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2017 Summer Reading Assignment for 鶹ý Freshmen

2017 Summer Reading Assignment for 鶹ý Freshmen

July 28, 2017

DearIncomingFreshmen 2017,

Welookforwardtomeetingyou duringtheOrientation program on August 16 – 29, 2017.Weare proudtohave youas our new studentsandwelcomeyouinto ourcommunity offriends,colleagues,andscholars! Thisis a new beginningfor both studentsandfamilymembers; beginningsthat we hopeyouarereadytoexplore.

The Orientation programis designedtofacilitatethetransition betweenyour previouslearningexperienceandthe onethatawaitsyouatthe University. Thisyear’sprogramadoptsthetheme of“ChangeandDevelopment”. Our Orientationeventsare packed withacademic, social,andcommunityservicelearningactivitiesthatfosterresponsiblefreedomand 鶹ý’s valuesas aliberalartsinstitution. Thegoal oftheacademic sessionsistointroduceyoutotheinterdisciplinaryandchallenging studycultureat 鶹ý, whichincludescreative,yetfun,learningexperiences,andintensive writingacross a variety of genresandtexts.

Animportant part ofyour preparationforthe Orientation program(andfall semesteraswell)isyoursummer readingassignment.Allfirst-year studentsareexpectedtoreadandreflect on“The AllegoryoftheCave”from Book VII ofPlato’sRepublicand passagesfrom NaturalSelection"Strugglefor Existence”byCharles Darwin.We wouldlikeyoutomarkthetexts up: underline passages,makecommentsinthemargins,and on a separate sheetreflect on howthesetextsmightrelatetoyour ownlifeatthistime.Bringthese withyou when youcometo 鶹ýin August.We will useyourthoughtsasthe starting pointfor ourconversations.We hopethat during orientationin Augustthisinitialthinkingaboutthetexts willleadtolargerconversationsandthateachof you will seizethis opportunitytoengageyourselfin a dialogue withyourpeersand professors. This will helpyou prepareacademicallyandintegratemore smoothlyintothelarger uniqueintellectualcommunityandculture of our University.

Inthefalland spring semesters,thesetwotextsalongside othertexts will bethecommonreadingsforall ofyouin yourFirst YearSeminarcourse. Asyoubeginyourjourneytowardsthecompletion of aliberalartseducationat 鶹ý,these sharedreadingsand otherequallyengagingandchallengingtexts willintroduceyoutoand encompasstheUniversity’svaluesthat will broadenyourworld,increaseand deepenyour understanding of complexissues. Engaging withthesetexts will bring people of diverse backgroundstogetherandcreate acommon groundfor discussionamongfaculty, studentsandfriends duringthe Orientation programaswellasthroughout theyearstocome.

The summerreadingassignmentcan be downloadedat:https://auca.kg/en/summer_reading/

Ifyou haveproblemsin uploadingthetext(the pageis notfoundor othersuchtechnical problems),youmayemail tokadyrova_k@auca.kg torequestthetext be senttoyouremail.

Welookforwardtowelcomingyouin 鶹ý! The OrientationProgram will startat 08:30AM on August 16, 2017. Please,cometo 鶹ýatthistimeand date!

Sincerely,

Kamilya Kadyrova

Director of 鶹ýFreshman OrientationProgram

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