GVSU Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Today, we honor Juneteenth: a celebration of freedom, resilience, and the enduring journey toward equality. Let's not only reflect on history but also embrace the opportunity to learn from each other, fostering understanding and unity. ✊🏽

Brooks College now has an Instagram account! Please follow us to stay up to date on news and events.

https://www.instagram.com/brookscollegegvsu/

Juneteenth is just around the corner, and there are many events happening in our community to celebrate freedom, resilience, and the enduring journey toward equality. Check out the list of events below. We hope to see you there!

https://gvsu.edu/s/2K1

Are you worried about the political divides in our country and wondering how you can be part of the solution? invites you to take part in One Small Step, from StoryCorps, which pairs strangers with different political views for a conversation–not about politics–but about your lives. Help bring our community together, one conversation at a time: https://www.wgvu.org/onesmallstep/ Padnos/Sarosik Center for Civil Discourse, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, Hauenstein Center at GVSU, Seeds of Promise, and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation

Happy Graduation Day!🎓

Brooks College Commencement is at 7pm today at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024.
We are so proud of you all!🎉💙

Join us today for the Integrative Studies Showcase from 1pm to 3pm! We will be in the DeVos Center on Pew Campus.

Students will have the opportunity to share their theses and projects and there will be awards presented to the best theses and projects. We will also have two special INT alumni who will share their insights and reflect on their Integrative Studies degree. We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information and RSVP:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gu

It's Finals Week and you know what that means...Soup's On! Stop by Lake Ontario Hall room 225 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. today and tomorrow for a free and fresh bowl of soup to get you through the week!

Congratulations Class of 2024!🎓🎉

Join us on April 27th at 7PM to congratulate our students on their graduation. Commencement will be at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

Happy Sustainability Community Service Day!🌎🌷

Join us today from 4pm to 6pm for an amazing opportunity to give back through volunteering for the Sustainable Agriculture Program (SAP), New City Neighbors Urban Farm, and the 2024 local Juneteenth celebration.

Location:
4539 Luce Street, Allendale Campus

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gt

Tonight from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., swing by the Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP) at 4539 Luce St to check out a one-night-only exhibition of site-specific artwork by students in Space Studio (ART295)!

https://gvsu.edu/s/2Ha

Let's Celebrate today!🎓

Winter 2024 graduates, you're invited to join the GVSU Alumni Relations office and President Mantella to celebrate your graduation and what it means to be a Laker for a Lifetime. We will be in the Eberhard Center from 5:50pm-6:30pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm.

Enjoy dessert, sparkling punch, a glass of champagne, or a non-alcoholic variety. Don't forget your GVSU student ID and a state valid ID.

Visit the website for more information and RSVP:
https://gvsu.edu/alumni/toast-332.htm

This Thursday evening, swing by the Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP) at 4539 Luce St to check out a one-night-only exhibition of site-specific artwork by students in Space Studio (ART295).

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

https://gvsu.edu/s/2Ha

Come support our INT 495 students at the 2024 Senior Showcase on April 24th from 1pm-3pm! We will be in the DeVos Center on Pew campus.

Students will have the opportunity to share their theses and projects and there will be awards presented to the best theses and project. We will also have two special INT alumni will share their insights and reflect on their Integrative Studies degree. We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information and RSVP:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gu

Sustainability Community Serice Day!🌎🌷🌿

This event will be on Friday, April 19th from 4pm-6pm. It will include an opportunity to give back through volunteering for the Sustainable Agriculture Program (SAP), New City Neighbors Urban Farm, and the 2024 local Juneteenth celebration.

Location Information:
4539 Luce Street, Allendale Campus

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gt

Join us as we celebrate Brent Smith at his retirement social today April 15th from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in Kirkhof Room 2264!🎉

Brent has provided a special farewell message for Brooks College:

"As I move into retirement in August, I want to thank all of my GVSU and Brooks College colleagues for working with me since 2010 in bringing a liberal educational experience to GVSU students. Truly, it has been an honor and privilege to work alongside of you. I have spent 41 years in two separate professional contexts where words are the main tools of the craft and now they betray me! You are more dear to me that I can say, and these past 14 years have been some of the best of my life."

