To orient new students to our academic
community 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 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.
The New Student Reader Program is designed to
provide a common experience for incoming
students, to enhance participation in the
intellectual life of the campus through
stimulating discussion and critical thinking
around a current topic, and to encourage a sense
of community between students, faculty and
staff. This is your first academic assignment at
Salisbury University!
This year’s reading is “The
Glass Castle” by author
Jeannette Walls.
On Friday, August 24,
2007 at 9 am, all new
students are expected to attend small group
discussions led by selected faculty and staff.
This is an opportunity for you to connect with
members of Salisbury’s learning community and
your new peers.
http://www.salisbury.edu/provost/convocation.html
