Students received an e-mail last week regarding the project. On the site, students just answer a few short questions about what they would most like to see in a class painting, and then they hit the submit button. Because participating is simple. It doesn't involve going to a sporting event, it doesn't involve joining a club. Hey, it doesn't even involve putting on blue.
Every student probably uses a computer at least once a day in some capacity.
Taking two or three minutes to type in the Web address and answering a few questions is hardly a chore. And just think, it will help contribute to a campuswide work of art. This is an outstanding number of participating students, and the Drake art students should be proud they have generated so much participation. The final product should be something, then, that everyone will be interested in seeing. If every student contributes a completely different idea, then the final product could be an interesting mix of subjects and backgrounds.