More than 100 students, staff and faculty joined together on a sunny Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the first 20 years of Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies!
The pioneer and founder, Gayle Davis, was generously present to share her story of seeking a way to bring breadth into education, where up until then she could only find depth.
Davis, along with current Dean, Mark Schaub briefly shared stories of innovative passions that forced and stretched boundaries to prepare students to look beyond entrenched disciplinary categories.
 

From the beginning, Brooks College has offered expansive thinking and complex problem problem solving, offering students a place to integrate their expertise into the world. Philanthropic donors and supporters Jim and Donna Brooks were warmly thanked, President Emeritus Thomas Haas as well as other previous faculty members who came to honor Brooks College's commitment to students.
President Philomena Mantella explained the critical role Brooks College plays in the larger GVSU Reach Higher 2025 strategic plan as the leader in adult learning and pedagogy. 
It was the beginning of a year long celebration!