GVSU School of Interdisciplinary Studies

GVSU School of Interdisciplinary Studies The School of Interdisciplinary Studies is the departmental home for all majors, minors, and certificate programs in Brooks College.

The School of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) is the departmental home for all majors, minors, and certificate programs in Grand Valley's Brooks College. Academic programs within SIS are clustered around themes. These include:

- Area & Global Studies Programs (including the Global Studies & Social Impact major (B.A., B.S.), and minors in African & African American Studies, East Asian Studies, Hum

an Rights, Latin American Studies, Middle East Studies, and Religious Studies)

- Digital Studies & Data Literacy Programs (including the Digital Studies minor)

- Environmental & Sustainability Studies Programs (including the Environmental & Sustainability Studies major (B.A., B.S.), Environmental & Sustainability Studies minor, and the Sustainable Food Systems Certificate)

- Integrative Studies Programs (including the Integrative Studies major (B.A., B.S.), University Studies (US) 1-credit courses, and Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS- prefix) courses)

- Leadership & Professional Innovation Programs (including the Leadership & Business Fundamentals major (B.A.S.), Professional Innovation major (B.A.S.), Intercultural Competence and Communication Certificate and Badge, and the Leadership Certificate)

- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Programs (including the Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies major (B.A., B.S.), Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies minor, and the LGBTQ Studies minor)

Learn more at www.gvsu.edu/sis.

We are excited to announce Dan Cope as the new Padnos/Sarosik Civil Discourse Faculty Fellow! Dan is an Affiliate Facult...
05/28/2026

We are excited to announce Dan Cope as the new Padnos/Sarosik Civil Discourse Faculty Fellow! Dan is an Affiliate Faculty member in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies who has extensive experience with civic engagement, ideologically balanced communication, and student-centered teaching.

Represent the School of Interdisciplinary Studies this summer at New Student orientation events!The School of Interdisci...
04/24/2026

Represent the School of Interdisciplinary Studies this summer at New Student orientation events!

The School of Interdisciplinary Studies seeks a current GVSU student to help share information about our programs during summer student orientation sessions. This would be a great opportunity if you:

-Want to learn about university promotions
-Are enthusiastic about GVSU and the opportunities it provides
-Can engage in friendly, enthusiastic conversations with incoming GVSU students and their parents
-Want to help new Lakers learn about our academic programs and the benefits of declaring a minor
-Have an eye for creativity and creating pleasing displays

Check out the link below to learn more!

gvsu.edu/sis/amb26

Award winning American historian and author Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox will be presenting on her recent research on America's for...
03/19/2026

Award winning American historian and author Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox will be presenting on her recent research on America's forgotten black pioneers and their struggle for equality. The presentation entitled "Unalienable Rights: Liberty, Equality, and the Buried Histories of 1776" will take place in the Pere-Marquette Room on the Allendale Campus on March 30th at 3:30pm.

This event is free and no registration is necessary!

Join us on March 24th in Kirkhof 2263 for a community screening of the 2022 PBS documentary “Rising Against Asian Hate: ...
03/04/2026

Join us on March 24th in Kirkhof 2263 for a community screening of the 2022 PBS documentary “Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March” followed by a panel discussion. This documentary focuses on the Atlanta Spa Shootings which occurred 5 years ago on March 16th, 2021.

This event will include snacks and beverages. Click on the link below for more information!

https://www.gvsu.edu/events/community-screening-dialogue-rising-against-asian--515651.htm

Marx in Soho is a long-running, single-actor stage play by the lauded American historian Howard Zinn.Actor Bob Wieck per...
02/24/2026

Marx in Soho is a long-running, single-actor stage play by the lauded American historian Howard Zinn.

Actor Bob Wieck performs as Karl Marx, who is returning from the past to examine the world since his departure. It deals with themes of power, wealth, and inequality, along with showcasing unique ways to learn about history.

A panel discussion after the play will help answer questions, add historical context, and reflect on themes of human rights and history.

Join us in the Honors College Multipurpose room this evening from 6:00 - 9:00 PM for the play and panel discussion!

Join WGS on Wednesday, February 18th from 1-3 p.m. to Celebrate Audre Lorde’s Birthday!This will be an open mic style e...
02/17/2026

Join WGS on Wednesday, February 18th from 1-3 p.m. to Celebrate Audre Lorde’s Birthday!

This will be an open mic style event! Come and share a poem, read a passage, or share a story about how Lorde’s work has influenced your own. There will be cupcakes and stickers for everyone! We will have tee-shirts for students who attend!

For those faculty/ staff planning to attend Audre Lorde’s Birthday celebration we will have an open mic and we encourage you to bring a reading that you would like to share. This will be a wonderful way to honor and celebrate Audre Lorde together.

We hope to see you there!

ENS STUDENTS: Do you want a job this summer that puts what you are learning in the classroom into practice? Check out th...
02/13/2026

ENS STUDENTS: Do you want a job this summer that puts what you are learning in the classroom into practice? Check out this job posting from Comstock Township below!

Comstock Township Parks and Recreation is hiring a Seasonal Park Attendant this summer. The Park Attendant will assist with managing invasive plant species throughout the park and with cleaning up beaches, ponds, and parts of the Kalamazoo River. More information can be found at: https://www.indeed.com/job/seasonal-park-attendant-4b30e6389b009692?from=gnav-util-viewjob

Please email Comstock Township Parks Director Katie Bush at [email protected] with any questions that you may have!

Comstock Township Parks & Recreation

Over the past few decades, the foreign policies of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have undergone profo...
02/09/2026

Over the past few decades, the foreign policies of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have undergone profound shifts, reflecting the interplay of regional upheavals, global shifts, domestic socio-economic transformations, coupled with unbridled ambition. Historically perceived as backwater oil rich monarchies, slowly but surely some GCC states have moved beyond such archaic descriptions and have emerged as assertive regional and international actors with a multifaceted and complex foreign policy tool kits. This talk will specifically delve into the impact of these shifts on Gulf states’ efforts at mediation, with a specific focus on Qatar.

Join the Middle East Studies program and the Grand Valley State University Political Science and International Relations for this INT 100/201 approved event in the Kirkhof Grand River Room this Thursday from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.!

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