Chosen Books Share 'Common' Theme
Chris Rollins
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: News
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to offer the students on campus.
The mass media department
on campus offers production
time for television, on-air broadcasting, on radio and reporting for the newspaper.
The aviation department offers real flight time as well as simulation time in a flight simulator.
The Student Activities Board (SAB) organizes contest,
concerts and a movie each week for students to view, along with many other programs.
In short, there is plenty to do at Henderson.
One can add Huie Library to the list of organizations that provide special programs
for students to participate
in.
However, this is no ordinary
book club. This book club has more interaction and communication than a normal book club would have.
The Huie Library has the Common Book program for the students and faculty.
This is a book club in which a committee picks a book for the entire campus to read and discuss throughout the period of around one year.
The program is open to everyone
on campus. Anyone can join, attend and participate
in these readings, discussions
and events.
Discussion of the book is encouraged for everyone who reads along throughout the year.
These discussions can be formal or informal depending
on the situation.
The book is often discussed
in seminar classes. Events offer another chance for participants to interact with each other.
The Common Book program
was started in the fall of 2006.
The first book for reading was "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. The book is chosen by a committee of members to be used in all of Henderson's seminars.
Books are placed on a nomination list by the committee
members.
These members are from nine departments.
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