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What is One Book, One TCU?

One Book, One TCU Brett Major, Texas Christian University. What is One Book, One TCU? One Book, One TCU is a campus-wide reading club that brings students, faculty, staff and the TCU community together as they share copies of a selected book to read throughout the school year.

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What is One Book, One TCU?

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  1. One Book, One TCU Brett Major, Texas Christian University • What is One Book, One TCU? • One Book, One TCU is a campus-wide reading club that brings students, faculty, staff and the TCU community together as they share copies of a selected book to read throughout the school year. • Purpose of One Book • To revive the lost art of recreational reading • To promote an intellectual environment on campus • To foster a sense of community through literature and discussion • Project Goals • Select a book that will provoke academic discussion • Distribute books to the TCU community for free • Bring author to campus to speak • Provide quality discussions led by TCU faculty and staff on topics related to the book. • Evaluation • Successful selection of a book with thought provoking themes. • Distributed over 150 free copies of Tuesday’s with Morrie • Author Mitch Albom spoke on campus to over 400 members of the community • Successful implementation of 5 book discussions • The Future of One Book • In Fall 2010, One Book will be adapted into the Common Reading that is required for all incoming first-year students. The selection for next fall is Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. The future of One Book is bright as it will continue to encourage recreational reading among TCU students in 2010. One Book’s first selection: • Author Visit • Tuesdays with Morrieauthor Mitch Albom spoke to over 400 members of the TCU community on October 15th • Book Discussions • Death and Dying by Dr. Michael Katovich. Professor of Sociology • Men & Mentoring by Daniel Terry • The Meaning of Life by Campus Minister Rev. Angela Kaufman • The Nature of Values by Dr. Ron Pitcock of the Honors College • Informal Book Discussion Over Ice Cream with Dr. Barbara Herman Need for the Project According to research conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts (2008), only about 50% of young adults (18-24) read a book that is not required for work or school. Furthermore, 65% of college freshman read for pleasure for an hour or less a week. Literary reading is highly important because it correlates strongly with other forms of active civic participation such as volunteer and charity work. Mitch Albom speaks at TCU

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