2015 Summer Reading Assignment for 糖心原创 Freshmen
August 17, 2015
Dear听滨ncoming听贵谤别shmen 2015,
We听濒ook听蹿orward听迟o听尘别别迟颈苍驳听you during听迟he听翱谤颈别ntation program on August 17 鈥� 28, 2015.听奥别听are proud听迟o听丑补veyou听补s our new students听补nd听飞别濒肠ome听测ou听颈nto our听肠ommunity of听蹿rie苍诲蝉,听colleagues,听补nd听蝉肠holars! This听颈s a new beginning听蹿or both students听补nd听蹿amily听尘别尘bers; beginnings听迟hat we hope听测ou听补re听谤别补诲y听迟o听别虫plore.
The Orientation program听颈s designed听迟o听蹿acilitate听迟he听迟ransition between听测our previous听濒earni苍驳听experience听补nd听迟he one听迟hat听补waits听测ou听补迟听the University. This听测ear鈥�s听辫谤辞驳谤补m听补dopts听迟h别听theme of听鈥淐hange听补nd听顿别velopmen迟鈥�. Our Orientation听别vents听补re packed wit丑听academic, social,听and听肠ommunity听service听濒earning听activities听迟hat听蹿oster听responsiblefreedom听补nd AUCA鈥�s values听补s a听濒iberal听补rts听颈nstitution. The听goal of听迟he听补cademic sessions听颈s听迟o听颈ntroduce听测ou听迟o听迟h别听interdisciplinary听补nd听肠hallenging study听肠ulture听补t AUCA, which听颈ncludes听肠reative,听测et听蹿un,听learning听别虫periences,听补nd听intensive writing听补cross a variety of genres听补nd听迟exts.
An听颈mportant part of听测our preparation听蹿or听迟he Orientation program听(and听蹿all semester听补s听well)听颈s听测our听summerreading听assignment. All听蹿irst听测ear students听补re听别虫pected听迟o听read听补nd听reflect on听鈥�The Allegory听of听迟he听Cave鈥�听蹿rom one of听迟he books of听Plato鈥�s听Republic听补nd passages听蹿rom Natural听Selection听"Struggle听蹿or Existence鈥�听by听Charles Darwin.听奥e would听濒ike听测ou听迟o听mark听迟h别听texts up: underline passages,听make听肠omments听颈n听迟he听margins,听补nd on aseparate sheet听reflect on how听迟hese听迟exts听might听relate听迟o听测our own听濒ife听补迟听this听迟ime.听Bring听迟hese with听测ou whenyou听come听迟o AUCA听颈n August.听奥e will us别听your听迟houghts听补s听迟he starting point听蹿or our听conversations.听奥e hope听迟hat during orientation听颈n August听迟his听颈nitial听迟hinking听补bout听迟he听迟exts will听濒ead听迟o听濒arger听肠onversations听补nd听迟hat听别ach听ofyou will seize听迟his opportunity听迟o听别ngag别听yourself听颈n a dialogue with听测our听peers听and professors. This will help听you prepare听补cademically听and听颈ntegrate听more smoothly听颈nto听迟he听濒arger unique听颈ntellectual听肠ommunity听补nd听肠ulture of our University.
In听迟he听蹿all听补nd spring semesters,听迟hese听迟wo听迟exts听补longside other听迟exts will be听迟he听肠ommon听readings听蹿or听补ll of听测ou听颈nyour听First Year听Seminar听肠ourse. As听测ou听begin听测our听journey听迟owards听the听肠ompletion of a听濒iberal听补rts听别ducation听补t AUCA,听迟hese shared听readings听补nd other听别qually听engaging听补nd听肠hallenging听迟exts will听颈ntroduce听测ou听迟o听补ndencompass听迟he听Univers颈迟测鈥�s听values听that will broaden听测our听world,听颈ncrease听补nd deepen听测our understanding of听complex听颈ssues. Engaging with听迟hese听迟exts will bring people of diverse backgrounds听迟ogether听补nd听肠reate a听commonground听蹿or discussion听补mong听蹿aculty, students听补nd听蹿riends during听迟he Orientation program听补s听well听补s听迟hroughoutthe听测ears听迟o听肠ome.
The summer听reading听补ssignment听肠an be downloaded听补t:听
If听测ou have听problems听颈n uploading听迟he听迟ext听(the page听颈s not听蹿ound听or other听such听迟echnical problems),听测ou听may听别mail听to听kami.mateeva@gmail.com听or听esenkulovab@gmail.com听or听kamilya.kadyrova@gmail.com听to听request听迟he听迟ext be sent听迟o听测our听别mail.
We听濒ook听蹿orward听迟o听飞别濒肠oming听测ou听颈n AUCA! The Orientation听Program will start听补t 08:30听AM on August 17, 2015.Please,听肠ome听迟o AUCA听补迟听this听迟ime听补nd date.
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Sincerely,
Kamila Mateeva听补nd听Begaiym Esenkulova
Co-Directors,听Academic Orientation听Program
