Nominating a Common Text for 2008-2009

Any Edinboro University faculty member, staff member, or student may nominate a text.

Your Name
Title of Common Text You Wish to Nominate

Author of Common Text You Wish to Nominate

Description of book and/or specific reasons beyond the 17 criteria mentioned below that make for a good choice.

Reason(s) for Nominating (Check all that apply)*
Readability
Potential for engaging students
Literary quality
Theme has relevance to first-year students (e.g., coming of age, relationships, family, diversity, self-exploration)
Theme has relevance to current society
Theme has relevance to local community
Book has appeal for a wide range of students
Possibility for author to come to campus to speak
Possibility for additional programming, such as a film, panel discussion, a play, or other event
Interdisciplinarity (content deals with various subjects that cut across disciplinary lines, i.e., it is not just dealing with material related to a single department)
Richness of content/theme
Reasonable Cost
Reasonable Length
Connection to one or more University initiatives or institutional mission
Accurate and respectful portrayals of diverse cultures
Potential to spark passionate discussion
Opportunities for multimedia approaches and creative assignments

*These criteria were listed as those typically used to select a common text reading (Laufgraben, 2006).

Laufgraben, J. L.(2006). Common reading programs: Going beyond the book. (Monograph No. 44). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

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