Throughout the academic year representatives from the School of Public Policy (SPP) attend graduate and professional school admissions fairs around the country and around the world. In addition to sharing general school information, representatives are able to more fully address inquiries about SPP’s policy degree and other areas of focus.
SPP Graduate Admissions fall recruiting season has closed. However, below is a list of locations we attended September - December 2011 for your reference.
For further information, call 703-993-8099 or e-mail spp@gmu.edu.
September 14, 2011, Fairfax, VA
6:00 p.m. – 8:00p.m.
George Mason University’s Graduate Showcase
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
http://admissions.gmu.edu/showcase
September 15, 2011, New York, NY
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
New York Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Metropolitan Pavilion, North and South Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/kM59XGxgPNcp/
September 16, 2011, Washington D.C.
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Washington D.C. Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Washington Convention Center, Hall E, Basement
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/bWB4tF9cnSCp/
September 19, 2011, Boston, MA
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Boston Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
Boston University, School of Management
George Sherman Union, Metcalf Ballroom, 2nd Floor
775 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/fkjj6d3M5HSP/
September 19, 2011, College Park, MD
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
University of Maryland Graduate School Day
Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom
College Park, MD 20742
http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=2200
September 20, 2011, Arlington, VA
6:30 p.m.
SPP Master’s Programs Open House
George Mason University
Founders Hall, Room 126
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
http://policy.gmu.edu/openhouse
September 26, 2011, Toronto, Ontario
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Toronto Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by: Fordham University Graduate and Professional Schools
University of Toronto
Hart House Great Hall (St. George campus)
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, ON
Canada
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/j7jzpnXZCWmD/
September 26, 2011, Blacksburg, VA
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech Graduate and Professional School Fair
Commonwealth and Old Dominion Ballrooms
Squires Student Center (2nd floor)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
http://www.gsa.uusa.vt.edu/programs/school_fair
September 27, 2011, Harrisonburg, VA
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Graduate and Professional School Fair
James Madison University
Festival Conference and Student Center Ballroom
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
http://www.jmu.edu/grad/gradfair2011/WhatisGradEd.html
September 27, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
Drexel University, School of Public Health
The Creese Center
3210 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/th6M8THkSkMD/
September 28, 2011, Charlottesville, VA
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
University of Virginia Professional and Graduate School Fair
Newcomb Hall, 3rd Floor
Charlottesville, VA 22904
http://www.career.virginia.edu/students/events/pgsf.php
September 29, 2011, Richmond, VA
10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate & Professional School Fair
Monroe Park Campus
University Student Commons, 2nd Floor
Commonwealth Ballroom & Richmond Salons
Richmond, VA 23284
http://www.graduate.vcu.edu/admission/prospective/recruitment/students.html
September 29, 2011, Williamsburg, VA
3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The College of William and Mary Graduate and Professional School Fair
The Sadler Center
Williamsburg, VA 23187
https://wm-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?mode=list&cf=GradFair2011
September 30, 2011, Norfolk, VA
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Old Dominion University Graduate and Professional School Fair
Webb University Center
Norfolk, Virginia 23529
http://www.odu.edu/apps/calendar/index.php?todo=details&id=26450
October 4, 2011, Minneapolis, MN
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall
300 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/TN7JTCKC7nH4/
October 10, 2011, Chicago, IL
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Chicago Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by: University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy &
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Department of Public Administration
UIC Forum, Hall A & B
725 W Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/CDPFwtShsDw4/
October 11, 2011, Arlington, VA
7:00pm
SPP Ph.D. Information Session
George Mason University
Founders Hall, Room 126
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
http://policy.gmu.edu/informationsession
October 18, 2011, Arlington, VA
6:30 p.m.
SPP Master’s Programs Open House
George Mason University
Founders Hall, Room 126
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
http://policy.gmu.edu/openhouse
October 19, 2011, Arlington, VA
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Trash Summit
Hosted by:
Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative
George Mason University
Founders Hall
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
www.TrashFreeFacility.org
October 20, 2011
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Denver Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
University of Colorado, Denver, School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado 80204
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/5WWN7PsXTJNp/
October 20, 2011, State College, PA
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania State University Graduate and Professional School Fair
Alumni Hall, HUB Robeson Center
State College, PA 16803
http://www.fairs.sa.psu.edu/gpweek/
October 24, 2011, San Francisco, CA
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The San Francisco Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good
Hosted by:
Monterey Institute of International Studies
San Francisco County Fair Building, Hall of Flowers, Gallery
9th Avenue and Lincoln Way
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94122
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/s7xxWF4PZ95P/
October 25, 2011, Carlisle, PA
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Dickinson College Graduate and Professional School Fair
Holland Union Building
Carlisle, PA 17013
http://www.dickinson.edu/student-life/resources/career-center/Career-Center/Graduate---Professional-School-Fair---October-25th/
October 25, 2011, Gettysburg, PA
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Gettysburg College Graduate and Professional School Fair
College Union Building
Gettysburg, PA 17325
http://www.gettysburg.edu/career/
October 26, 2011, Lancaster, PA
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Franklin & Marshall College Graduate and Professional School Fair
Mayser Physical Education Center
Lancaster, PA 17604
http://www.fandm.edu/careerservices/graduate-school-fair
October 26, 2011, Los Angeles, CA
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
University of Southern California, School of Social Work & School of Policy, Planning and Development
Kyoto Grand Hotel
Golden Ballroom, 2nd Floor
120 South Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/m4F8NXDSKwmD/
November 1, 2011, Atlanta, GA
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Atlanta Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Student Center, State Ballroom, 1st Floor
44 Courtland Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/FxDNnK4bgwSP/
November 2, 2011, New Brunswick, NJ
12:30p.m. – 3:30p.m
Rutgers University Graduate and Professional School Fair
Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/
November 3, 2011, Houston, TX
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Houston Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work
Rockwell Pavilion
Houston, TX 77204
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/Dxhw63mDTBD/
November 7, 2011, New Orleans, LA
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
New Orleans Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Lavin-Bernick Center, Qatar Ballroom (2nd floor)
29 Mcalister Drive (on Freret Street)
New Orleans, LA 70118
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/327DMt8HzSDw4/
November 8, 2011, Arlington, VA
7:00pm
SPP Ph.D. Information Session
George Mason University
Founders Hall, Room 126
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
http://policy.gmu.edu/informationsession
November 12, 2011, Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Chapel Hill Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Hosted by:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Social Work
Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
http://www.idealist.org/view/fair/33nzB4dkj7TW4
November 15, 2011, Arlington, VA
6:30 p.m.
SPP Master’s Programs Open House
George Mason University
Founders Hall, Room 126
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
http://policy.gmu.edu/openhouse
November 18, 2011, Atlanta, GA
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Southern Regional Model UN Opportunity Fair
Hilton Atlanta Airport
1031 Virginia Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30354
www.srmun.org
December 6, 2011, Arlington, VA
7:00pm
SPP Ph.D. Information Session
George mason University
Founders Hall, Room 126
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
http://policy.gmu.edu/informationsession