UConn Reads Book Selection: Submission Open
The UConn Reads Book Selection is determined each year by the committee in accordance with UConn Reads program goals and book selection criteria highlighted below. Selection submissions are welcome from any member of the UConn community and an archive of previously selected books can be found here.
To submit a proposal for the 23/24 UConn Reads selection, please complete this form by DATE.
Goals of UConn Reads Program
- Engage our campus and extended community in an enriched and focused reading experience
- Generate discussions and exchanges of diverse ideas
- Promote learning connections among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the wider community
- Bridge learning experiences inside and outside the classroom
- Create community by enabling students to generate discussions with each other and with staff, faculty, and the citizens of Connecticut
Book Selection Criteria
The final book selection is based on a set of criteria culled from Common Reading Programs: Going Beyond the Book and aims to meet as many of the following criteria as possible:
- Engaging and would spark discussion, debate, and some follow-up activity
- Interdisciplinary and or multicultural themes that would appeal to a diverse body of students
- Relevant to the UConn community and student life
- Able to be used in classrooms and among various departments and campus programming
- Available in paperback as well as electronically