, ▁math , ▁and ▁physics . ▁ ▁L yman ▁Brig gs ▁College ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁school ▁( i . e ., ▁a ▁sub - unit ) ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁when ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁experien cing ▁significant ▁financial ▁stress , ▁with ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁to ▁L yman ▁Brig gs ▁School ▁of ▁Science . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁school ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁formal ▁process ▁of ▁reg aining ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁resident ial ▁college , ▁" in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 4 0 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁[ of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ] ." ▁ ▁The ▁proposal ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁status ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁Council ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Council ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁MS U ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁director , ▁Elizabeth ▁H . ▁Sim m ons , ▁was ▁appointed ▁de an ▁and ▁served ▁through ▁academic ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 . ▁Mark ▁L argent ▁served ▁as ▁inter im ▁de an ▁for ▁academic ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 . ▁M iche le ▁H . ▁Jackson ▁was ▁appointed ▁Dean ▁on ▁June ▁ 2