Reading the Globe
School Year: 2010-2011
Reading Material: "The Road of Lost Innocence" by Somaly Mam
Over Spring Break 2011, a selected group from the the Fall 2010 freshman cohort had the opportunity to travel to Cambodia. They were able to visit Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and the famous temple Angkor Wat as well as other important historical sites.
School Year: 2009-2010
Reading Material: “A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah
The Fall 2009 freshman cohort had the opportunity to travel to Ghana during the Winter Break 2009-2010.
“A Long Way Gone” book and author information
School Year: 2008-2009
Reading Material: "All Buy My Life" by Gerda Weissmann Klein
For Spring Break 2009, a group of Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students undertook a historic study tour of Poland as part of “Reading the Globe: the TAMIU Freshman Experience,” the TAMIU campus-wide reading initiative.
To learn more about the Reading the Globe initiative, visit the University College office in University Success Center, room 223, phone 956.326.2134 or email chickey@tamiu.edu.