General Education Information for Faculty Senators
When
3 – 4:30 p.m., Nov. 25, 2024
Where
Via Zoom
- History of Gen Ed Refresh, Role of OGE, Faculty, Faculty Senate, UWGEC, Ad Hoc Committee – Leila, followed by bird’s eye view statements by Jeremy Vetter UWGEC Chair, Susan Miller Cochran OGE Director, Mark Stegeman Ad Hoc Faculty Committee Chair (10 minutes)
- Wider Issues in the development of GE (10-15 minutes each, with initial 2 minute statements by Faculty Chair followed by one-minute responses by Jeremy Vetter UWGEC Chair, Susan Miller Cochran OGE Director, Mark Stegeman, Senator's Q&A
a. General philosophy / perspective taking and student agency (10 minutes)
b. Budget and staffing (10 minutes)
c. Governance and course proposal review (10 minutes)
d. Foundations and UNIV 101 and 301 courses (10 minutes)
e. Assessment and evaluation (10 minutes)
f. Attributes – Writing, Quantitative Reasoning, Diversity & Equity, World Cultures & Societies (10 minutes)
- Civic Learning implementation (30 minutes) with initial 2 minute statements by Faculty Chair followed by one-minute responses by Jeremy Vetter UWGEC Chair, Susan Miller Cochran OGE Director, Mark Stegeman, Senator's Q&A
a. Timetable and process for approval
b. Brief presentation of further developments on various models
c. Q&A and comments from Senate members on these models
Adjournment at 4:30 p.m.
Input form for all Senators to offer their questions, ideas, and concerns will be sent via the Senators listserv.