The General Education Committee

General Education is the common educational experience for all undergraduates at UWL. It is uniquely concerned with the broad education of the whole person, and plays a vital role in preparing students for life beyond the university.

The General Education Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty Senate that oversees the program and recommends changes in it to the Faculty Senate. The particular responsibilities of the GEC are described in Faculty Senate Bylaw II. H. Faculty Senate policies on General Education are described in the Faculty Senate Policies (Revised 2006), located at the end of the Senate Bylaws page (http://www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate/bylaws.html).

Committee Materials

Meeting Materials:

(http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/FSCommittees.html)

Minutes:

(http://www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate/committees/GEDindex.html)

Charge Letters from Senate Executive Committee:

August 27, 2007 (http://www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate/committees/07-08/Charge Ltrs/GEd.htm)

November 12, 2007 (second charge letter)

September 5, 2008 (SEC Charge letter)

August 17, 2009 (SEC Charge letter)

August 19, 2010 (SEC Charge letter)

Program Development:

Modified Student Learning Outcomes, approved by Faculty Senate Nov. 12, 2009

Proposed Program, Year-end report Appendix, 2007

Results of Faculty Senate Survey on Proposed Program, Oct., 2007

Student Learning Outcomes, approved by Faculty Senate Sept. 29, 2005

Comparison of proposed General Education/University Core Structures, May 2007

Best Practices in General Education, compiled 2006

Design Team Report, submitted Aug. 2005

Helpful Websites:

http://www.bates.edu/Trends-Gen-Educ-Reform.xml

http://www.aacu.org/issues/generaleducation/index.cfm

Faculty Development in GE:

Fund for Innovations in General Education

Members of the General Education Committee for 2010-2011