Why a Common Reading Program?
- Expand students critical thinking, discussion, and reading skills
- Merges curricular and co-curricular components of college
- Encourages interdisciplinary connections
- Enhances participation in the intellectual life of campus
- Introduces students to the expectations of higher education
- Creates partnerships across campus and in the community
- Enhances the Washburn Transformational Experience
Goals of the Common Reading Program
- Enhance the campus community
- Uphold the university mission of "learning for a lifetime"
- Advocate the goals of the Washburn Transformational Experience
- Create a common experience for students
- Foster involvement and inclusivity as early as possible
- Enrich and expand the minds of students
Mission Statement
The Washburn Common Reading Program will, through the inclusion of students through a common reading experience, enrich and expand the minds of students, foster campus involvement, and enhance the campus community.
