Spring Break
Literature highlighted on Wall of Reading
Quang Do
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: News
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The Campus Reading Program is contributing to San Jose State University's 150th year anniversary by having a Wall of Reading event this week, which is a celebration of great literature from the past 150 years on the first floor of Clark Hall, said Annette Nellen, the director of the Campus Reading Program and SJSU Business professor of accounting and tax.
A subgroup of the Campus Reading Program came up with the idea to have book discussions about titles from the last 150 years, Nellen said. "The idea came from committee member Scot Guenter, a professor in the College of Humanities and the Arts."
The Wall of Reading is a scroll of book titles that runs on the walls inside the Academic Success Center at the entrance of Clark Hall - starting on the left wall with a small section that continues on the backside of the room.
"We hope that people will visit the scrolls and sign their name and/or a comment about books they have read and read what others have written," Nellen wrote about the event in an e-mail.
The Wall of Reading is the title of the program's tribute for the week but the Campus Reading Program has book discussions and other literary events throughout the semester, Nellen said.
The week's tribute began on Monday with an open mic where speakers talked about their favorite books.
"There was a student who talked about 'Green Eggs and Ham,'" Guenten said.
Elida Padilla was the student who led Monday's book discussion on "Beloved," one of her "favorite books because of the complexity of the story as well as the characters."
Padilla, a senior majoring in history said, "I encourage students to attend these discussion groups even if they have not read the book."
Linzey Hynes said she has been reading Harry Potter books since high school and she hopes to attend the second book discussion, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," today at 2 p.m.
"If it doesn't conflict with classes," said Hynes, a junior majoring in kinesiology.
Today's first event is The Art of Storytelling from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Campus Reading Program was started in Spring 2005 but didn't get a book discussion going until," Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich, in Fall 2005, Nellen said.
"The purpose is to help build a culture of reading on the campus. The program also helps to build community on campus by having a large group of students and employees who have read a book to be able to share something in common," Nellen said.
To see the schedule of books discussed or will be discussed, visit http://www.sjsu.edu/reading
A subgroup of the Campus Reading Program came up with the idea to have book discussions about titles from the last 150 years, Nellen said. "The idea came from committee member Scot Guenter, a professor in the College of Humanities and the Arts."
The Wall of Reading is a scroll of book titles that runs on the walls inside the Academic Success Center at the entrance of Clark Hall - starting on the left wall with a small section that continues on the backside of the room.
"We hope that people will visit the scrolls and sign their name and/or a comment about books they have read and read what others have written," Nellen wrote about the event in an e-mail.
The Wall of Reading is the title of the program's tribute for the week but the Campus Reading Program has book discussions and other literary events throughout the semester, Nellen said.
The week's tribute began on Monday with an open mic where speakers talked about their favorite books.
"There was a student who talked about 'Green Eggs and Ham,'" Guenten said.
Elida Padilla was the student who led Monday's book discussion on "Beloved," one of her "favorite books because of the complexity of the story as well as the characters."
Padilla, a senior majoring in history said, "I encourage students to attend these discussion groups even if they have not read the book."
Linzey Hynes said she has been reading Harry Potter books since high school and she hopes to attend the second book discussion, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," today at 2 p.m.
"If it doesn't conflict with classes," said Hynes, a junior majoring in kinesiology.
Today's first event is The Art of Storytelling from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Campus Reading Program was started in Spring 2005 but didn't get a book discussion going until," Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich, in Fall 2005, Nellen said.
"The purpose is to help build a culture of reading on the campus. The program also helps to build community on campus by having a large group of students and employees who have read a book to be able to share something in common," Nellen said.
To see the schedule of books discussed or will be discussed, visit http://www.sjsu.edu/reading
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