Book of the Year

Each year Concordia University, St. Paul selects a "Book of the Year" for students, faculty, and staff to read. The 2005-2006 Book of the Year selection committee comprised of faculty from various academic departments, staff members, and students has selected The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down as the 2005-2006 Book of the Year. Previous years' selections have been The Greatest Generation Speaks by Tom Brokaw, Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde, Profiles in Courage For Our Time introduced and edited by Caroline Kennedy, Choice of Weapons by Gordon Parks, and Growing An Inch by Stanley Gordon West.

The Book of the Year committee selects books based on the following criteria:

• Quality of the literature
• Connection to classes
• Potential to involve students, faculty and staff and to generate meaningful campus-wide activities; connection to fine arts
• Relevance to our university's mission, vision and strategic priorities
• Potential for convocations and presentations.