He in this presentation, Dr. Westover addresses the importance of interdisciplinarity in higher education. Interdisciplinarity involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity and is about creating something new by crossing boundaries, and thinking across them. Engaging students and helping them to develop knowledge, insights, problem solving skills, self-confidence, self-efficacy, and a passion for learning are common goals that educators bring to the classroom, and interdisciplinary instruction and exploration promotes realization of these objectives. This lecture is a part of the Roots of Knowledge Speaker Series sponsored by the Fulton Library at Utah Valley University.