March 26, 2025
Progress report on the 91探花Dialogue Initiative
In this video, Megan Kennedy, director of the 91探花Resilience Lab and project lead for the , provides some background and a progress report on the first year of the Initiative.
Launched by Provost Serio in summer 2024, the 91探花Dialogue Initiative empowers students with the tools and mindsets to engage in skilled and productive dialogue across differences. Universities hold the promise, potential and track record of making meaningful contributions to solving some of society鈥檚 most persistent challenges. Coming together to solve complex problems is possible through respectful dialogue. This Initiative explains that expectation for students and teaches foundational skills for respectful dialogue.
Notable results so far include:
- 9,000 first-year students on the Seattle campus participated in the dialogue workshop in autumn and winter quarter orientations.
- 97% of autumn quarter participants agreed or strongly agreed to the statement: I understand how curiosity, critical thinking, communication, active listening and dialogue support me as a 91探花student.
Academic year 2024-25 is the first year of this initiative and 91探花Dialogue Initiative colleagues look forward to building on these early successes.