To set the tone for academic excellence, IUP offers a common reading program to all new students. Each student receives a copy of the chosen book and is invited to read it before the start of the school year.

The 2007-2008 Common Freshman Reader Selection Committee is proud to announce the title for this year's program:

Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Follow this link to learn more about the book.

During the school year, students will have opportunities to attend programming related to the book. While the common reading program is voluntary, faculty members are invited to obtain copies of Field Notes from a Catastrophe:  Man, Nature, and Climate Change from their deans.

Through reading, discourse, and engagement with faculty and other students in and out of the classroom, our freshman class will experience IUP as a university that actively encourages student participation and recognizes the educational value of active involvement in the intellectual life of the campus.

Follow this link to find out how the University community is using Field Notes from a Catastrophe:  Man, Nature, and Climate Change.

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