s preamble that begins with three important words: “We the People…” Photos by: Wyatt Jones and Josh Rose

Constitution Day Video: youtube.com/watch?v=cnp8eqmNVOU
Resource Page: studentmedia.gmu.edu/constitutionday

Students from Mason Cable Network, Fourth Estate, and Mason Votes collaborated on a nearly three-hour LIVE election night broadcast that included interviews with Mason faculty and students, exit poll results from the on-campus polling place at Merten Hall, and an interview with Catherine Read, Fairfax City Mayor-Elect.

Read more about how Mason voted in 2022: masonvotes.gmu.edu/2022/11/09/how-did-mason-vote-in-2022/

Watch the 2022 election night broadcast on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=BGOJaBLzwsI