Previous Shared Reading Selections
In fall 2003 and 2004, each undergraduate school and college identified a book as the common reading. These included:
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2003
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2004
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School of Architecture
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Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
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Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
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College of Arts and Sciences
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Brave Companions by -David McCullough
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Colored People by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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School of Education
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Passing for Normal by Amy Wilensky
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When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
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College of Engineering and Computer Science
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American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche
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Packet of Readings on subject of “Hydrogen Economy”
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College of Human Services and Health Professions
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time by Paul Rogat Loeb
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School of Information Studies
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The Matrix: Reloaded
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Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
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Martin J. Whitman School of Management
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Nuts! by Kevin Freiberg & Jackie Freiberg
and selected sections from the Wall Street Journal
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Nuts! by Kevin Freiberg & Jackie Freiberg
and selected sections from the Wall Street Journal
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S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
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Two reading assignments linked to two writing assignments in the gateway course (COM 107)
- Determine who owns mass media outlets in home community.
- Keep a detailed media log of personal mass media use for one week.
In addition, new students read the New York Times front page every day and business section every Monday (with particular attention to media-related articles) beginning on 7/14
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Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality by Neal Gabler
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College of Visual and Performing Arts
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Socrates Café by Christopher Phillips
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Old School by Tobias Wolfe
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In 2005, Life on the Color Line: the True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He was Black, by Gregory Howard Williams was selected as a common intellectual experience for all incoming first-year students. Mr. Williams was the keynote speaker at the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students during the 2005 opening weekend.
In 2006, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini was selected as the Shared Reading book. The book and its themes were incorporated into various courses, programs, events, and activities sponsored by SU departments throughout the fall 2006 semester. See brochure.
In 2007, Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder was selected as the Shared Reading book. See more information.