2022-23 Summer Reading Program
The Summer Reading Program is a collection of events surrounding a common theme to
introduce you to the ULM learning community. Read the selected essays over the summer
as your first university assignment and be prepared to discuss it in freshman English
and University Seminar (UNIV 1001).
The program provides you with:
鈥� Your first common intellectual experience
鈥� An introduction to the university's academic life
鈥� A sense of unity among students, faculty, staff and the community
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This I Believe
This year鈥檚 selection is a collection of essays from 鈥淭his I Believe,鈥� an international
organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values
that guide their daily lives. Over 100,000 of these essays, written by people from
all walks of life, are archived on the NPR website, heard on public radio, chronicled
through NPR鈥檚 books, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the
popular 1950s radio series of the name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
The Assignment
New ULM students are expected to read the selected essays from the NPR 鈥淭his I Believe鈥� website (http://thisibelieve.org)
and be prepared to discuss them in freshman English and University Seminar (UNIV 1001).
The list of 25 essays is required reading for the 2022 incoming freshman class. You
may access these essays by going to the web address noted or by going to the NPR website
and entering the number of the essay. You may choose to listen to the podcast instead
of reading the selection.
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INSPIRATION:听听
鈥淜eats in the Caldera: The Joy of Memorizing Poetry鈥� 鈥� Beth Ann听听听听听听
鈥淚 Will Take My Voice Back鈥� 鈥� Quique Aviles听听听听听听听
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鈥淢usic and Medicine for the Soul鈥� 鈥� Deborah听听听听听听
鈥淥ur Ultimate Inspiration鈥� 鈥� Morris听听听听听
鈥淭he Making of Poems鈥� 鈥� Gregory Orr听听听听听听
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RESPONSIBILITY:听听
鈥淎 Father鈥檚 Lectures鈥澨�鈥撎齋eth Chalmer听听听
鈥淗ealth Care Is a Human Right鈥� 鈥� Dr. Paul Farmer听听
鈥淎 Sacred Connection to the Sun鈥� 鈥� Joy Harjo听听
鈥淎lways Go to the Funeral鈥� 鈥� Deirdre Sullivan听听听
鈥淎 Duty to Family, Heritage and Country鈥� 鈥� Ying Ying Yu听听
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CHANGE:听听
鈥淐utting Our Grandmothers鈥� Saris" 鈥� Priya Chandrasekaran听听 听
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鈥淭he Place I Call Home鈥� 鈥� Cheryl L. Dukes听听
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鈥淐ourage Comes with Practice鈥� 鈥� Theresa MacPhail听听
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鈥淔ree Minds and Hearts at Work鈥澨�鈥� Jackie Robinson听听
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鈥淏ig Thinking鈥� 鈥� Elizabeth Shen听听听
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SETBACKS:听
鈥淢y Father Told Me I Was Fat鈥� 鈥� Cherie Burbach听听
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鈥淚t鈥檚 Better to Give鈥nd Receive鈥澨�鈥撎齃isa Dunlap听听
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听鈥淜eep It Real鈥� 鈥� Rose Eiesland Foster听听听
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鈥淟iving in the Here and Now鈥� 鈥� Jeffrey Hollender听听
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鈥淎ccomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces鈥� 鈥� William Wissemann听听听
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TOLERANCE:
鈥淩emembering All The Boys鈥� 鈥� Elvia Bautista听听听
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鈥淔inding Freedom in Forgiveness鈥� 鈥� Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton听听
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鈥淥ne Person A Day鈥� 鈥� Courtney听听
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鈥淢oving Beyond Stereotypes鈥� 鈥� Chris Porter听听
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鈥淲e鈥檙e All Different in Our Own Ways鈥澨�鈥撎齁oshua Yuchasz听听
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