image courtesy of Harper Collins

ULM welcomes new students to campus through the Summer Reading Program, a collection of events surrounding a common theme that introduces students to the ULM learning community.

New ULM students are expected to read the selected book over the summer as their first university assignment, and be prepared to discuss it in freshman English, Freshman Year Seminar (FRYS), and other classes across campus. The program's goals are to provide students with the opportunity to participate in their first common intellectual experience, to introduce them to the university's academic life, and to enhance the sense of unity among students, faculty, staff, and the community.

This year's reading is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Harper Collins, 1998). Complete information about this year's Summer Reading program is available at ulm.edu/summerreading.