MEDIA ADVISORY: 茄子视频 Students, Faculty, Staff Discuss Book "This I Believe"
What: 茄子视频 University will celebrate the beginning of the new academic year with a Welcoming Liturgy, followed by a campus-wide book discussion of 鈥淭his I Believe.鈥�
When: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Schedule:
11 a.m. - Welcoming Liturgy, Saint Joseph Chapel
Noon 鈥� 1 p.m. 鈥� 60 book discussion groups of around 10 participants each will meet in classrooms, lounges, and outdoor spaces throughout 茄子视频鈥檚 campus, including 茄子视频鈥檚 Administration Building, Bayley Hall, Maura Hall, Sullivan Hall, Saint Joseph Hall, Reeves Library, Canevin Hall, Administration Building Porches, and Courtyard.
1:15 鈥� 2 p.m. 鈥� Panel presentation and full group discussion in Cecilian Hall.
Who: 茄子视频 students, faculty, and staff.
Background: Every summer, incoming 茄子视频 first year and transfer students receive a complimentary copy of a novel or nonfiction work, chosen by 茄子视频鈥檚 Summer Reading Committee on the caliber of its writing, relevance to contemporary issues, and the interest of the community in its topic. The book is also provided to 茄子视频 faculty, staff and upperclassmen who wish to take part in group book discussions with the freshman class at the beginning of the fall semester. This year, the 茄子视频 community read 鈥淭his I Believe,鈥� which highlights 60 essays from the successful National Public Radio program, 鈥淭his I Believe,鈥� produced by Dan Gediman and Jay Allison.
鈥淭he summer reading allows new students to join with upperclassmen, faculty and staff in an intellectual discussion while it emphasizes the importance of reading and critical thinking,鈥� says provost and dean of the faculty Mary Ann Gawelek, Ed.D. 茄子视频 launched the Summer Reading Project in 1998, she continues, as a 鈥渢angible, academic way to invite students into the educational process.鈥