SIS Newsletter
May 5, 2026
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 in late May.
SIS Updates & Graduation Reminders
SUMMER 2026 & FALL 2026 REGISTRATION
Registration is now open for both Summer 2026 and Fall 2026! If you have any questions about what courses you will be taking, make an Advising Appointment ASAP!
*We do not offer walk-in advising appointments. Please use Patriot Connect to make your in-person or virtual advising appointments.
SPRING GRADUATION IS AROUND THE CORNER!!!
- Commencement is on Thursday, May 14th @9:30AM at the Eagle Bank Arena
- CHSS Degree Celebration is on Saturday, May 16th @2:00PM at the Eagle Bank Arena
- The degree celebration is where you walk across the stage!
FYI - All our undergraduate majors (INTS, EVSS, HDFS and BIS) are a part of the School of Integrative Studies - which is housed within in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS)
Friendly Reminder: you need tickets for both Commencement and the Degree Celebration ceremonies.
2026 SIS Graduation Award Winners
Fall 2026 Courses to check out!
400 LEVEL COURSES
- INTS 400-001: Temptress - Sexuality & Power (3 credits) - taught by Associate Professor David Powers Corwin (7:20-10pm on Wednesdays)
- INTS 401-001: Conservation Biology (4 credits) - taught by Associate Professor Thomas Wood (1:30-4:10pm on Mondays)
- INTS 403-201: Conservation Behavior (4 credits) - taught by Associate Professor Elizabeth Freeman (10:30-1:10pm on Wednesdays/Fridays)
- INTS 406-DL1: Global Leadership (3 credits) - taught by Associate Professor Aoi Yamanaka (Online)
- INTS 410-001: Contemporary Health - Intersections in Science & Society (4 credits) - taught by Associate Professor Susan Howard (4:30-5:45pm on Wednesdays)
- INTS 417-002: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (3,6 credits)- taught by Professor Al Fuertes (7:20-10:00pm on Mondays/Wednesdays)
- INTS 435-DL1: Leadership in a Changing Environment (4 credits) - taught by Associate Professor Samuel Frye (Online Asynchronous)
- INTS 436-DL1: Social Justice Education (4 credits) - taught by Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott (Online)
- INTS 437-DL1: Critical Race Studies (3 credits) - taught by Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott (Online)
- INTS 439-DL1: Genealogy of Black Feminist Thought (4 credits) - taught by Professor Wendi Manuel-Scott (Online)
- INTS 451-001: Leadership & Organizational Problem-Solving (4 credits) taught by Associate Professor Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron
- INTS 456-DL1: Self-Care & Well-Being for Helping Professionals (4 credits) - taught by Associate Professor Mark Thurston (Online)
To view the rest of our Fall courses, please visit this page on our website.
SIS Faculty & Alumni Update
Upcoming Events
INTS 490 - Internship Application Period
March 23, 2026, 12:00 AM to May 8, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
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