What is a Common Read?
Established in the Fall of 2020, the First Year Programs Common Read is a way to create an interdisciplinary community among students on campus. The common read program seeks to:
- Provide an introduction to the academic rigor and challenge students intellectually.
- Foster interdisciplinary intellectual discussions.
- Establish individual academic relationships amongst students.
- Foster a sense of community amongst students, faculty, and the campus.
- Help students develop skills in literary analysis, discussion facilitation, and reading comprehension.
Participation in the Common Read Program will enhance the undergraduate experience and help socially integrate students at UH Mānoa.
The Common Read text for Fall 2020 is the “The Great Influenza” by John M. Barry.
Which courses are participating?
AMST 150 – America and the World
BIOL 171 – Introduction to Biology I
BIOL 172 – Introduction to Biology II
CHEM 161 – General Chemistry I
COMG 151 – Personal and Public Speech
COMG 251 – Principles of Effective Public Speaking
ENG 100 – English Composition I
HIST 151 – World History to 1500
HIST 156 – World History of Human Disease
PHIL 101 – Introduction to Philosophy: Morals and Society