
"During my freshman year at Central, I took a one-credit course about the library; I did so because I needed that extra one-credit to get me to 16 credits for the semester, because the class was an elective toward my degree, and because I figured the class would be an "easy A" – how difficult could navigating a library be? This course turned out to be one of the best investments—it prepared me for my career. Today, I am a professor at Grand Valley State University and I owe much of my success to an ability to sift through thousands of pages of research reports, articles, government documents, and books—something I learned from that one-credit course. Although the physical structure and interior of Park Library is nothing similar to the Park Library I "grew up" with, its core mission remains – it serves the students, faculty, staff, and community. CMU provided me with a great education and wonderful experiences, and a large part of that came from the library… I give to the library because the library gave so much to me. "
- Donijo Robbins De Jonge, '94