Your advisor can help you create an academic plan and identify enriching academic and co-curricular opportunities.
Our advisors help you stay on track to fulfill your degree requirements in a timely manner.
Come in at least once a semester to meet with an advisor and discuss your progress.
Meet with an Advisor to Discuss:
- Academic plans, registration, course recommendations, minor programs, and academic challenges.
- Campus opportunities such as student organizations, scholarship, fellowships, and special events.
- Career planning, how to build your résumé, and resources for locating jobs and internships.
Know Your Degree Requirements
It's up to you to check the university catalog for your degree requirements. Mason provides a computerized degree evaluation to help you through the process. You can access individualized reports through Patriot Web.
Make an Appointment
To make an advising appointment you may email an advisor or go to GMU SSC Campus. Follow these steps to make an appointment through SSC:
1. Log into Patriot Connect with your NetID and password.
2. Click on "Schedule Appointment" and select "Undergraduate Academic Advising," and click next.
3. Click on the "College/School" dropdown menu and select "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution".
4. From the topics that populate, select the one for which you'd like to be advised - if not listed, please select "Conflict Analysis and Resolution Major Advising" and click next.
5. Select either "Advising in my Program" or "Advising Outside my Program" and click next.
6. Select whether you'd like your appointment to be in-person or virtual, then select date and time as well as the advisor you'd like to meet with, and click next.
7. Add a brief explanation of what you'd like to discuss during your appointment - and add any attachments (forms that need filled out, screenshots, etc) that will be needed during your appointment.
8. Check the box to receive your confirmation via email, then click confirm and ensure you get an appointment confirmation in your email.
Contact ugradcar@gmu.edu if you have any questions or sschelp@gmu.edu if you have issues with the scheduling system.
Contact us
Jordan Emely
703-993-9803
Jordan Emely serves as an Academic Advisor and Communications Coordinator within the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. His advising style takes a holistic approach, fostering a safe and inclusive space where students are encouraged to lead the conversation. Jordan provides accurate, personalized guidance to empower students to take ownership of their college experience—academically, socially, and professionally. He attended Penn State where he earned a B.S. in Education and Public Policy and an M.Ed. in Higher Education. Outside of advising, you might find Jordan reading a utopian novel, working on his golf swing at the driving range, or enjoying copious amounts of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
Mel Carousso
703-993-1295
Mel Carousso is a Recruitment Coordinator and Advisor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, where they support prospective and current students through personalized recruitment, advising, and student success initiatives. Mel's work emphasizes student-centered advising, inclusive outreach, and strategic recruitment efforts that help foster an engaged and supportive academic community. They love building relationships with students at all stages of their academic journeys and helping to connect them with the tools and resources needed to succeed academically, professionally, and personally. A proud Binghamton University Bearcat, Mel earned a B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Higher Education while competing as a Division I student-athlete in women's swimming.
Jane Walker
703-993-7134
As the Director of Student Services, Jane's advising focus is around degree requirements, policy questions, and career application of the degree. She teaches the career prepatory course, CONF 314 and study abroad synthesis course, CONF 386. Jane is from the Midwest, loves hiking, live music, movies, and is always looking forward to her next road trip.
Grievance Process
Should a student have a grievance, available options for redress are outlined here. The George Mason University Bias Incident Report Form may be submitted with the Office of Access, Compliance, and Community.