Hi Lynell: Carleton College has had a common reading since 1988, though I've only been there for about 2 1/2 years. Here's the website with the list of books, speakers, and some discussion questions: http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/doc/information_students/common_reading/ The director of Campus Activities in Student Life (Robin Hart Ruthenbeck) really pulls this together. Staff and faculty are invited to co-facilitate, with an upperclass student, the discussion groups, in which all first-year students participate during "new student week." Each group runs from about 12-15 students. Robin Hart Ruthenbeck brings together a group of faculty and staff in the spring to choose the book (after much discussion and debate). It seems to me that student co-facilitators come up with a list of potential discussion questions, though in my brief experience, new students and facilitators don't necessary follow those questions. They're just meant to be a guide. Robin can give you all the info. you could want about how she makes this happen (she does a remarkable job). She's at [log in to unmask] Cheers, Kathy Kathy Evertz Director, Academic Support Center 203 Scoville (B-ASC) Carleton College One North College St. Northfield, MN 55057 507-646-4015 >>> "Williams, Lynell" <[log in to unmask]> 10/18/2006 9:19 AM >>> Greetings, colleagues - I have recently been appointed to a steering committee for a proposed common reading program for our freshman class that will likely be attached in some form to our Freshman Seminar courses. If you have such a program in place, I would like to pick your collective brain about similar programs at your institutions: - Does your common reading program have a website for support materials for students and facilitators? - What is your purpose or mission statement for the program.(and/or learning outcomes, etc.)? - Who selects the annual readings, and upon what criteria are they selected? - With whom do you partner across campus? Thank you for your time and insights. Lynell R. Williams Assistant Director, Student Achievement Services University Learning Services UNC Wilmington 601 S. College Rd. - Box 5968 Wilmington, NC 28403 phone 910/962-7857 fax 910/962-3727 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]