General Education Standing Committee
Membership: All members of the committee will be appointed by the provost in consultation with the deans and faculty senate president.
Membership includes 2 faculty from the College of Arts and Letters, 2 faculty from
the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, ensuring that one
faculty member will be from the math department; 2 faculty from the College of Behavioral
and Health Sciences; 1 faculty from College of Business; 1 faculty from College of
Education; 1 faculty from the Library, and 1 faculty from Faculty Senate. Membership
also includes faculty coordinators for each general education competency, which are
appointed by the provost in consultation with the deans. The committee is led by 2
co-chairs drawn from faculty members on the committee and recommended by the Provost.
1 dean from one of the academic colleges will serve as ex-officio. The committee also
includes 2 non-voting committee advisors-Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President
Academic Affairs and Assistant Provost - Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment,
as well as 1 non-voting representative from each of the following areas, appointed
by the provost: student success and curriculum.
Terms of Service: Members will serve three-year terms and can serve two consecutive terms. When consecutive
terms have been served, a three-year break must occur before serving again.
Description: The general education committee reviews and votes on all changes and additions to university general education courses and general education policies. Decisions of the General Education Committee on courses and policies require additional review and vote of the University Curriculum Committee and other bodies, as required by university policies and procedures.
The General Education committee is also responsible for overseeing the assessment
of university-level general education competencies, including communication with faculty
teaching general education courses; review and approval of assessment plans for general
education courses; meta-analysis of data on student learning for each competency;
and review, approval, and communication of action plans based on general education
assessment results. An annual report will be provided to the provost regarding progress
in assessing and improving student learning related to the university-level general
education competencies. The chair of this committee is responsible for preparing documents
and/or presentations for the pre-semester calendar. This committee may convene during
August.
(Approver: Provost/SVPAA)
2024-2025 Membership:
Name | Title | Department/Area | Service Term* |
Marisa Sikes | Faculty, CoAL | Languages and Literature | 2024-2027 |
Kakali Chakrabarti | Faculty, CoAL, Oral Communication Pillar Coordinator | Communication | 2022-2025 |
Cate LiaBraaten | Faculty, CoAL | History and Philosophy | 2024-2027 |
Jenny Harris | Faculty, Library | Library | 2023-2026 |
Melynda Connor | Faculty, CoB | Management and Marketing | 2024-2027 |
Gregory Ridenour | Faculty, CoSTEM | Earth and Environmental Sciences | 2024-2027 |
Nicholas Kirby | Faculty, CoSTEM | Mathematics and Statistics | 2023-2026 |
Emily Pica | Faculty, CoBHS | Psychological Science and Counseling | 2022-2025 |
Adrienne Wilk | Faculty, CoBHS | Nursing | 2024-2027 |
Adam Attwood | Faculty, CoE | Teaching and Learning | 2022-2025 |
John Phillips | Faculty, CoBHS Critical Reasoning Pillar Coordinator |
Political Science and Public Management | 2024-2027 |
Katherine Honea | Faculty, CoAL Global Perspective Pillar Coordinator |
Languages and Literature | 2024-2027 |
Barbara Lee Gray | Faculty, CoAL Connection and Reflection Pillar Coordinator |
Languages and Literature | 2023-2026 |
Kristen Sienkiewicz | Faculty, CoAL (Faculty Senate Representative) |
Music | 2022-2025 |
Amanda Wornhoff | Assistant Provost Instiutional Effectiveness and Assessment | Committee Advisor | Permanent Non-Voting |
Tucker Brown | Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Academic Affairs | Committee Advisor | Permanent Non-Voting |
Buzz Hoon | Dean | CoAL | ex officio |
Keely Mohon-Doyle | Faculty, CoAL, Written Communication Pillar Coordinator | Languages and Literature | 2022-2025 |
Loretta Griffy | Dean | University College | 2024-2027 |
Jasmine O'Brien | Curriculum Coordinator | Academic Affairs | Permanent |