Congratulations on your retirement, Brent. You will be missed!

Day 2 of our Pow Wow! We would love to see everyone come join us today. We will be in the GVSU fieldhouse at 1pm.

There will be plenty of activities, food, Elders, Veterans, and other honored guests that will be joining us in our celebration. We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information:
https://www.gvsu.edu/powwow/

Come join us today April 13th for our Pow Wow! We will be in the GVSU fieldhouse from 12pm - 5pm.

Pow Wow is a community gathering and celebration of culture through ceremony, song, dance, feasting and socializing. Traditional Pow Wows include invited Elders, Veterans and other honored guests to perform and participate in the celebration. There will be a series of activities including dancers, drummers, singers, vendors, and food. We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/powwow

You are invited to attend a virtual showcase of our outstanding LEADS students! The showcase will be on Zoom today, April 13th at 9am.

Visit the website to register:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gq

Sustainability Showcase in person presentations are today! They will be happening until 2:30 pm in Kirkhof, Grand River Room.

Come learn about the research projects, innovative designs, and assessments that students in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENS) Program have been working on this semester. We hope to see you there!

Come join us today for the Art Reception! We will be in the Calder Art Center from 5pm - 6:30pm.

The Department of Visual and Media Arts will exhibit the high standards of student research in the department. Students are showcasing their work in the atrium gallery of the Calder Art Center and there is exceptional drawing work from a variety of different classes. Today we are so happy to celebrate our students and all of their hard work!

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2DS

Come join us today for a lecture with Matt Huber from 11:30am - 12:30 pm! We will be in Kirkhof Room 2204.

The Brooks College Area & Global Studies program presents a thought-provoking lecture on the class politics of climate change by Matt Huber, Professor of Geography at Syracuse University and author of Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet." We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Go

Come join us for a talk today with Dr. Simone Gigliotti at 7pm!

This talk explores "Help me to get home": Films, Fundraising and Europe's Holocaust Survivors. We will be in the Loosemore Auditorium. We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gn

Come check out the presentations and performances for Student Scholars Day (SSD)!

Oral presentations will be presented in person or as recorded presentations. All poster presentations will be in person on the Allendale campus in Kirkhof Grand River room and Henry Hall Atrium from 9am-5pm. Sessions and Extended Sessions can be either in person or live via Zoom.

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2DS

Today we have a very special Keynote Speaker and National Book-Award Winner, Dr. Imani Perry!📚🏆

Come join us as Dr. Imani Perry will be discussing the book South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation. We will be in the Peer Marquette Room, 2204 Kirkhof Center at 4pm. We hope to see you there!

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2DS

Today is the Global Studies & Social Impact Senior Showcase! Come join us and support our seniors that will be showcasing their projects.

We will be in Kirkhof Center Room 2270 at 1:00 pm. There will be free pizza included as well!🍕

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2Gm

Take a study break and come enjoy a warm bowl of soup!🍜

There will be a variety of soup on Monday, April 22nd and Tuesday, April 23rd. We will be in Lake Ontario Hall Room 225. We Hope to see you there!

Today kicks off the Winter 2024 Sustainability Showcase!

You're invited to come learn about the research projects, innovative designs, and assessments that students in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENS) Program have been working on this semester. We hope to see you there!

View Presentations Online:
April 8th-13th

View Presentations In Person:
Friday, April 12th from 10am - 2:30pm
Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room (2250)

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2DR

Spring Into Self Care!🌷

This open door discussion will be today from 12pm to 1pm in Kirkhof in the LGBT Resource Center. We hope to see you there!

You are loved!

Join us for our 28th Annual Student Scholars Day (SSD)! We will be celebrating scholarship, research, and creative work performed by GVSU students.

SSD is a multi-day event that includes a keynote speaker, presentations and performances, as well as an art exhibit/reception.

April 9th at 4pm: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Imani Perry
April 10th from 9am - 5pm: Presentations and Performances
April 11th at 5pm: Artist Reception
April 10th - 28th: Art Exhibit

Visit the website for more information:
https://gvsu.edu/s/2DS