The Common Reading Experience

Students, Faculty, and Staff, 

BAHM invites you to VCOM's Common Reading Experience.

With votes from students, faculty, and staff, BAHM has selected 

My Own Country, by Dr. Abraham Verghese  

If you're interested in participating, please sign up on this survey so that you can be placed in a discussion group.  Stay tuned for more detail closer to August. 

Participants in the Common Reading Experience will read the book on their own over the summer and meet in small groups in the first week of August to reflect on its themes.
We'll be meeting at local coffee shops to introduce the class of 2015 to Blacksburg and Christiansburg. 

This will be a great opportunity for members of the incoming class to meet each other and to meet upperclassmen, faculty, and staff in the setting of a reflective and thought-provoking discussion. Likewise, faculty and staff will have the chance to interact with students outside of the classroom. Participating faculty are encouraged to incorporate themes from the book into their lectures, if possible. 

If you have questions, please email vcombioethics@gmail.com.

We look forward to the experience!