General Education Committee
The General Education Committee is a university-wide, standing committee charged with providing leadership for the overall direction and support of the general education curriculum. The committee monitors general education requirements and reviews changes made to the program. The committee oversees general education assessment and evaluation to ensure integrated, meaningful and sustained improvement.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the committee consist of the following:
- Develop and maintain criteria for general education courses
- Oversee assessment and evaluation of general education goals and student learning outcomes
- Steward data for improvement purposes
- Provide recommendations for budgeting and strategic planning based on assessment results
- Communicate the results of assessment efforts to appropriate campus and external stakeholders to promote accountability and transparency
Membership
The committee consists of one Senator from the College of Sciences and one Senator from the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Human Development. Non-Senator members include the Chairs of First-Year English and First-Year Math, one representative each from the Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration and the Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering, and one member from the Library. Academic Affairs is represented by the Associate Provost for Academic Programs (ex officio).
Reports
The committee reports to the Faculty Senate.