{"id":14929,"date":"2010-06-03T15:35:50","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T22:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=14929"},"modified":"2013-03-25T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T22:33:24","slug":"naureads-promotes-fall-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/naureads-promotes-fall-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"NAUreads promotes fall pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coming of age novel exploring the tumultuous, life-changing school year of a Native American teenager is the fall reading selection of\u00a0NAUreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All incoming students are encouraged to pick up their free copy of Sherman Alexie\u2019s semiautobiographical book,The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe book is about a student who overcomes adversity and makes very intentional decisions about his education,\u201d said\u00a0Rebecca Campbell<\/strong>, director of academic transition programs and associate professor of educational psychology. \u201cThis can relate to our first year-students as they embark on the educational process and make their own decisions on their educational journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

NAUreads, a program developed to spark conversation among first-year students and provide a common theme in academia, chose the novel based on its multiple themes and ties to education.<\/p>\n

Written as a diary, the award-winning book recounts the trials of Arnold \u201cJunior\u201d Spirit as he learns to embrace his heritage and take control of his life when he leaves the Spokane Indian Reservation school to attend the white school in a neighboring farming community.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaculty across many disciplines can incorporate this book into existing classes, weaving it in where the powerful themes and ideas resonate,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cThe book\u2019s central theme is about cultural responsiveness and ties in with NAU\u2019s strategic goals of diversity and creating a culture of inclusion, civility and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

NAUreads hopes to initiate conversations about the novel through book club discussions, author presentations, a film series, lectures and class discussions. The entire campus community is invited to participate.<\/p>\n

NAUreads also is partnering with the Flagstaff Public Library to present a one book, one community concept in August that promotes conversation between campus and the community.<\/p>\n

For information contact\u00a0Rebecca Campbell<\/a>\u00a0at (928) 523\u20138225.<\/p>\n

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Professors across campus can employ Sherman Alexie\u2019s compelling novel,\u00a0The Absolutely True Diary\u00a0<\/em>Themes found in\u00a0The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian\u00a0<\/em>of a Part-Time Indian,\u00a0<\/em>to support themes within their disciplines. Alexie delves into the following issues:
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\u2022<\/td>\nHope<\/td>\n\u2022<\/td>\nInclusion, civility and respect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nCommunity<\/td>\n\u2022<\/td>\nDisparities in schooling: academic, financial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nStereotyping<\/td>\n\u2022<\/td>\nNative American culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nTeasing\/bullying<\/td>\n\u2022<\/td>\nCultural perspectives on grief<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nFamily structures and dynamics<\/td>\n\u2022<\/td>\nCultural perspectives on holidays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nPoverty and economic sustainability<\/td>\n\u2022<\/td>\nBanned books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nHealth issues: hunger, alcoholism,
\neating disorders<\/td>\n		\u2022<\/td>\nVoice, viewpoints, and alternative histories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022<\/td>\nFriendship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A coming of age novel exploring the tumultuous, life-changing school year of a Native American teenager is the fall reading selection of\u00a0NAUreads. All incoming students are encouraged to pick up their free copy of Sherman Alexie\u2019s semiautobiographical book,The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. \u201cThe book is about a student who overcomes adversity and…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":14932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}