TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS

The Graduate Student Government of NAU

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WHAT ARE TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS?

The textbook ordering process≈ “course material list“

and its options

• Textbooks

• Course packets

• Digital course materials

• Rental program

– Saved students $775K in 2011-2012*

• “Adopt” the textbook for next

semester/year

*2012 Arizona Board of Regents, Northern Arizona University: Annual Report on Implementation of Textbook Recommendations

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

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1. Save students money

Average student spends $1200 a year on textbooks and supplies*

2. Increase student success

3. Reduce unnecessary use of fossil fuels

4. It’s the lawHigher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008

*The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges (2012-2013 figures). trends.collegeboard.org

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

• Order your course materials online by the deadlineOctober 15th for the spring semester!

• Consider alternative “course material” options– Contact Jill Christensen the bookstore’s “Course Material Specialist”– Contact the NAU “e-Learning Center”

• “Adopt” a textbook for multiple semesters• Explore “open textbooks” – open.umn.edu• Encourage your colleagues to do the same!• Develop a textbook ordering structure within your

department and/or collegeThe most successful departments and colleges have a person who coordinates the ordering.

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HOW TO ORDER

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OR

Contact Jill.Christensen@nau.edu

Order online at nau.edu/bookstore

Click on the “Online Adoptions” link at the bottom of the page

YOUR FEEDBACK

• What are some of the challenges you face when ordering textbooks?

• What are the departmental challenges to ordering textbooks?

• What other factors may prevent you from ordering on time?

• How can the bookstore help?

• How can GSG help?

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