Faculty Senate Committees

5.16 GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (GEC)

The GEC is responsible for implementation and oversight of the Drake Curriculum. It shall direct operations and coordinate work of the Outcomes Subcommittee, Advisement Subcommittee, and the First-Year Seminar Subcommittee.

Membership shall consist of at least nine faculty (one each from the four Arts & Sciences divisions and from the colleges/schools of Business, Journalism, Pharmacy and Education, and a representative of the faculty of Cowles Library), one administrative representative from CAAD, the chairs of each of the GEC subcommittees, and the Drake Curriculum Director who will serve as the committee chair.

Membership	Representative
Social Sci:	Janet Wirth-Cauchon	May 2003
ED:	Sally Beisser	May 2003
Natural Sci:	Colin Cairns	May 200
PH:	Lon Larson	May 2001
Humanities:	Min Lu	May 2003
JO:	Pat Prijatel	May 2001
Fine Arts:	Marc Ryser	May 2002
BN:	Stuart Klugman	May 2002
Library:	Karl Schaefer	May 2002
CAAD:	Margie Davidson	May 2002
Drake Curriculum Director	David Skidmore

The Outcomes Subcommittee (a subcommittee of the GEC)

The Outcomes Subcommittee is responsible for defining outcomes achievement guidelines, approving courses for Path A flagging, and reviewing individualized Path B proposals. The committee is further charged to review course offerings and to make changes in outcomes achievement guidelines or to recommend changes in curriculum that will make graduation requirements and course offerings fully complementary.

The Outcomes Subcommittee shall report to the GEC, which shall approve or amend all Drake Curriculum subcommittee recommendations and offer policy change proposals to the Faculty Senate.

Membership shall consist of at least ten members (including one faculty member from each of the four Arts & Sciences divisions and from each of the colleges/schools of Business, Journalism, Pharmacy and Education), one administrative representative from CAAD, and a representative of Cowles Library. The chair is appointed by the Executive Committee and will serve on the GEC. At least three members of the committee will also be members of GEC.

Members will be named to staggered, three-year terms.

Membership
Humanities	Jon Torgerson	99-01
Soc Sci	Andrew Herman	99-01
Nat Sci	Mark Vitha	00-03
Fine Arts	Marc Reyser	00-03
Educ	Sally Beisser	00-03
Phar	Chuck Phillips	99-01
JMC	Birgit Wassmuth	99-02
BN	Stuart Klugman	99-02	Chair
Library	Bruce Gilbert	99-01
CAAD	Mary Edrington	99-02

The First Year Seminar Subcommittee (a subcommittee of the GEC)

The FYS Subcommittee is responsible for developing and implementing policy, operational guidelines, and support activities. It shall solicit, review and approve or disapprove First Year Seminars.

The FYS Committee shall report to the GEC, which shall approve or amend all Drake Curriculum subcommittee recommendations and offer policy change proposals to the Faculty Senate.

Membership shall consist of at least six faculty (four of whom will have taught FYS courses), including at least one member who is expert in the teaching of writing, at least two faculty from outside the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Coordinator of FYS, who shall serve as committee chair.

Members will be named to staggered, three-year terms.

Membership
Coordinator	David Skidmore	Chair
AS (Writing)	Bruce Horner	99-02
Non-AS	Darrel Bjornson	99-01
AS	Janet Wirth-Cauchon	99-01
Non-AS	Jim Dodd	00-03
Non-AS	DeDe Small	00-03

The Advisement Subcommittee (a subcommittee of the GEC)

The Advisement Subcommittee is responsible for developing and implementing policy, operational guidelines, and support activities regarding student advisement processes.

The Advisement Subcommittee shall report to the GEC, which shall approve or amend all Drake Curriculum subcommittee recommendations and offer policy change proposals to the Faculty Senate.

Membership shall consist of at least six faculty (including at least two faculty from outside the College of Arts and Sciences) and an administrative representative from CAAD. The chair is appointed by the Executive Committee and will serve on the GEC.

Members will be named to staggered, three-year terms.

Membership
Pat Prijatel	99-01	Chair
Bob Woodward	99-02
Marie Klugman	99-01
Linda Krypel	99-01
Lois Brass	00-03
Tom Rosburg	00-03
Margie Davidson	99-02	CAAD

¹The paragraph number provided for each committee refers to the Senate Rules.
The asterisk (*) indicates members serving on the 1995-1996 Faculty Senate.
(Academic Charter) denotes that this committee is required by the Academic Charter of the University.

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