Campus Read 2008 Events Schedule

Put these dates on your calendar!

• September 29 ... Showing of Smoke Signals, 7 p.m., NECE Auditorium
• October 9 ... Sherman Alexie speaks, 7:30 p.m., Belle Mehus City Auditorium
• October 10 ... Showing of The Business of Fancy Dancing, 2 p.m., Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall
• October 15 ... Dr. Brian Palecek speaks about Native American writers, 10 a.m. in classrooms, locations to be announced; and at Noon in the Prairie Room, Student Union
• October 22 ... Campus conversations: Book discussion, noon and 3 p.m., Prairie Room, Student Union
• November 3 ... Authors Heid and Lise Erdrich read from their work and discuss Alexie's book, 7:30 p.m., Missouri Room, Student Union
• November 4 ... Authors Heid and Lise Erdrich - classroom visits, locations/times to be announced
• November 12 ... Humanites scholar Clay Jenkinson speaks on themes from Alexie's book, 7-9 p.m., Sidney J. Lee Auditorium, Schafer Hall
• December 1 - Deadline for Campus Read Essay Contest submissions

Essay Contest -- Win a $500 Scholarship!

An announcement to all BSC students ...

You're already reading, discussing, and writing about Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Shape up those ideas and submit an essay to the Campus Read Essay contest. The student with the winning essay will be awarded a $500 scholarship from the BSC Foundation for the Spring 2008 semester.

Guidelines

• Submit your best work of 600 words or more. The topic may be anything related to your consideration of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. For example, a critical response to the book, or a narrative essay relating your own experiences that relate to the theme of the book. These are only examples. Don't be afraid to be creative!
• Essays must be typed and must be a polished, finished product.
• Essays will be judged anonymously, so include your name on a separate cover page with the title of your essay.
• The submission deadline is Monday, December 1, 2008. Essays may be submitted electronically as an attachment and e-mailed to Katherine.Netzer@bsc.nodak.edu, OR hand-delivered to the BSC Library front desk.
• The winning essay will be published in The Mystician.

BSC Campus Read 2008

Welcome to BSC Campus Read 2008!

The selection for the 2008 BSC Campus Read is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, the 2007 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature.

We look forward to posting information about 2008 Campus Read events and getting your comments about this book.