Celebrating Emerging Writers - Methodist University

Office of University Relations
5400 Ramsey Street • Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1498
(800) 488-7110 • (910) 630-7043 • FAX (910) 630-7253
www.methodist.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
PAM MCEVOY
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—On Friday, September 16, at 11:00 AM in Reeves Auditorium, Adam
Shepard will be the guest speaker for the freshman class at MU. All students enrolled in First Year
Seminar are required to attend this event because Mr. Shepard is the author of this year's Book in
Common selection: Scratch Beginnings. If you would like to know more about this book selection, go to
www.scratchbeginnings.com.
Although the primary audience for this event is the First Year Seminar students, all interested
persons are welcome to attend. Additionally, the university will be conducting a food drive for the
Salvation Army Homeless Shelter concurrently with this event. All attendees are asked to bring at least
one non-perishable item to the event. There will a location on stage for this collection and a group of
students will transport the collection to the Salvation Army in downtown Fayetteville that afternoon.
After the Mr. Shepard speaks he will be in the Heritage Room in the Berns Center for a book
signing and will then lunch with students from the First Year Seminar.
Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over 2,400
students from 41 states and 53 countries. Methodist University offers over 70 majors and concentrations,
three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports. For additional information,
please call (910) 630-7043 or write to pmcevoy@methodist.edu. .
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