Frederick Church's "Andes of Ecuador" to Spark Freshmen DiscussionsAugust 11, 2010 | David FordOne Triad university is putting a new twist on summer academic training. Rather than assign a book to the 1,200 first year students entering Wake Forest University this Fall, the university has assigned a painting: Frederick Church's famous landscape from 1855 titled "The Andes of Ecuador".
WFDD's David Ford spoke with Associate Dean for Academic Advising Perry Patterson about this unconventional discussion project.
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