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      Purpose of the New Student Reader Program

The purpose of the New Student Reader Program is to orient new students to our academic community at Salisbury University by having a common reading experience with fellow classmates, faculty, staff, and upper-class students who serve as orientation team peer leaders. 

The goal of the New Student Reader Program is to engage students in discussions, projects, curricular and co-curricular opportunities generated by a common reading experience.

Fall Convocation is a ceremony that is the formal start of the academic year.  The experiences in the New Student Reader Program are also intended to foster a connection between the Fall Convocation speakers and events in the formal ceremony with the discussions and activities outside the ceremony. 

Goals and Objectives:

• To introduce new students to the mind shift that must occur from high school to college.
• To introduce new students to academic life at Salisbury University.
• To emphasize the idea that new students must take responsibility for their own learning and long term academic assignments.
• To stimulate discussion, debate, and critical thinking around a common book’s theme.
• To enhance a sense of community between students, faculty, and staff.
• To provide a common intellectual experience for incoming students.

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