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January 2008
Dear Spartan!
Welcome to the School of Liberal Arts at Norfolk State
University! We are very excited that you have chosen to join
us for your postsecondary education.
The School of Liberal Arts comprises nine academic
departments in the fine and performing arts, humanities, and
social sciences. The departments are English and Foreign
Languages, Fine Arts, History, Interdisciplinary Studies,
Mass Communications and Journalism, Music, Political
Science, Psychology, and Sociology. The Army ROTC program is
located in the School of Liberal Arts as well.
Students in the School of Liberal Arts have access to a
wealth of learning experiences. The School offers students
an opportunity to understand and appreciate world cultures
as reflected in languages, the arts, and the social
sciences.
You will therefore be embarking on an extremely important
journey, transitioning from high school to college and
seeking a baccalaureate degree. One of the initiatives newly
instituted by Norfolk State University is a reading program
for incoming students. All new students will be required to
read two books before enrolling in the university. One book
will be read by everybody. The other will depend upon your
major. Here are the books you should read before arriving on
campus this August:
University-Wide:
Johnson, Spencer, and Blanchard, Kenneth H., Who Moved My
Cheese? (Vermilion, ISBN: 0091816971) (Everyone will read
this book.)
School of Liberal Arts:
English and Foreign Languages
Mathabane, Mark, Kaffir Boy (Simon and Schuster, ISBN:
0-684-84828-7)
Fine Arts
Edmonds, David, and Eidinow, Hohn, Wittgenstein’s Poker: The
Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great
Philosophers (Harper Perennial, ISBN: 0060936649)
History
Ellison, Ralph, Invisible Man (Vintage, paperback)
Interdisciplinary Studies
Miller, John G., QBQ! The Question Behind the Question
(Penguin, ISBN: 0399152334)
Mass Communications and Journalism
Bogle, Donald, Primetime Blues: African-Americans on Network
Television (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, ISBN: 0-374-52718-0)
Music
Campbell, Don, The Mozart Effect (Harper Paperbacks, ISBN:
0060937203)
Political Science
Ogletree, Charles, Jr., All Deliberate Speed, (W. W. Norton
& Company, ISBN: 0393326861)
Psychology
Seligman, Martin, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind
and Your Life (Free Press, paperback)
Sociology
DuBois, W.E.B., The Souls of Black Folk (Penguin Classics,
ISBN: 014018998X)
All of these books can be ordered from any of the major
bookstores. They should also be available at the NSU
bookstore. You may also find them at Amazon.com, where
virtually all of them will be available in paperback and
many will be available used. You will be given further
instructions regarding the discussion of and assignments for
these readings in UNI 101, an introduction to university
life which is required for all entering students. Since each
major has a specific reading selection, you should notify us
immediately if you decide to change your major.
We are looking forward to meeting you, working with you, and
having you become involved in the activities of the school.
BEHOLD THE GREEN AND GOLD! |
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Sincerely,
Dr. William A. Byrne, Interim Dean
School of Liberal Arts |
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