TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS The Graduate Student Government of NAU

WHAT ARE TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS? The textbook ordering process ≈ “course material list“ and its options • Textbooks • Course packets • Digital course materials • Rental program – Saved students $775 K in 2011 -2012* • “Adopt” the textbook for next semester/year *2012 Arizona Board of Regents, Northern Arizona University: 2 Annual Report on Implementation of Textbook Recommendations

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? 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 law Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 *The College Board, Annual 3 Survey of Colleges (2012 -2013 figures). trends. collegeboard. org

HOW CAN YOU HELP? • Order your course materials online by the deadline October 15 th 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 college The most successful departments and colleges have a person who coordinates the ordering. 4

HOW TO ORDER Order online at nau. edu/bookstore Click on the “Online Adoptions” link at the bottom of the page OR Contact Jill. Christensen@nau. edu 5

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? 6