2. The program at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Student Union Bldg. Manning Hall College of Engineering Jernigan Library Turner Hall Bishop Hall Martin Hall University Village Residence Hall

3. The Following information was learned from a student survey conducted Fall 2007 at Texas A&M University - Kingsville to assess the Collegiate Readership Program: 83% said it was important to extremely important to keep up with current news. 83% said it was important to extremely important to keep up with current news. 87% said that reading newspapers is important to extremely important to their education. 87% said that reading newspapers is important to extremely important to their education. 66% said that increased knowledge of national/international news is a benefit of reading newspapers on a regular basis. 66% said that increased knowledge of national/international news is a benefit of reading newspapers on a regular basis. Survey Data

4. The Collegiate Readership Program 94.4% read the newspaper at least once a week94.4% read the newspaper at least once a week 91% said reading newspapers has helped them form opinions about national and international concerns91% said reading newspapers has helped them form opinions about national and international concerns 71% are more likely to participate in class discussions71% are more likely to participate in class discussions 69% feel newspapers have given them insight into the historical context of current issues69% feel newspapers have given them insight into the historical context of current issues 68% said it helps them to connect class68% said it helps them to connect class concepts and real life experiences concepts and real life experiences Source: Penn State Student Affairs survey, Spring ’07 & Pulse survey, Feb ‘03

5. “There is a powerful relationship between following the news and being civically engaged. … those who use news sources regularly are more likely to participate than those who do not.” Source: Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), www.civicyouth.org The 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation, page 5. ( For a list of the 19 forms of civic engagement, see above report, page 7.) www.civicyouth.org Civic & Campus Engagement Civic Engagement Percent who participated at least once during the current academic year 20052008 Attended cultural events 63.1%70.0% Participated in political activities 49.9% 50.0% Participated in a community event/organization 39.9%44.4% Volunteered on campus or in the community 53.1%59.7% Campus Engagement Percent who participated at least once in the last seven days 20052008 Discussed/debated current events outside of class 84.3%92.2% Participated in class discussions 84.8%89.1% Participated in campus clubs or organizations 52.5%59.5% Source: Penn State Pulse, www.sa.psu.edu/sara/newspapers.shtml, February 2008 Newspaper Readership Survey, page 5.

6. National and international news, Today’s Debate, The Forum, Across the USA, weather map, Newsline. Market Trends, stock market coverage, mergers, consumer interest, Ad Track, technology, Executive Suite, Your Money, visual representation of stock market changes. Sporting events and scores, Keeping Score, special interest stories on topics such as leadership and diversity. Education news, entertainment and pop culture, health, science, book reviews, travel, A Better Life, All USA Academic all-stars, Teacher All-stars. Content Resources: USA TODAY

7. Today’s Debate: Presenting both sides of the argument Our View Opposing View

8. Doreen Kinkel Texas A&M University - Kingsville Using the newspaper in Class

9. USA TODAY in the classroom How could you use USA TODAY in your courses? How could you use USA TODAY in your courses?

10. www.usatodaycollege.com Best Practices Best Practices Voices Voices Campus Coverage Campus Coverage Case Studies Case Studies

11. Case Studies Business  Gen Y & Entrepreneurship  Global Economics First Year Experience Drug and alcohol abuse Drug and alcohol abuse Communication & socialization Communication & socialization Health & Science  Climate change  Americans going ‘green’ Political Science The Supreme Court & school diversity The Supreme Court & school diversity The immigration debate The immigration debate Arts & Humanities  Media Literacy  Assessment of Educational Progress

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