SIS Newsletter
March 11, 2025
Welcome back to the School of Integrative Studies bi-weekly newsletter. For the most up-to-date information, visit sis.gmu.edu
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Our next issue of the SIS Newsletter will be published on March 25th.
SIS Updates
Ready to register for Summer courses? Make an Advising appointment today
IMPORTANT DATE:
LAST DAY of the Selective Withdrawal period: 03/31 - Undergraduate Students only (100% Tuition Liability)
*Questions about the above date? Email your advisor!
Looking for a Summer job?
Community Engagement and Civic Learning (CECIL) is excited to announce that they are hiring for the 2025 Engaged Summer Fellows Program. Interested in learning more about community and civic engagement? Are you interested in working in education, social work, communication, events planning, or nonprofit management? The Engaged Summer Program is a 10-week program, where students work 25-30 hours a week, at their community partner site, participate in bi-weekly cohort meetings, and are awarded a stipend for their participation.
Want to learn more before applying? They will be hosting an info session on March 19th.
SIS Intern Spotlight
Upcoming Events
Global Affairs MA/BAM Info Session
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Horizon Hall, 6228
Virtual Open House: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
Fee Waiver Offered for Fall 2025 Applicants!
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Online Location
Education Recruitment Day 2025: Tues. March 18th
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 9:00 AM EDT
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
GMU Alumni Teacher Panel
Hosted by the GMU ELED Ambassadors
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Johnson Center, Meeting Room C
INTS 490 - Internship Application Period
March 25, 2025, 12:05 AM to May 9, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
Interested in Higher Education? Check out these info sessions:
- MA in Higher Education and Student Development Info Session - offered on two days, both from 12-1, virtually: March 17th and March 31st.
Featured Scholarship
Drs. Surya and Cecil Howard Book Fund ($500 - Open only to INTS majors)
The purpose of the Award is to provide support for students majoring in Integrative Studies (INTS) within the School of Integrative Studies (SIS) to buy textbooks, laptops, and other school related supplies such as headsets, webcams, etc. Recipients must demonstrate characteristics of perseverance and generosity; traits exemplified by SIS faculty Dr. Susan Howard’s late parents Surya and Cecil.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants must be undergraduate students majoring in Integrative Studies
- Applicants must be within good academic standing (2.0 GPA or higher)
- Applicants may be enrolled full-time or part-time; and may be in-state or out-of-state students
- Applicants to the fund must answer the following prompts: “Please describe a time you demonstrated perseverance to overcome a challenge or pursue a dream” and “Generosity comes in many forms: time, self, spirit, etc., please describe how you define generosity and have demonstrated it in the past or how you plan to be generous in the future."
- Preferences will be given to applicants who are immigrants or children of immigrants from a developing country.
