Town Hall is a high-impact design for Federal Government (GOVT 2305) and Texas Government (GOVT 2306) courses at Tarleton State University. Developed and coordinated by Tarleton faculty, the goal of the Town Hall model is to improve students’ civic engagement and community involvement. The Town Hall design is characterized by:
- A Class format consisting of two 50-minute lectures and one 50-minute “lab” (also known as a breakout session). Each breakout session has an assigned topic. Topics for the upcoming semester are listed below; and
- A semester-long project involving the breakout session topic and leading up to a special campus-wide event near the end of the semester.
Data collected since 2016 shows that students who participate in the Tarleton Town Hall model are more likely to remain in school and graduate than those who don’t.
~ Dr. Eric Morrow, Associate Professor
Fall 2024 Breakout Session Topics
Federal Government (GOVT 2305)
- Free Speak
- Free Press
- Free Religion
- Second Amendment
- Fourth Amendment
- Fifth Amendment
- Sixth Amendment
Texas Government (GOVT 2306)
- K-12 Education
- Elections & Voting
- Rural Economic Growth
- Oil & Gas Policy
- LGBTQ+ Policy
- Police Reform
- Energy Policy
- Gun Rights
- Water Policy
- Boarder Security
- Infrastructure
- Agricultural Policy
- Healthcare Policy