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Common Reading History
The Common Reading Program (CRP) at PC was established with the goal of extending student perspectives beyond the typical PC educational and cultural experience. Using a common text that is read by all incoming freshman and transfer students, the CRP connects the campus community by encouraging intellectual exchange on a specific theme.
Program Objectives
The Common Reading Program is expected:
To provide opportunities for an enhanced Academic Convocation that includes meaningful ways for the entire College community, including students, faculty, and staff, to participate in the program
To strengthen the academic community and create opportunities for intellectual engagement and depth in learning through carefully selected common readings that pose multiple or differing perspectives and questions, followed by theme-oriented academic and co-curricular activities throughout the year;
To establish an intellectually stimulating environment that is both informal and structured, setting a tone for intellectual engagement among our new students;
To create a more academic focus to New Student Orientation; and
