Process

New Student Book Experience
Process

August
- Book discussion held
- Nominations open for next fall's book
- Student-faculty selection committee assembled
- Nominations accepted via e-mail, verbal requests, paper nomination form, and online form
September
- New Book Selection Committee meets
  - Review criteria and goals of Book Discussion
  - Confirm meeting schedule
- Nominations accepted via e-mail, verbal requests, paper nomination form, and online form
October
- Nominations close October 31
- Committee reviews nominations
November
- Committee selects the top 10 to 15 books from among the nominations
December
- Top nominations discussed individually
- Top three choices ranked; final selection is made in consultation with Dean Diane Lee and the President's Office

Nomination Data For the Book
	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	Fall 2008	Fall 2009	Fall 2010	Fall 2011	Fall 2012
Total Nominations	92	131	107	139	148	132	108	91	93
Unique Nominators	83	109	84	124	114	119	99	81	70
Unique Titles	80	105	89	117	137	119	100	80	82
Faculty Nominations	30	35	40	43	36	35	27	8	16
Staff and Administrator Nominations	19	22	12	17	22	13	8	11	33
Student Nominations	36	64	53	80	88	84	73	72	39
Anonymous Nominations	19	15	14	6	23	2	17	11	5

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