The UCA Student Government Association will partner with USA TODAY to launch the Collegiate Readership Program on campus from February 23 through March 20.
The mission of the readership program is to promote civic engagement, global awareness, and media literacy by exposing students to the news in their living, learning and community spaces. UCA’s Student Government Association is launching this initiative to broaden students’ awareness of current issues through newspaper readership and to help students become more informed and engaged citizens.
USA TODAY and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will be available every weekday at the following locations: Student Center, Torreyson Library, Farris Hall, Irby Hall, Burdick Business Administration Building, Christian Cafeteria, Lewis Science Center, Starbucks and Stanley Russ Hall. Because the newspapers are sponsored by UCA’s Student Government Association, students can select the newspaper(s) of their choice at no charge at the time of pick up.The Collegiate Readership Program, managed by USA TODAY, was developed in 1997 at The Pennsylvania State University, and has since expanded to over 500 campuses across the country. The program is complemented by the USA TODAY Academic website, www.usatodaycollege.com, which includes resources for students and faculty, the Voices initiative, and best practices for curricular and co-curricular use. Other participating institutions in Arkansas include: University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas Fort Smith.
For more information, contact Kellie Cortiana at ucasga@yahoo.com.
