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 2010-2011:

(SPS)
Lourdes Cruz, CUCAS Representative TBD
(ASB)
Veronica Kenausis, Library
Ed Hagan, Writing (FYE Coordinator)
Ingrid Pruss, English (At-Large)
Chuck Rocca, Mathematics, Chair (A&S)
Alba Skar, WLL (A&S)
(SVPA)

Student Representative TBD
 

Meetings:

2010-2011: TBD.

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

Meeting Date Agenda Minutes
December 2010    
November 2010    
October 2010    
September 2010    
April 9, 2010 posted April 12, 2010  
March 12, 2010 posted April 12, 2010 posted April 12, 2010
February 5, 2010 posted April 12, 2010 posted April 12, 2010
December 11, 2009 CANCELLED  
November 13, 2009 posted April 12, 2010 posted April 12, 2010
October 9, 2009 posted Oct. 9, 2009 posted April 12, 2010
September 11, 2009 posted Sept. 28, 2009 posted April 12, 2010
May 1, 2009 posted Apr. 30, 2009 posted Sept. 28, 2009
April 3, 2009 CANCELLED  
March 13, 2009 (2nd Friday) posted Apr. 30, 2009 posted Sept. 28, 2009
February 6, 2009 posted Feb. 6, 2009 posted Apr. 30, 2009
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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