University General Education Committee

Membership 2006-2007

• Stephen Drucker (2009), Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
• Kristine Retherford (2009), Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Scott Lowe (2009), Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Scott Oates (2008), Associate Professor, Department of English
• Cheryl Brandt (2008), Associate Professor, Department of Adult Health Nursing
• Katherine (Kate) Lang (2008), Associate Professor, Department of History
• Anthony Keys (2008), Associate Professor, Department of Management Information Systems
• Roger Tlusty (2007), Professor and Chair, Department of Foundations of Education
• Lori Rowlett (2007), Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Jeff Vahlbusch (2007), Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages
• Abraham Nahm (2007), Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing
• Steven Tallant, Provost and Vice Chancellor (ex-officio)
• Ray French, Student Representative

Function:

1. Recommend criteria for General Education courses and develop the purposes and intended learning outcomes for general education. The criteria, purposes, and intended learning outcomes will be forwarded to the University Senate Academic Policies Committee and the University Senate for approval.
2. Approve courses for inclusion in the General Education Program, periodically reviewing existing general education courses for reapproval.
3. Review yearly the UWEC catalog copy regarding General Education.
4. Work with the office of Academic Affairs to annually evaluate the GE program’s course availability.
5. Evaluate the GE program’s effectiveness against the General Education goals as passed by the University Senate using information from the Plan for Assessment of Student Academic Achievement, periodically.

Membership:

1. Faculty representatives as follows: six from the College of Arts and Sciences; two from the College of Business; two from the College of Education and Human Sciences; and one from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
2. Provost/Vice Chancellor or Designee
3. One student

Links:

• General Education Procedure Manual
  • General Education Application Questionnaire
  • General Education Course Student Evaluation