Bowling Green State University, Common Reading Experience records
Collection Overview
Abstract
This collection includes materials documenting the operations of the Common Reading Experience program as well as copies of the Common Read books themselves.
Dates
- Creation: 2001-2011
Extent
1.85 Cubic Feet (5 letter size archive boxes)
Creator
- Bowling Green State University (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
During spring semester 2001, the Director of First Year Experience hosted a round table discussion with faculty members from a variety of departments and members of the professional staff of student affairs at Bowling Green State University. The purpose of the discussion was to identify ways to create experiences for incoming first year students that would build community, yet have an academic tone. One of the ideas that surfaced was a common reading experience, by assigning books for students to read over the summer before classes begin.
For a full analysis of the history of the program and its impact, see the history-related records in Box 5 of this collection.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Bowling Green State University. Common Reading Experience (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Bowling Green State University, Common Reading Experience records
- Author
- Cindy Radford, Nick Pavlik
- Date
- circa 2019, July 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin