Common Experience

The goals of the IU Southeast Common Experience are as follows:

• To cultivate a common intellectual conversation across campus among the faculty, staff, and students, and with people from the local communities in the region.
• To engage, especially, all first year students in a common intellectual experience.
• To strengthen the sense of community among faculty, staff, and students at IU Southeast and with people from the local communities in the region.
• To enhance student participation in the intellectual life of the campus by encouraging open discussion, civil discourse, and critical thinking about a common theme and text.
• To enhance the reputation of IU Southeast as a regional center of learning excellence.
• To further distinguish IU Southeast from other local or regional universities and colleges.