In connection with the NIACC Common Read This I Believe, NIACC will be hosting This We Believe on Thursday (04.11) night at 7 p.m. in the NIACC Activity Center in Mason City.
The event, which promises to be an evening of inspiration and engagement, will showcase This I Believe statements, unique artworks, photography, videos, and other expressions of personal beliefs from NIACC students, faculty, staff, and community members..
This I Believe was originally a five-minute radio series hosted from 1951 -1955 by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow, who asked Americans from all walks of life to write essays about their most fundamental and closely held beliefs that guide their daily lives. The radio series became a cultural phenomenon with people reading their own personal motivation in life on the air, with a daily radio listenership estimated at over 39 million Americans.
A collection of essays published in 1952 sold 300,000 copies — second only to the Bible that year. A book of essays translated into Arabic sold 30,000 copies in just three days.
The Common Read is a program designed to engage NIACC, its students, staff, faculty and community members, in a unified intellectual activity. The Common Read book is available through the NIACC BookZone.
