Vince Brolley, IVCC psychology professor, is retiring this year after 26 years of teaching.

Brolley’s original plan was to work in the law firm that his grandfather started 100 years ago. This became his career for 20 years.

After his career began to change, Brolley began to grow out of the law profession. After discussing with his brother, Fran, who was an IVCC employee at the time, he became interested in teaching.
At the time, IVCC needed a psychology professor for Marquette. After hearing about this need, Brolley jumped onto the opportunity. That started a long history teaching on campus and at local high schools through dual credit.

Brolley says that he enjoys psychology and finds it very interesting considering all of the topics it covers. Brolley explained that his favorite part about teaching at IVCC is “the 1000’s of warm and happy encounters with the community, whether it is the heart of our main campus or at a rural school 30 miles away.”

Brolley hopes that his students take many ideas from him and his teaching. “I hope my students gain a broader, more patient and tolerant view of other people, whether they are neighbors or live far away. How we were raised, genetic and environmental factors and plain simple randomness all play a role in developing us and everyone deserves respect and opportunity. Even more importantly, we should be patient and realistic with ourselves. And, finally, we should respect and protect all the animals we live with here for they feel, love and suffer as we do.”

IVCC President, Tracy Morris stated, “Vince Brolley brings a true love for teaching that is contagious. You can see him at local high school games supporting his dual credit students, talking with students on campus about their dream journals and just bringing that tremendous Brolley smile everywhere that he goes.”