This book is about understanding the importance of water, not only worldwide but also
the water in our communities that effects our lives every day.
"From the moons of Saturn to the hotels of Las Vegas - Fishman vividly show that we've
already left behind a golden age of thoughtlessly abundant, free, and safe water,
but also that as dramatic as the challenges are, we have all the means to meet them."---book
jacket excerpt
The 2020 Selection Committee
As a reporter, Charles Fishman has tried to get inside organizations, both familiar
and secret, and explain how they work. In the course of reporting about water to write
The Big Thirst, Fishman has stood at the bottom of a half-million-gallon sewage tank,
sampled water directly from the springs in San Pellegrino, Italy, and Poland Spring,
Maine, and carried water on his head for 3 km with a group of Indian villagers. Continue Reading
CALENDAR of EVENTS for ONE BOOK 2020-2021
SIGNATURE PROGRAMS - EVENTS-SPEAKERS
ONE BOOK Panel Discussion Series 2020
Who's in Control? Nature, Climate Change, and Footprints
Wednesday, October 7, 2020: 4:00-5:00 PM
Register in advance for this meeting
https://wcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvc-2qqDIqHtN0vNrtc8_jkgyzDcWZjcEM
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joining the meeting
Learn more about the Panel Presenters
- Andrew Coburn: Associate Director - Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
- Bora Karayaka: Faculty - School of Engineering and Technology
- Brian Kloeppel: Dean of the Graduate School and Research; Faculty - Department of
Geosciences and Natural Resources
It's Elemental: How Water is Immersed in Our Language, Psyche, and Artistic Expression
Tuesday, October 20, 2020: 4:00-5:00 PM
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Learn more about the Panel Presenters
- Catherine Carter: Faculty - English Department
- Windy Gordon: Faculty - School of Psychology
- Carolyn Grosch: Curator of Collections and Exhibitions – Bardo Fine Art Museum
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink: Access, Health, and Money
Tuesday, November 10, 2020: 4:00-5:00 PM
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Learn more about the Panel Presenters
- Angela Dills: Gimelstob-Landry Distinguished Professor of Regional Economic Development
- Kim Hall: Faculty and Program Director - Environmental Health Program
- Amy Murphy-Nugen: Faculty – Social Work Program
CONNECTING THE DOTS: Campus Theme and other points of connection
Many programs are being designed to help students make the valuable connection between
the book and the theme, both flagship programs are defined as Common Intellectual
Experiences, one of ten High Impact Practices defined by AAC&U.
2020-2021 WCU Campus Theme: WATER
Learn more about the 2020-201 Campus Interdisciplinary theme, Water
The mission of the One Book program is to engage first-year students, as well as the
campus community, in a common intellectual experience that promotes critical thinking
and interdisciplinary conversation. This experience will allow participants to strengthen
academic skills, create connections with peers, instructors, and community members,
and relate universal themes to personal experience and identity. The program seeks
to reflect WCU’s core values and responsibilities as a regionally engaged university.
One Book committee members will serve as ambassadors who aid in integrating reading
selection themes into course curricula, campus events, service learning opportunities,
and departmental goals. The selection committee comprises individuals from across
campus, ensuring that values and views of all academic units are considered and represented.
The One Book Experience Will:
- Introduce clear expectations of academic performance and engagement
- Create opportunities to reveal and explore notions of community
- Reflect the University’s mission and core values
- Integrate book themes into course curricula, particularly transition course curricula
- Encourage interaction among peers, instructors, campus and local community members
- Foster interdisciplinary discourse and partnership
- Offer diverse perspectives and cultural exploration
- Stimulate student self-discovery and personal development
- Inspire participation and support from faculty and administrators by clearly conveying
the book’s relevance to the academic experience and student enrichment
