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One Book, One Campus

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Welcome

For the tenth year, Ventura College is hosting a month of activities for the One Book, One Campus project, based on the book Outliers:  the Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell.  Faculty and staff in a variety of disciplines spanning the breadth of the college curriculum will be involved.  In addition to many faculty placing the book on their course syllabi for student discussions, activities for the month include a theater arts presentation focused on success, the screening of related films, book group discussions, and a panel analysis.

“In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell examines everyone from business giants to scientific geniuses, sports stars to musicians, and reveals what they have in common. He looks behind the spectacular results, the myths and the legends to show what really explains exceptionally successful people." Gladwell argues that, when we try to understand success, we normally start with the wrong question. We ask 'what is this person like?' when we should really be asking 'where are they from?' The real secret of success turns out to be surprisingly simple, and it hinges on a few crucial twists in people's life stories - on the culture they grow up in and the way they spend their time.”  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3228917-outliers

For more information contact Deborah Pollack, Professor of English at (805) 65406400, extension 3272. 

Events in Celebration of Outliers:

  • Film Showing:  Successful Films About Success:  Stand by Me--Oct. 26, 2011--12 Noon--Cafeteria Fireside Lounge
  • One Book Gallery of Writing for VC:  http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/3247251
    Gallery Title:  Ventura College Shares Ideas of Success
    Gallery Description:  How do you define success? This gallery is dedicated to sharing your thoughts on SUCCESS.  Our One Book for Ventura College is Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell, which discusses success in quite fascinating detail, offering a unique perspective on what makes a person successful. Post in response to Gladwell's work or just share your own understanding and experience of success and stories about successful people, inventions, artists, poets, etc.Our gallery will appear in an alphabetical listing of galleries located under local galleries
  • Panel Discussion:  A Variety of Roads to Success--Leslie Drayton; musician Michael Enfield; athlete Alex Kolesnik, Mathematics Instructor; master bridge player-Kathy Scott, VC Dean---Monday, Oct. 10, 10:30-11:30--Room MCW 110
  • Panel Discussion:  A Social Science & Statistical Perspective--Albert Chen, Sociology Instructor; Andrea Horigan, Sociology Instructor; and Alex Kolesnik, Mathematics Instructor--Wednesday, Oct. 12, 10:30-11:30--Wright Library.
  • Student & Faculty Art Exhibit--Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell:  New Media Gallery-10/6/11-11/4/11--Reception 10/6/11, 7-9 p.m.
  • VC All Users Bookgroup--Outliers discussion-Oct. 13, 2011, 2 p.m.--Room:  Administration Conference Room
  • Student Theater Arts Production--"The Heidi Chronicles"--Preview Thursday, 10/13/11--Productions:  7p.m. 10/14, 1015, 20/20, 10/21, 10/22; 2 p.m. 10/23 Sunday
  • Resources:  Malcom Gladwell Outliers Resources
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Last Updated 10/3/11
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