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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 (continuing education units [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: chhs.gmu.edu/academic-outreach/index.html

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, online certificate courses, and on-site contract credit and noncredit training programs. OCPE is certified to award 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.

Web: www.ocpe.gmu.edu

• 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 that campus. Call 703-993-8335.

Web: www.ocpe.gmu.edu

• 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 Outreach and Professional Development

The Office of Outreach and Professional Development, housed within the College of Education and Human Development, partners with schools, communities, and agencies, and provides opportunities for high-quality professional development for a wide range of people who work in the helping professions so that everyone can be successful learners. It serves as the liaison with the Virginia Department of Education, is the accountability office for new and existing academic programs, and is responsible for the timely reporting of program information to various external constituencies.

The office carries out the college’s five core values—collaboration, ethical leadership, innovation, research-based practice, and social justice—through provision of high- quality professional development for teachers, extending educational services to schools and agencies, and building strong collaborative ties to the region.

The major arm of the Office of Outreach and Professional Development is the Office of Education Services (OES). Working together with schools, communities, and agencies, OES makes meaningful contributions to professional development across the lifespan, from early childhood to adult education. Here is a sample of the services offered:

• More than 100 nondegree contract courses for multiple constituencies each year

• An annual institute for principals, assistant principals, and central office personnel to help them build communication skills

• PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II preparation workshops for those seeking Virginia licensure

• A university partnership with Teach for America to prepare the highest-quality early childhood and special education teachers to teach in urban settings

• Program evaluation for a variety of academic and professional development programs.

Web: cehd.gmu.edu/oes