University Senate Committee on General Education

The bylaws of the Committee on General Education were approved in March 2005 by University Senate.  The Committee's objective states:

To ensure that the general education curriculum is consistent with the mission of Western Connecticut State University, the State of Connecticut’s general education requirements, and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation standards.

Committee Membership 2007-2008:

Alan Anderson, Finance (CUCAS Representative)
Daryle Brown, Nursing (SPS)
Ron Drozdenko, Marketing (ASB)
Robin Flanagan, Psychology (At-Large)
Veronica Kenausis, Library (Chair)
Patricia O'Neill (FYE Coordinator)
Paula Secondo, Chemistry (A&S)
Linda Vaden-Goad, Dean A&S
Kerry Walker, Music (SVPA)
Abbey Zink, Writing (A&S)
Student Representative TBD
 

GENERAL EDUCATION OPEN FORUM:
Reframing the General Education Curriculum

Thank you for your input.

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Meetings:

Spring 2008: 8:30 - 10:00 AM on the Fridays listed below. (Please note new start time!)

Agendas, meeting minutes and other pertinent information will be posted in this space.

Meeting Date Agenda Minutes
May 2, 2008 posted April 29, 2009  
April 25, 2008 CANCELLED  
April 11, 2008 posted April 7, 2008  
March 28, 2008 posted Mar. 25, 2008 posted April 29, 2008
February 22 29, 2008 (changed due to snow) posted March 3, 2008 posted April 7, 2008
February 8, 2008 posted March 3, 2008 posted March 3, 2008
January 25, 2008 posted Jan. 30, 2008 posted March 3, 2008
December 14, 2007 CANCELLED  
November 30, 2007 posted Jan. 30, 2008 posted Jan. 30, 2008
November 9, 2007 posted Jan. 30, 2008  
October 26, 2007 posted Oct. 24, 2007  
October 12, 2007 posted Oct. 10, 2007 posted Nov. 5, 2007
September 28, 2007 posted Sept. 27, 2007 posted Nov. 5, 2007
September 14, 2007 posted Sept. 10, 2007 posted Oct. 10, 2007
May 4, 2007 posted Apr. 30, 2007  posted Sept. 20, 2007
April 13, 2007 posted Apr. 10, 2007  posted Sept. 6, 2007
March 30, 2007
APRIL 6, 2007		 CANCELLED  
March 9, 2007 posted Mar. 6, 2007 posted April 30, 2007
February 23, 2007 posted Feb. 21, 2007 posted April 5, 2007
February 9, 2007 posted Feb. 7, 2007 posted March 6, 2007
January 26, 2007 posted Jan. 24, 2007 posted Feb. 13, 2007
January 19, 2007 FYE Q&A Session
FOR OLDER MINUTES, VISIT THE ARCHIVE PAGE

Actions Taken:

  • The First Year Experience Program was implemented Fall 2007.

  • The new course approval form for all new courses proposed to be in the general education curriculum was approved by the Senate at the December 2005 meeting.

  • The committee developed the elements of the FYE program on the general education wiki.  All are welcome to visit and make comments.

  • The committee is preparing learning outcomes and objectives for the general education curriculum.

Discussion Documents:

Please visit the ERes site for current discussion documents.

Foundation Documents:

General Education Task Force Final Report & Appendices (November 2004)
Educated Person Document
Minutes of the Task Force meetings (ERes site)
WCSU Mission Statement
State of Connecticut General Education Guidelines
State Gen Ed Regulation Change
NEASC Report (2003)

Comments:

Please feel free to send any comments or suggestions to any member of the committee.
 


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