Common Reader Book Talks - The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities

Topic:
Discussions reflecting upon the 2017-2018 Common Reader The Good Food Revolution:  Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will Allen

Purpose: 
Provide a shared academic experience and create a sense of community among students, faculty, and staff as well as to provide an introduction to scholarly life at Missouri State

Goals:
-To establish an opportunity for first-year students to understand their responsibility as engaged learners in an academic community

-To set expectations for student success by emphasizing the importance of reading, writing, and critical thinking in the University environment
-To create a sense of community by increasing interdisciplinary thinking and dialogue among students, faculty, and staff through shared academic and co-curricular experiences
-To promote a deeper understanding of the public affairs mission and its wider societal impact through a critical analysis of a common reader
Call to Action:
Join us for scholarly conversations centered around the University’s public affairs mission (Ethical Leadership, Community Engagement, and Cultural Competence) and theme of Sustainability in Practice:  Consensus and Consequences