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Fairfax, VA-based George Mason University has Promoted Linda H. Harber as Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Payroll and Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. For the third year in a row, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the premier publication for academic news and issues, named Mason one of the "Great Colleges to Work For." Mason was recognized in seven different categories, making it the only four-year institution from Virginia on the list`s “Honor Roll.” The categories in which Mason excelled are: Collaborative Governance, Professional/Career-Development Programs, Job Satisfaction, Work/Life Balance, Confidence in Senior Leadership, Supervisor or Department-Chair Relationship, Respect and Appreciation. George Mason University—Where Innovation Is Tradition.
About the Person
Linda Harber was named Associate Vice President for Human Resources & Payroll and Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2006. Ms. Harber is responsible for HR and Payroll services and programs for all faculty and staff. This includes benefits, compensation and classification, employee relations, recruitment and retention, work/life, reward and recognition, training, payroll, HR operations, and onboarding. Additionally, she co-chairs the Quality of Work/Life Committee, Leadership Legacy Work Group, the Administrative/Professional Faculty Handbook Committee, and chairs the Investment Policy Committee and Benefits Committee. Ms. Harber joined George Mason University in September 2003 as Assistant Vice President for HR & Payroll and CHRO. She came to Mason with twenty-five years of experience at Virginia Commonwealth University where she held a range of positions, serving as Executive Director of Human Resources for nine years before coming to Mason. She has served on both the national and regional boards of directors for the College & University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Additionally, Ms. Harber served as Southern Region chair, and has presented sessions at both national and regional conferences over the past twenty years. She periodically presents on topics such as generational differences in the workforce, and bullying. She recently co-wrote a chapter for an upcoming Routledge book release, Workplace Bullying in Higher Education. Ms. Harber was awarded the National Distinguished Service Award in 2005 for leadership and service to CUPA-HR, the CUPA-HR Southern Region Distinguished Service Award in 1998, and the CUPA-HR National Creativity Achievement Award in 1992. Under Linda`s direction, HR & Payroll is receiving CUPA-HR`s Innovation Award for its onboarding and orientation process. She earned her bachelor`s degree from Indiana University and her Master`s degree from the University of Kansas. She and her husband Harlan have two grown sons, Adam and Joshua.
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