General Education Committee
The General Education Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty Senate Curriculum Council. The committee bears the primary responsibility for maintaining and developing the General Education Program at SIUE including reviewing proposals for additions, terminations, and modifications of all general education courses and requirements. Additionally the committee reviews requests for waivers of the team-teaching requirement in Interdisciplinary Studies courses, reviews proposed modifications in the General Education Program and makes recommendations as appropriate, advises the Director of General Education concerning scheduling and content of General Education courses as well as the need for additional courses, considers requests from students concerning general education requirements, may place any General Education course/requirement on probationary status or remove it from the General Education Program, and is responsible for the continuing review of the General Education Program.
The voting members of the committee include four faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from each of the other schools with a baccalaureate program, one faculty member from Library and Information Services, two undergraduate students appointed by the Student Senate, and the Director of General Education. The faculty members serve staggered three-year terms, and the student members serve one-year terms. The non-voting members of the committee are the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Director of Academic Advising, the University Registrar, the Director of Assessment, and the Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in charge of scheduling. Some representation may be delegated.
The operation and guidelines for the General Education Committee is outlined in the operating papers for the Curriculum Council.
| 2024-2025 | 2023-2024 | ||||
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| November 21, 2024 Founders Hall, Room 2207 |
Agenda | Minutes | October 9, 2023 Founders Hall, Room 2300 |
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| February 20, 2025 Peck Hall, Room 3312 |
Agenda | Minutes | November 13, 2023 Founders Hall, Room 2300 |
Agenda | Minutes |
| March 19, 2025 Peck Hall, Room 3312 |
Agenda | Minutes | January 11, 2024 Peck Hall, Room 3311 |
Agenda | Minutes |
| March 26, 2024 Peck Hall, Room 1404 |
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| April 17, 2024 Founders Hall, Room 2300 |
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Committee Members for 2024-2025
- Matthew Schunke, Chair - College of Arts and Sciences
- Jerrica Ampadu - School of Nursing
- Mitch Baldwin - Student Senate Representative
- Maureen Bell-Werner (non-voting member) - Office of the Registrar
- Rakesh Bharati - School of Business
- Efrosini Hortis (non-voting member) - Academic Advising
- Elza Ibroscheva (non-voting member) - Office of the Provost
- Lydia Jackson - Library and Information Services
- Faith Liebl - College of Arts and Sciences
- Nima Lofti - School of Engineering
- Jenna Nesto - Student Senate Representative
- Barbara Nwacha - College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office (non-voting member)
- Jayme Swanke - College of Arts and Sciences
- Melissa Thomeczek - Educational Leadership
- Eric Voss - College of Arts and Sciences
