Honors Common Reading Project
As part of Honors orientation, all Honors freshmen participate in a shared reading experience. The goals of the project are to provide a common intellectual experience for entering Honors students; to bring students, faculty, and members of the Lloyd International Honors College and the UNCG community together for discussion and debate; and to promote cross-disciplinary thinking and inter-cultural dialogue across campus. Entering Honors freshmen learn about the project and are given a copy of the book and resource materials during their SOAR [Spartan Orientation, Advising, and Registration] session.
We are very pleased to announce that the Honors common reading for Fall 2009 is Enrique's Journey. The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with his Mother by Sonia Nazario. (New York: Random House, 2006). In the fall, new Honors students will participate in small group discussions led by faculty and upper-level Honors students, discuss the book in their Honors Proseminars, and be provided with the opportunity to participate in a conference centered on the book.
The book's official page can be found here:
http://www.enriquesjourney.com/index.html
Honors Reading Project Events
Small Group Discussions (all locations to be announced in Proseminars)
Monday, September 14, 3:30-5:00
Monday, September 14, 5:30-7:00
Tuesday, September 15, 3:30-5:00
Wednesday, September 16, 3:30-5:00
Thursday, September 17, 3:30-5:00
Sonia Nazario Lectures
Student Talk: Monday, November 16 1:00 p.m. Cone Ballroom, EUC
Community Talk: Monday, November 16 7:00 p.m. Science Building Auditorium