(BEAVER COUNTY, Pa.) – The annual shared book reading of Bridges and Pathways College Alliance in 2019 will be Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block. Along with the Bridges and Pathways member partners (CCBC, Geneva College, Penn State Beaver, and Robert Morris University), PA Cyber Charter School will also join this year’s Common Read sharing the book with its teachers and students across the state and sponsoring a communitywide live stream event with the author
In addition to reading this book and series of yearlong events hosted at each institution, Bridges and Pathways will be attending and hosting a joint presentation via internet with Peter Block on October 21, 2019, at 3 p.m. The program sites for this event will be at each partner location.
The general public or other businesses and organizations can participate free of charge by clicking the Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/454439583 to join the link stream.
Peter Block, author of several best-selling books, is a highly acclaimed and recognized expert in existing community building. His work exhibits a significant focus on empowering, enhancing, reconciling, and promoting accountability in community. The 2019 Bridges and Pathways annual reading selection, Community: The Structure of Belonging, is focused not on the mere criteria needed in order to produce a thriving community. Instead, Peter Block’s approach in this book is to encourage the development of a new way of processing and understanding the idea of community.
The Bridges and Pathways College Alliance is a consortium of Beaver Valley institutions of higher education dedicated to improving the lives of Beaver Valley residents through access to education, cultural events, and economic opportunities. This historic alliance is a response to the Beaver Valley’s rapidly changing economic identity and the institutions’ collective vision to serve the educational, workforce development, and quality of life needs of residents and businesses in the area. As new industry and prospects for growth take root in the valley, the alliance is poised to fulfill the increased postsecondary needs of the region. Information about opportunities and events is available on the website – bridgespathways.com.