General Education Council
Overview
The General Education Council (GEC) was formed as an independent standing committee of the Faculty Senate. The GEC has direct lines of communication and coordination with the Undergraduate Council and is composed mainly of faculty, with appropriate administrative support from the areas of Undergraduate Studies, Academic Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness. The GEC reviews and approves general education courses, promotes and distributes assessment data from the program to the University community as formative feedback, and oversees the continuing curriculum improvement process.
Auspices
The General Education Council is a standing council of the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏFaculty Senate and receives authority for its actions through that body.
Charge
The General Education Council is responsible for the ongoing development, implementation, and assessment of an effective general education program. Responsibilities include the evaluation and approval of courses for the liberal arts curriculum, as well as the periodic evaluation of the general education policy. The council shall advise the Provost and Executive Vice President or their designees, and the Executive Vice President for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth or their designees on the development of future general education programs at the university and provide continuous assessment of the general education.
Responsibilities
The council shall develop its own operating procedures, subject to approval by the