SIS Newsletter
May 20, 2025
Welcome back to the School of Integrative Studies bi-weekly newsletter. For the most up-to-date information, visit sis.gmu.edu
INTS | BIS | HDFS | EVSS | Advising
Our next issue of the SIS Newsletter will be published on June 3rd.
SIS Updates
Navigate is in the process of being retired at George Mason. It will remain available to current and graduating students only until May 22, which is the last day to make an appointment (same day) using this system. After this date, Patriot Connect (connect.gmu.edu) will be your primary means to schedule appointments and access the support services needed for your success!
For more information on how to make appointments on Patriot Connect, check out GMU's Patriot Connect YouTube channel.
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2025 SIS Student Success Survey |
SIS Intern Spotlight
SIS Faculty Updates
On May 22, SIS Associate Professor Dr. Mark Thurston and Associate Director of Student Services Dr. Sara Montiel, will collaborate on a session titled “Advising is Emotional Work: How to Care Without the Crash” as part of this year’s Mason Academic Advising Symposium. The interactive workshop will explore academic advising as a helping profession—one that, like counseling, teaching, and social work, involves significant emotional labor. Advisors are often the first point of contact for students in distress, and the session focused on how that invisible load can affect advisors’ well-being over time. Drawing from Dr. Thurston’s INTS course Self-Care and Well-Being for the Helping Professionals, the session gives the participants space to reflect, introducing practices for completing the “stress cycle,” and offering tangible strategies for self-care and professional resilience. This collaborative effort emphasizes the importance of supporting those who support students—and modeling wellness as part of a sustainable advising culture.
They're Hiring
The Center for Leadership & Intercultural Engagement (aka @LEAD_Mason or clie.gmu.edu) is looking for a Student Leadership Consultant
- This position is only available to undergraduate students
- Are you passionate about leadership and making a difference? As a Leadership Consultant (LC)with the Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement, you'll have the opportunity to empower and inspire fellow Mason students to lead with integrity and passion.
- DEADLINE to APPLY: JUNE 5th at 5pm
CHSS PODCAST PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP (On-Campus, Fall 2025)
The College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS) is looking to hire TWO talented INTERNS to help produce a new student podcast! Interns will invite and interview guests, record & edit, and mix brief podcast episodes.
- Work 15 hours per week
- From August 25 - December 5, 2025
- Hourly rate $16 Undergrad / $20 Grad
- Required: Podcast experience and proficiency in podcasting software and audio editing
- APPLY IN HANDSHAKE! (Job #99211443)
Check out these Courses!
SUMMER COURSES
Check the Last Days to add on the Registrar's website
FALL COURSES:
- INTS 403: Conservation Behavior taught by Associate Professor Elizabeth Freeman (WF - 10:30AM-1:10PM | East Bldg 122 - Hybrid)
- INTS 410-DL1: Contemporary Health: Intersections in Science and Society taught by Associate Professor Susan Howard (Online | Asynchronous)
Events
Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Info Session
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Fulbright Application Virtual Bootcamp
June 9, 2025, 10:00 AM to June 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Online Location