SIS Newsletter
November 4, 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 November 18th.
SIS Updates
SIS now assigns students to an advisor based on their last name.
| MAJOR | ADVISOR (BY LAST NAME) |
| Integrative Studies (INTS) | Martin Abruzzo (A-K) Sara Montiel, Ph.D. (L-Z) |
| Environmental & Sustainability Studies (EVSS) | Martin Abruzzo (A-L) Kelly Dunne (M-Y) |
| Human Development & Family Science (HDFS) | Kelly Dunne (All HDFS students) |
| Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS) | Jessica Shindler (A-G) Mary Slone-O'Neill (H-R) Sharron Caldwell (S-Z) |
PRIORITY DATES/TIME TICKETS
Spring Registration has already opened for Seniors & Juniors - Sophomores and Freshmen can register THIS WEEK! Search for your classes on Patriot Web today.
Thursday, October 30th - SENIORS
Monday, November 3rd - JUNIORS
Wednesday, November 5th - SOPHOMORES
Friday, November 7th - FRESHMEN
Don't know what classes to take? Make an advising appointment ASAP!
Registration times are assigned to each class code in order of completed hours from most to least. Go to Patriot Web to verify your registration time and to make sure you have a record free of holds that prevent registration. Click here to view a tutorial on how to find your registration time ticket in Patriot Web.
FALL 2025 SENIORS - CAPS, GOWNS, REGALIA, FRAMES, CLASS RINGS AND MORE - AT THE GRADUATION FAIR!
Winter Graduation Fair
November 5, 2025, 10:00 AM to November 6, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
BIS Student Spotlight
SIS Faculty Updates
Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
Apply now* for either of our two upcoming semester-away programs! Spend the spring at our campus inside the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute living and learning amongst experts in the field. Become part of a community of conservation scientists and leaders from around the world who have come together to tackle the biggest challenges facing our environment.
Credits from our semester-away programs can satisfy the Minor in Conservation Studies, and can apply to the Conservation and Sustainability Concentration for the BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Mason Core Requirements, and more.
Spring 2026 Courses to check out!
- INTS 475-001: Leadership in the Age of AI - taught by Dr. Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
- INTS 455-DL1: Well-Being in Action - taught by by Dr. Mark Thurston
- INTS 438-DL1: Representations of Race - taught by Dr. Wendi Manuel-Scott
- INTS 435-DL1: Leadership in a Changing Environment - taught by Dr. Samuel Frye
- INTS 417-001: Human Trafficking and Smuggling - taught by Dr. Al Fuertes
- INTS 410: Contemporary Health - Intersections in Science & Society - taught by Dr. Susan Howard
- INTS 363-DL1: Social Justice Narratives - taught by Misty Krell
- INTS 375-001: Media Criticism - taught by Dr. David Powers Corwin
Events
GMU Pop Culture Lab presents: Sinners (Screening followed by Panel)
Friday, November 7, 2025 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Innovation Hall, 105
Sophia Balakian (Assistant Professor), “Refugees, childcare, and the future of resettlement in the United States”
CHR Residential Fellow Talk
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Horizon Hall 6325 and zoom
Real Talk: Reframing Age in the Job Search
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST