FYE Common Read Book Chosen

Fri., May 11

Southern Connecticut State University has selected This I Believe as the first-year common reading for the incoming fall 2012 first-year students.  Students will be given the book during New Student Orientation and will be charged with reading the book over the summer and beginning to reflect on the fundamental values that guide their lives. 
 
Students will continue with the read through their INQ courses in the fall and will explore what we believe and why, as individuals and as a community.  

About This I Believe

In 1951, Edward R. Murrow hosted a daily radio program called "This I Believe," which reached 39 million listeners. Well-known Americans and everyday citizens read five-minute essays sharing their personal life philosophies. The broadcast became so popular that 50 years later, a not-for-profit organization, This I Believe, Inc., has been established to encourage learners young and old to examine their belief systems and write personal essays describing what they believe and why.

More than 100,000 people from around the world and all walks of life have shared their personal stories. Many of these stories are archived on the "This I Believe" Website, broadcast on public radio, chronicled in books and featured in weekly podcasts.