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<b>2019-2020 Book in Common<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><i>Radioactive</i> by Lauren Redniss<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b>CALL FOR PROPOSALS:&nbsp; Lion&#8217;s Lecture<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">The <i>Book in Common</i> is an important part of the First Year TRAC initiative because it extends beyond freshmen to create a shared cultural experience for our entire university campus and surrounding community.&nbsp;
 It is our hope that this book will become integrated into your courses and student activities this year.&nbsp; Copies of the book are on reserve in the library.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">Several campus-wide events were/will be held in conjunction with this book:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Cyanotyping:&nbsp; Tuesday, October 8, 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Author&#8217;s Address:&nbsp; Monday, October 14, 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Gender Studies Book Club Discussion:&nbsp; Wednesday, February 12, 2020<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lion&#8217;s Lecture:&nbsp; Tuesday, March 24, 2020 @ 6:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">This year, we would like to invite scholars from ALL of our academic colleges to submit proposals related to some component of the
<i>Book in Common</i>.&nbsp; Presenters will provide a student-friendly academic lecture in a TED Talk format (5-8 minutes).&nbsp; Six presentations from various disciplines will be followed by questions from the audience.&nbsp; Dr. Ray Green (Honor&#8217;s College) has graciously
 agreed to serve as moderator &amp; discussant.&nbsp; [PowerPoint and other technological needs will be provided]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">Please encourage your faculty to submit an academically-focused abstract related to topics raised by the book.&nbsp; Some ideas are presented in the word cloud, below<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Submit abstracts (250 words) by:&nbsp; February 14, 2020 to:&nbsp;
</span></b><a href="mailto:Quynh.Dang@tamuc.edu"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Quynh.Dang@tamuc.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Include: Name, Position, Department, Contact Information, Tentative Title<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Accepted presenters will be notified by February 28, 2020</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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