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2022-23 Summer Reading Program

The Summer Reading Program is a collection of events surrounding a common theme to introduce you to the 麻豆果冻传媒 learning community. Read the selected essays over the summer as your first university assignment and be prepared to discuss it in freshman English and University Seminar (UNIV 1001).

The program provides you with:

鈥 Your first common intellectual experience

鈥 An introduction to the university's academic life

鈥 A sense of unity among students, faculty, staff and the community


This I Believe

book cover photoThis year鈥檚 selection is a collection of essays from 鈥淭his I Believe,鈥 an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. Over 100,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, are archived on the NPR website, heard on public radio, chronicled through NPR鈥檚 books, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

The Assignment

New 麻豆果冻传媒 students are expected to read the selected essays from the NPR 鈥淭his I Believe鈥 website (http://thisibelieve.org) and be prepared to discuss them in freshman English and University Seminar (UNIV 1001).

The list of 25 essays is required reading for the 2022 incoming freshman class. You may access these essays by going to the web address noted or by going to the NPR website and entering the number of the essay. You may choose to listen to the podcast instead of reading the selection.

INSPIRATION:

鈥淜eats in the Caldera: The Joy of Memorizing Poetry鈥 鈥 Beth Ann听听听听


鈥淚 Will Take My Voice Back鈥 鈥 Quique Aviles听听听听听


鈥淢usic and Medicine for the Soul鈥 鈥 Deborah听听听听


鈥淥ur Ultimate Inspiration鈥 鈥 Morris听听听


鈥淭he Making of Poems鈥 鈥 Gregory Orr听听听听

RESPONSIBILITY:

鈥淎 Father鈥檚 Lectures鈥澨鈥撎齋eth Chalmer听听


鈥淗ealth Care Is a Human Right鈥 鈥 Dr. Paul Farmer


鈥淎 Sacred Connection to the Sun鈥 鈥 Joy Harjo


鈥淎lways Go to the Funeral鈥 鈥 Deirdre Sullivan听


鈥淎 Duty to Family, Heritage and Country鈥 鈥 Ying Ying Yu

CHANGE:

鈥淐utting Our Grandmothers鈥 Saris" 鈥 Priya Chandrasekaran听听

鈥淭he Place I Call Home鈥 鈥 Cheryl L. Dukes

鈥淐ourage Comes with Practice鈥 鈥 Theresa MacPhail

鈥淔ree Minds and Hearts at Work鈥澨鈥 Jackie Robinson

鈥淏ig Thinking鈥 鈥 Elizabeth Shen

SETBACKS:

鈥淢y Father Told Me I Was Fat鈥 鈥 Cherie Burbach听

鈥淚t鈥檚 Better to Give鈥nd Receive鈥澨鈥撎齃isa Dunlap听

听鈥淜eep It Real鈥 鈥 Rose Eiesland Foster听

鈥淟iving in the Here and Now鈥 鈥 Jeffrey Hollender

鈥淎ccomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces鈥 鈥 William Wissemann听

TOLERANCE:

鈥淩emembering All The Boys鈥 鈥 Elvia Bautista

鈥淔inding Freedom in Forgiveness鈥 鈥 Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton

鈥淥ne Person A Day鈥 鈥 Courtney

鈥淢oving Beyond Stereotypes鈥 鈥 Chris Porter

鈥淲e鈥檙e All Different in Our Own Ways鈥澨鈥撎齁oshua Yuchasz听