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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">The University College is proud to announce the 2017-2018 Book in Common, <i>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks </i>by Rebecca Skloot<i>. </i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">All first-time full-time freshmen receive a copy of this book at new student orientation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">Studies show that a common intellectual experience is a high impact practice, so we urge the university community to participate and read the book along with our freshmen.
Copies will be available for checkout from Gee Library in July.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">During the 2017-2018 academic year we will host a series of events surrounding the book. In fact, Rebecca Skloot has committed to giving a talk on campus, and the date will
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">The Book in Common is part of the First-Year TRAC, our new freshman retention initiative. For more information, visit tamuc.edu/TRAC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">Tabetha Adkins, Ph.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">Dean of the University College</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#2F5597">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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