The 2017-2018 common reader book talks
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will Allen
Join us for scholarly conversations centered around the University’s public affairs mission (Ethical Leadership, Community Engagement, and Cultural Competence) and theme of Sustainability in Practice: Consensus and Consequences.
Featuring: Part 1 (pp. 1-108)
August 30, 2017
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Meyer Library Room 204
Featuring: Part 2 (pp. 111-179)
September 28, 2017
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Meyer Library Room 204
Featuring: Part 3 (pp. 183-254)
October 9, 2017
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Meyer Library Room 204
Purpose: Provide a shared academic experience and create a sense of community among students, faculty, and staff as well as to provide an introduction to scholarly life at Missouri State.
Goals:
- To establish an opportunity for first-year students to understand their responsibility as engaged learners in an academic community
- To set expectations for student success by emphasizing the importance of reading, writing, and critical thinking in the University environment
- To create a sense of community by increasing interdisciplinary thinking and dialogue among students, faculty, and staff through shared academic and co-curricular experiences
- To promote a deeper understanding of the public affairs mission and its wider societal impact through a critical analysis of a common reader