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WSU Reads 2019: Designing Your Life

WSU Reads 2019-2020

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The WSU Reads was initiated by the Office of First Year Programs to provide students a common experience in their first year at Wichita State University. For the 2019-2020 academic year, the WSU Reads program has selected Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, professors at Stanford University. As a common read experience, all new students receive a copy of the book at student orientation and Designing Your Life is incorporated into classes such as WSU 101 and Honors 101 as well as various programs outside of the classroom.

Sponsors

  • Civic Leadership Living Learning Community - For campus residents with any major, this community is focused on engagement, leadership, service, and civic duty. Learn more at the Civic Leadership Living Learning Community webpage. 
  • First-Year Seminar - These are unique, three-credit hour courses designed specifically for new students and part of the General Education program. Seminar topics cover a broad range of issues. Learn more on the Class Schedules webpage.
  • Honors 101 - An introduction to the university, this course is designed specifically for first-year students to prepare them to succeed in college. Find more information at the Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College
  • Department of English - All 100-level English composition classes will include the current WSU Reads book in coursework. Learn more about these classes.
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