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DEV EVELO ELOP P AN AN EX EXCITING TING CO COMMO MMON N READ EADING ING PR PROG OGRAM RAM

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err erry Irvin vin Chair ir, , Department artment of Basic sic Stud udies ies Columbus umbus State te University versity Irvin vin_t _ter erry@colum y@columbusstat usstate.edu e.edu

Co Comm mmon

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Broad Goal: l: Foster er stud udent ent suc uccess cess Sp Spec ecific c Goals ls: model el academ emic ic beh ehavio ior set et expe pectati tations ns for st stude udent nt suc uccess cess foster er studen dent t involv lveme ement nt pr promote e more m e mea eaningf gful ul le learning ing

Laufgrab graben en, , J.L., ., (2006). ). Commo mon reading ding programs: grams: Going ing beyon yond d the e book

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(Monog

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aph No. 44). . Colum lumbi bia, a, SC: : Univ iversi ersity ty of South th Caroli

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a, National ional Resou sourc rce e Cente ter for the e Firs rst-Yea ear r Experie erience nce and Stude dents nts in Trans nsitio ition. n.

TH THE SELE LECTIO CTION CO COMMIT MITTEE TEE

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Involv lve e EVERYB YBODY ODY –Se Sele lectio ion n committee tee sho hould ld ha have e rep epres esentati entatives ves from al all l area eas of c campu pus, , faculty lty, , staff, , studen dents ts –St Start ea early ly. . Late e October er – Novem ember er good times es for th the e foll llowi wing g fall ll –Give e ea each h me memb mber er a s spe pecif ific ic task and a timel eline ne for c compl pleti etion

TH THE SELE LECTIO CTION PROCES CESS

• It’s political! Try to pick a book that most

dep epartments ments can em embrace. e.

• Don’t let one department/discipline dominate

the he pr process ess.

• Cho

hoose e a bo book wi with h lo local l inter erest/co est/conne nnectio ction

• Thr

hree ee rul ules es for th the e sel electi ection

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– Must be under er 325 5 pages – Must be acces ccessib sible le to ALL f freshm shmen en – Ca Cann nnot

• t have been

en made in into a m movie ie (e (eno noug ugh said id !)

MAKE KE TH THE BOOK K ACC CCESSIBL IBLE

• Buy

uy the he book for Al All l incomi ming ng fres eshm hmen, en, Fres eshm hman n Lea earni ning ng Community ty instructo uctors, rs, Fres eshm hman n Se Seminar instruct ructor

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• Provid

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s, dea eans, , cha hairs rs, , fres eshm hman n compo positi ition

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uctors. s.

• Get

et copi pies es to fr fres eshm hman n adviso sors, rs, upp pper er-divi ivisio ion n instructors ructors, , and staff wh who expr pres ess s an inter erest. est.

• IF THEY CAN GET IT

, THEY’LL READ IT . IF THEY Y READ D IT IT , T , THEY Y WIL ILL L USE SE IT IT IN IN TH THE CLASSRO SROOM OM AND TALK ABOUT IT IT AC ACROSS S CAM AMPUS US.

AUTHO THOR

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Sche hedule ule the he aut uthor hor to sp spea eak after er stud udents ents ha have e ha had a c cha hance ce to rea ead the he book

– CSU U sched edules les the author

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nd week of Octobe

tober – Speech ech is is heavily ily advertised vertised and nd held d at the common

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meeting ing hour when no clas asse ses s meet

• Autho

hor r mee eets wi with h spe pecial l groups ps or cla lasses es in additio ion n to the he camp mpus us-wi wide e spee eech

• Author’s fee is always a consideration when

sel elec ecting ting a bo book

CO COLL LLAB ABORA ORATE TE

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ake e advantag age e of e even ents/ ts/pr prog

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rams s alr lrea eady y bei eing pl planned ed on campu pus and i in the he community ty.

– Freshm shman an Convoc

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atio ion speak aker er – Southeastern eastern Lit iterar rary y Festival ival – Th The Big ig Read ad

• Encourage

urage instructo ructors rs in up uppe per-leve level l courses ses to use e the he book.

– Co Communic nicat atio ions ns majors rs in inter ervie iewe wed d Vie ietnam nam veterans’ widows for Library of Congress archives (The Thin ings gs They y Carri ried) d) – Politic itical al Scienc ience e majors

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d campus us debat bates es on gu n guns ns

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us (No Rig ight to Remain in Sil ilent) nt)

Select ct a Bo Book

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with th Co Comm mmunity unity Co Connecti nections

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r Speci cific ic Tie ies to to th the Are rea

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Increa eases ses campu pus inter erest est in Common Rea eading ng

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llows ws students ents many opp pportuni unitie ties s to tie e cla lassr sroo

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m le learnin ing g to re real-li life e examp mple les

• Assures

res ea easy access ess to lo local l expe perts s and res esources rces

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Spurs community ity pa participa cipati tion

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campu pus s activit vitie ies s associated ated wi with h the he book

ACT CTIVIT IVITIES IES

• Provide

de a vari riety ety of activi ivitie ties s to compleme mplement nt the e year’s selection.

– Freshma hman n convo vocat cation ion speech ch, , lectur ures, es, class s guests sts – Ente tertain rtainmen ment t events: ts: movies, ies, stude udent nt-led d music/ ic/art art – Service ce opportun rtunit ities ies – Field d trips, ps, essay/ ay/art rt conte test sts

• Schedu

hedule le eve vents nts through

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• ut the

e year r to maintain ntain interest terest across ss campu mpus

• Involve

volve camp mpus s and comm mmunit nity y mem ember bers s in campus pus- wide e and class ssroom

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vents nts

• If yo

you u feed ed them, em, they ey will come me

ASSESSMENT MENT

• Assessment is essential. What do you want to

achieve? How do you know when you’ve met goals?

• Take roll – how many students attend/participate in

events? What percent of freshmen participate?

• Get feedback – survey students, faculty, community
• Imbed questions about Common Reading in end-of-

term student and instructor evaluations of FYE.

• Use this data to modify and improve Common

Reading program.