Center for Advancement of Well-Being

Professor of global and community health Ali Weinstein has been honored with Society for Health Psychology’s (SfHP) Volunteer of the Year Award for her dedication to service and leadership

It’s been several weeks since spring break and we’re in the home stretch of the semester. In mid-March, I recall asking students and colleagues “Did you enjoy spring break?”, “Do you feel recharged?”, “What did you do to take care of yourself during that week?” While I received a variety of answers, most people shared that they relaxed or slept in and ultimately felt about the same several days after returning from the break. Hearing that the joy of a weeklong break dissipated within a few days disheartened me; however, I wasn’t completely surprised. This reminded me of the importance of rest, but also that we should be critical, creative, and strategic about the types of rest we give ourselves.

To celebrate National Random Acts of Kindness Day on Thursday, Feb. 17, the Mason Chooses Kindness committee has arranged exciting events for the Mason community.

The Mason Chooses Kindness initiative encourages Patriots to focus on kind words and compassionate actions. This initiative defines kindness as intentionally engaging in positive action that is friendly, caring, and kind-hearted, going hand-in-hand with gratitude.

Mason will celebrate World Kindness Day the week of Nov. 8 with events to promote kindness and caring across all campuses, as part of the Mason Chooses Kindness (MCK) initiative.

The global pandemic has brought mental health and well-being to the forefront, and Mason provides a variety of services and strategies to the community for addressing those challenges.

The George Mason University community is celebrating Exercise is Medicine Month this October with a variety of activities.

Gail C. Christopher, a senior scholar at George Mason University’s Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, has been named a winner of Independent Sector’s 2021 John W. Gardner Leadership Award, along with John A. Powell of University of California-Berkeley.

A false story has been told in this country about people of color, said Gail Christopher, executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity and a Mason senior scholar and it’s time to tell the truth about the ‘bad idea’ of the hierarchy of human value.