At Your Service

Professional Development

Arlington Campus Operations and Events

Training facilities and support for professional development courses, conferences, and contract training programs are available at the Arlington Campus. Call 703-993-8140.

Office of Academic Outreach, College of Health and Human Services

The Office of Academic Outreach in the College of Health and Human Services provides adult educational services that support the continued professional development and competency of practicing health professionals. This is accomplished through collaborative relationships with expert health and instructional resources, both internal and external to the university. Sponsored activities are based on the interests and needs of individual learners and contracting organizations. On occasion, events are directed to the general community interested in specific health-related topics. Graduate and undergraduate credit courses and noncredit (CEU-granting) activities are provided.

The office welcomes the opportunity to partner with other offices and agencies, affiliated or not affiliated with the university, that have compatible interests and goals in support of continued professional development for health professionals. Call 703-993-1910.

Web: www.gmu.edu/departments/nursing/profdev

Office of Continuing Professional Education

The Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) serves as Mason’s initial point of contact and referral base for the business and professional community to respond to all professional development and continuing education inquiries, requests, and needs.

Supported program activities include contracted academic programs, noncredit public programs and seminars, professional certificate programs, on-line certificate courses, and on-site contract credit and noncredit training programs. OCPE is certified to award continuing education units (CEUs) and provides the service to all Mason academic groups delivering noncredit professional development programs.

OCPE has three strategic locations:

• Krug Hall on the Fairfax Campus is the primary point of inquiry and referral. This office administers all contract credit courses and the awarding of CEUs. Call 703-993-2109.

• The Prince William Campus location facilitates a variety of open enrollment and contract programs, both noncredit and credit, that support the strengths of the programs at the campus. Call 703-993-8335.

• The Herndon Training Center, located at the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) in Herndon’s high-tech corridor, strategically reaches out to the business community by marketing, designing, and delivering noncredit just-in-time training courses and certificate programs facilitated at the CIT site. Both public courses and customized contract training programs are targeted to meet the needs of the managerial, technical, and professional employees in private, nonprofit, and public organizations throughout the United States. Call 703-993-4800.

Web: www.ocpe.gmu.edu

Office of Education Services

The Office of Education Services (OES) collaborates with College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) faculty, school divisions, and local, state, and national agencies. It provides credit and noncredit courses, educational services, resources, and professional development to enhance the quality of education for PK–12 students, ensure highly qualified teachers, paraprofessionals, and school personnel to contribute to the overall improvement of PK–12 education. A clearinghouse and portal for individual requests for research assistance, consultation, and collaboration, OES provides support to CEHD academic programs to enhance their outreach efforts. OES is located on the second floor of the West Building on Mason’s Fairfax Campus. Call 703-993-3676.

Web: cehd.gmu.edu/oes