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What is the Common Experience?

Common Experience over the next two years at NKU will be facilitated used open source mixed media. The media will be free to all students, staff, and faculty to access. With a curated media bundle on the website.

Common Experience Goals:

Share and understand diverse perspectives in a constructive manner
Explore the role we play in shaping society
Build a community of engaged learners
Connection between first year students through discussion and year-long programming

  • Common Read

    The Book

    The book for Common Experience is selected by a committee vote to highlight an important message across the following years, incoming class. The book is dispersed to all incoming students to participate in a Common Reading Experience. The 2023 selection is Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover.


  • Common Theme

    Common Theme

    Northern Kentucky University presents a common academic theme each year. The theme provides diverse opportunities for everyone across the campus community to participate in a Common Experience.


  • Resources

    Resources

    Common Experience provides students, faculty, staff, and community members an opportunity to participate in collaborative learning events. With the help of partners across campus, the selection committee has curated content that can be used for instruction to correspond with the common theme for the year.


  • Common Theme

    Common Experience Assignment

    Northern Kentucky University presents a common academic theme each year. The theme provides diverse opportunities for everyone across the campus community to participate in a Common Experience.