Common Read
About the CRC Common Read Project
We are pleased to introduce a new CRC project and one of the many shared intellectual opportunities that you will experience in our community: The CRC Common Read.
The Common Read project provides a common topic for discussion and supports our mission to develop as an intellectually engaged learning community. The CRC Common Read Project is a catalyst for students to make discovery, innovation, scholarship and community engagement an integral part of their CRC experience at UW. All CRC students will receive a copy of a common book over the summer and we request that you read it by fall. Over the course of the fall semester we will have discussions, programs, presentations, events, and even a contest connected to the themes of the book.
Benefits to Students
The book project provides an intellectual experience that is common for all members of the CRC community that serves as a starting place to share ideas and engage in discussion about the book and related contemporary issues. This common experience can assist students in their transition to a new CRC community—whether as a returning or new student—by creating a foundation for students to explore their beliefs, values, and ideas with other community members. This project also assists with the transition to a new learning environment by preparing students for further readings and discussions, by reinforcing their communication skills, and by acquainting them with UW-Madison and CRC’s strongly held intellectual and academic values.
Book Selection Criteria
The criteria selected for the CRC Common Read:
- Accessible and interesting to CRC students
- Intellectually challenging
- Encourages students to read beyond the text
- Literary merit
- Lends itself to a number of entry points for discussion
The next common read book is in the process of being selected. If you would like to be involved in selecting the book, contact the Academic Mission and Vision Group chairs.
We hope you enjoy the book and look forward to talking with you about it in the spring. More details about programs, discussions, and events related to the book will be posted here later in the winter.
