What is Mason Lobbies
Mason Lobbies is an annual event where Student Government brings students to the state capitol in Richmond.
There we lobby state legislators for bills that impact Mason and its Students.
Why is it Important
Mason Lobbies is critical factor in maintaining relations with our state legislators to ensure Mason receives support for:
- Financial aid
- Research funding
- Other key issues for our university.
This opportunity allows students to advocate for themselves, and their community, by taking the needs of our university to Richmond.
Don’t worry, we won’t leave you hanging, we provide require our free Mason Lobbies training for all participants (Dates and Times Pending).
The impact of these meetings directly affects the student body in the form of tuition freezes, increases in financial aid, research funding, and much more.
What Specifically This Year
The URB has committed to advocating for:
- TUITION FREEZE; HB1312; URB Resolution 10
- An alternate, or supplemented, definition of antisemitism to the IHRA definition; No explicit House or Senate bill; URB Resolution 4
- For a more fair Board of Visitors; HB780 and SB494; URB Resolution 9
- Support Trans Rights to Gender Affirming Care; HB1245 and SB794; URB Resolution 11 (Pending Approval)
- More University Funding; GMU Budget Requests ; URB Resolution 12 (Pending Approval)
Logistics Information
When: March 5th
Food: Lunch will be provided
Where: Busses to Richmond is provided by SG
Busses?
- Leave: ~ 5:30 AM
- From: Sandy Creek
- Return: ~3:30 PM
Sign-up: Here
Trainings: Dates and Times Pending.
But Class???
We provide notes from the Provost’s Office and the Faculty Senate President to stubborn professors politely asking the professors to count that day as Excused.
Sometimes this even works for Midterm exams.
