Open Books - Open Minds

Become a Student Mentor! 

• 在学生们正在阅读今年的书的课程中引导讨论. 我会根据你的日程安排给你配一个主持人教练.
• Help advertise Open Books - Open Minds programs.
• 在春季学生会议上做一个报告——或者是一篇学术论文, a research presentation, or a creative project of some kind.

Benefits of Being a Mentor

• one college course credit (you will be enrolled in COLL 202)
• great one-on-one experience with a talented Instructor
• 积极参与校园活动，并与其他学生，教师和工作人员
• great resume item for presenting at a conference

If you are interested in becoming a mentor contact Dr. Janice Okoomian.

Become a Faculty Host!

Who is a Faculty Host?

任何将在课堂上讲授通用书籍并希望有高水平学生帮助讨论的RIC讲师.

Faculty Host Requirements

• teach the common book
• meet with the discussion leader to discuss his/her role in your class
• 通过模拟有效的教学策略，成为讨论领导者的学徒

Benefits of Being a Faculty Host

• 有机会指导聪明的本科生，并让他们成为智力同侪
• 有机会为你的学生提供一个学生积极参与工作的例子
• 有机会从OBOM活动(包括学生会议)中吸取经验，作为课程的组成部分.

Common Book Program

Open Books - Open Minds is the Rhode Island College common book program. 这项计划将一年级学生在第一学期的早期聚集在一起, and links them with upper-level peers, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, 通过图书讨论和参与丰富的项目和活动，为更大的罗德岛社区服务. A series of lectures, round-table discussions, 电影放映在每年春天的开放书籍-开放思想学生会议上达到高潮, 学生在哪里展示他们对书本身或受阅读启发的问题的写作和研究.

esball官方网的美国民主项目在2006年春季学期启动了“打开书本——打开思想”项目. After considerable input and deliberation, 委员会成员选择了琳达·巴里的《贝博esball官方网站》作为我们的开幕书. One reviewer has described Barry's work as "a provocative, 跨学科的杰作“以灵巧的方式拥抱棘手的社会问题。, yet deceptively simple manner. Barry's book is a story plainly told yet powerfully effective. 我们希望这个故事能引发广泛的社区讨论. While the goal of the project is intellectual engagement, 公共书籍项目提醒我们，学习发生在课堂之外, 在任何人们重视公开交流思想的力量和乐趣的场所.

In support of these efforts, 我们邀请了罗德岛社区的成员来阅读这本书，并参加esball官方网与巴里的小说有关的丰富的活动和项目.

我们希望“开放书籍-开放思想”计划将成为我们社区的宝贵传统. 这个项目是由esball官方网积极参与的美国民主项目发起的. The ADP is a long-term endeavor involving 188 academic institutions, 由《esball官方网》和美国州立大学协会(AASCU)共同协调, and designed to foster informed civic engagement in the United States.

esball官方网很自豪能成为全国首批参与这一重要倡议的学院之一. ADP的目标与esball官方网作为一个致力于学术卓越的机构的目标完全一致, to the value of life lived in service to others, and to the personal and professional success of its graduates. ADP和公共图书项目使我们能够通过认真的调查来培养一个充满爱心的社区, civic engagement, 在开放的话语中，敬业的教师努力传递文科教育的承诺:开放和理解的心灵. Please join us and become a part of this important endeavor.

开放书籍-开放思想委员会欢迎您对未来书籍的建议!

Guidelines for Selection of the OBOM Common Book

• The book must be selected for reasons of distinction (for example, excellent treatment of a particular theme, and the quality of the writing), but must also be accessible to entering freshmen, in terms of language, length, and availability (including price).
• The book must be one that is likely to interest many freshmen, possibly because of its theme (coming of age, for example), timeliness (in relation to local events or controversial issues, for example), or outside publicity related to it.
• 希望这本书可以很容易地纳入大多数学生大一的至少一门课程.
• The topic of the book should offer interesting programming opportunities, 包括作者访问的可能性，这应该在选择过程的早期考虑.
• 这本书不应该是我们许多学生在高中读的书.​

Please email book suggestions to OBOM@joyerianicaragua.com. Include the title, author, and any other pertinent details.