​Freshman Common Reading Program Objectives

​The Freshman Common Reading Program is expected:

• To strengthen the academic community and create opportunities for intellectual engagement and depth in learning through carefully selected common readings that pose multiple or differing perspectives and questions, followed by theme-oriented academic and co-curricular activities throughout the year;
• To establish an intellectually stimulating environment that is both informal and structured, setting a tone for intellectual engagement among our new students;
• To create a more academic focus to New Student Orientation; and
• To provide opportunities for an enhanced Academic Convocation that includes meaningful ways for the entire college community, including students, faculty, and staff, to participate in the program