The summer reading selection for 2012 will be posted soon.
The Summer Reading Program is a collection of events surrounding a common theme to introduce you to the ULM learning community. Read the selected book over the summer as your first university assignment and be prepared to discuss it in freshman English, University Seminar (UNIV 1001), and other classes across campus.
The program provides you with:
- Your first common intellectual experience
- An introduction to the university's academic life
- A sense of unity among students, faculty, staff and the community
To Incoming Students
The Assignment
2011: Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project, edited by Dave Isay.
- Read it during the summer
- Bring the book with you when you return to campus in August
- You will use Listening Is an Act of Love in English and UNIV 1001 classes, as well as in other campus-wide events
You will have a UNIV 1001 assignment based on the book. A willingness to participate and take this assignment seriously will provide important benefits to your academic future. Purchase your book on-line or at your local bookstore.
About the Book
According to the publisher, Dave Isay has selected the most memorable stories from the StoryCorps collection, creating a moving portrait of American life. “The voices here connect us to real people and their lives – to their experiences of profound joy, sadness, courage, and despair, to good times and hard times, to good deeds and misdeeds. To read this book is to be reminded of how rich and varied the American storybook truly is, how resistant to easy categorization or stereotype. We are our history, individually and collectively, and Listening is an Act of Love touchingly reminds us of this powerful truth.
- this page updated 5/17/12