If you’ve read a good book lately that relates to “frontiers of technology, health, and society,” you should consider nominating it to be the next common reading book used by thousands of first-year and other students at Washington State University.
An online form on the common reading website makes the process easy for nominators to enter valuable information for the selection committee to consider—notes about such things as what makes the book memorable and worthy of campus engagement, and whether the book connects to or highlights existing university research or activity. [https://commonreading.wsu.edu/nominations/]
“That’s why we look to students, faculty, staff, and the community to nominate great books that stimulate important dialogues, and why the nomination process is vital not only to the program but to the learning opportunities we provide to our students,” said Karen Weathermon, co-director and head of WSU First-Year Programs, part of WSU Undergraduate Education.
The program uses a thematic approach to book selections, allowing students and professors, who lead classes using the book, to go into greater depth and think broadly about big issues. The theme chosen for the next two years—2017-18 and 2018-19—is frontiers of technology, health, and society.
For more on the program, upcoming events, and to nominate a book, go to https://CommonReading.wsu.edu.
For anyone who might be unable to access the online form, the questions are listed on the nominations webpage and answers can be submitted by email to commonreading@wsu.edu.
