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Welcome Faculty!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Interested in transforming your course into a low-textbook cost (LTC) or zero-textbook cost (ZTC) course? Simply curious to see what all the excitement is about?! Well look no further as we have all the information you need!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Textbook adoption form.<\/a> If you are using any LTC or ZTC textbooks, please submit using this form each semester. This allows the CALM Committee to help ensure you receive the proper label in the class schedule (and may help boost your enrollments too!<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CALM Committee.<\/a> We meet twice a month and everyone is welcome to attend our Zoom meetings! Find out more information (including how you can become a member of the committee when we have openings<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsletters<\/a> (current and archive). Review our current and past newsletters to stay hip and in the know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historical information on CALM<\/a>. Interested in learning about how we got where we are today? Look no further than our historical archives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CALM Faculty FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Can you give me a quick overview of CALM?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cost of textbooks is prohibitive for many of our students. CALM works with our faculty to help you find and create affordable textbook and learning materials options. When textbooks are free (or low cost), students are able to begin the semester with all the tools they need for success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The affordable textbook movement has a lot of acronyms, so to help we have assembled a quick overview:<\/p>\n\n\n\n