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KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KCC Reads 2009-2010 |
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KCC Reads was initiated at a meeting of the Kingsborough Faculty Assembly in the Spring of 2001. Like cities and colleges across the country, we wanted to use the common reading of a book to create community and bring all constituencies of our college together to read, discuss and talk about a book we have all enjoyed. From year to year, participation grew and so did the programs we offered around our common reading. Not only do we invite the author to address the college at large, we have created a number of college wide panels and programs open to the entire Kingsborough community. That includes a a web site, print journal, yearly art exhibit, an Interdisciplinary Panel, college-wide Round Table Discussions, lectures and films.. In 2005 Peter Cohen expanded KCC Reads to include Freshman Year Initiative. In 2006 Associate Provost Reza Fakhari created a partnering of KCC Reads / Common Reading that involves all incoming Freshmen in our book selection and programs.
Always the highlight of our activities is the visit of the author to our campus when this is possible. Most recently Philip Gourevitch, editor of The Paris Review and author of We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families, addressed the Kingsborough Community. In the years before, Miles Corwin, Jhumpa Lahiri, Edwidge Danitcat and James McBride joined us.
One of the most interesting and innovative features of KCC Reads is our online book selection process that allows an entire community to participate in book nominations and selection using the college email. The process also includes two Open Meetings to which all members of the college community are invited as well as a reading group that meets during our winter module for intensive reading and discussion of the four books that make up our "short list" of nominations.
This year’s KCC Reads / Common Reading focuses on Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea. In addition to a host of programs around the book and expanded academic supports for the teaching it, we are pioneering a "service" component for students which extends directly out of the book itself and Greg Mortenson’s extraordinary success in building schools for girls in remote and Taliban-infested areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Peruse our website, read the book, and join us for events. Teachers who plan to use the book can obtain free copies by calling the office of Vice Provost Fakhari at extension 5029. | | |
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