by:
  Kris Bulcroft,
  Carmen Werder, and
  Glenn Gilliam

  A Public Rally for Learning

The rally was held on June 8, 2001 in a celebratory atmosphere of balloons, popcorn, and conversation. Over the course of four hours, approximately 45 student representatives from the TLA, student government, and campus residence halls along with 30 TLA faculty and colleagues, helped administer the questionnaires and inform students about the purpose of the rally. The rally took place in the central square of the campus, thus providing high visibility for the event and calling attention to the goals of the rally.

Students who walked through the rally area were informed about the purpose of the rally and asked if they would complete a survey. The survey took about 10-15 minutes to complete. This convenience sample of students resulted in slightly more than 5 per cent of the entire population of Western undergraduates completing the survey. The vast majority of students that day were willing to complete the survey once they were informed about its purpose, and many stayed to complete the face-to-face portion of the process.

At the completion of the rally, nearly six hundred students had completed the survey at the rally or had participated in the online form made available for those unable to attend the event. It was evident from the levels of participation that students were grateful for the chance to share their perspectives about their learning experiences.

• Introduction
• Campus Conversation at Western Washington University (Parts I & II)
• Where are the Students?
• Leadership Inside Out
• The AAHE Summer Academy
• A Web of Connections
• The Teaching and Learning Academy
• A New Course on Learning
• Diffuse Leadership
• A Public Rally for Learning
• Lessons Learned from the Students
• References
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