Mason Cares

Mason Cares is Mason Korea's programming initiative promoting civic engagement among the Mason Korea community. We define civic engagement as the collaboration between Mason faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the community for the exchange of knowledge, resources and service. Mason Cares sponsors a grant program to support civic engagement activity as well as hosts direct service opportunities for the community to volunteer every semester.  

Mason Cares Grant

Up to 300,000 KRW is available to faculty, staff, and full-time registered students who wish to host events themed in one of the six Pathways to Public Service. 

Community Engaged Learning & Research: Connecting coursework and academic research to community-identified concerns to enrich knowledge and inform action on social issues
Community Organizing & Activism: Involving, educating, and mobilizing individual or collective action to influence or persuade others
Direct Service: Working to address the immediate needs of individuals or a community, often involving contact with the people or places being served
Philanthropy: Donating or using private funds or charitable contributions from individuals or institutions to contribute to the public good
Policy & Governance: Participating in political processes, policymaking, and public governance
Social Entrepreneurship: Using ethical business or private sector approaches to create or expand market-oriented responses to social or environmental problems

Please contact Lauren Poindexter with questions. 

Direct Service in Photos 

Youth Home Beautification Project 

Annual Beach Clean Up