Freshman Summer Reading
At UNC Asheville, we believe that your liberal arts education should begin before you start classes. The freshman summer reading program asks you to read a book during the summer between high school and your first college classes. The goals for the program are:
1. To provide the incoming freshman class with a common intellectual experience
2. Initiate students to the values of UNC Asheville's liberal arts education
3. Emphasize that reading, reflection and discussion are important parts of a college education
4. Build community among students, staff, and faculty
The summer reading book differs for each freshman class and is selected by a committee of faculty and staff members. The criteria used for selection are:
1. The book must be accessible to students interested in a variety of academic subjects
2. The book must provide multiple points from which students and faculty can have productive discussions
3. The book must offer connections across and between academic disciplines
Book Selections
Summer 2008 (Class of 2012): The Ravaging Tide
Summer 2007 (Class of 2011): Class Matters
Summer 2006 (Class of 2010): Blood Done Sign My Name
Summer 2005 (Class of 2009): Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Summer 2004 (Class of 2008): Brunelleschi's Dome
Summer 2003 (Class of 2007): Nickel and Dimed
Summer 2002 (Class of 2006): The Color of Water
Summer 2001 (Class of 2005): I Am One of You Forever