The 2005 First-Year Reading was The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

• Tim O'Brien's website
• Interview with Tim O'Brien in The Statesman

Undergraduate College Commons Day was held on Thursday, October 20th, 2005.  The schedule for the day was as follows:

11:15-12:15	Interview with the Author By invitation only	SAC Auditorium
12:30-2:00	Creative Expressions Awards & Luncheon By invitation only	SAC Ballroom B
2:20-3:15	Book Reading and Veteran Panel Discussion Book signing to follow	SAC Auditorium
4:00-5:00	O'Brien’s Lecture (President's Lecture Series) Book signing to follow	SAC Auditorium
5:30-6:15	Honors College and University Scholars Student Reception	SAC Ballroom B