Community Reading Program

Across the nation, colleges and universities have embraced community reading programs for first-year students. The goal of community reading programs is to build university-wide community through a shared intellectual engagement experience. Georgia Southern’s Community Reading Program aims to

• bring together students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds to build a community of learners through a shared experience;
• help students make connections between curricular and co-curricular experiences;
• and stimulate critical thinking while enriching classroom discussion.

This book will help to introduce students to First-Year Seminar student learning outcomes, and provide students opportunities to relate concepts to their own experiences. The First and Second Year Steering Committee, made up of faculty, staff, and students, worked with the campus community to select this year’s community read.

Last updated: 11/6/2023