General Education Committee (GEC)
(Bylaws, Article 14.6.3)

Membership of GEC

14.6.3 General Education Committee 

14.6.3.1 Composition

(A) Faculty Representation

1.  Two faculty representatives from the Undergraduate Coordinating Council shall be chosen by the faculty of the Undergraduate Coordinating Council. 

2.  One faculty representative shall be appointed by the curriculum committee of each undergraduate degree-granting college except the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

3.  Three faculty representatives shall be appointed by the curriculum committee of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, including one from the humanities, one from the social sciences, and one from the other sciences.

4.  Faculty members shall serve three-year staggered terms beginning in the fall semester.

5.  The chair shall be elected by the voting members of the General Education Committee and shall serve a one-year renewable term beginning in the fall semester.

(B) Student Representation

1.  Three student members shall be selected by the General Education Committee from nominees submitted by the student advisory committees of the undergraduate degree-granting colleges. 

2.  No more than one student shall be appointed from any college. 

3.  Student members shall serve one-year renewable terms beginning in the fall semester.

(C) The vice provost responsible for undergraduate education, the general education coordinator and the associate vice provost for academic outcomes assessment shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. 

14.6.3.2 Duties

(A) To monitor and evaluate the university general education program.

(B) To recommend policies and procedures which will provide continuing evidence which can be used to evaluate both the program as a whole and individual components of that program.

(C) To make suggestions to colleges and departments regarding improvements that can be made in the general education curricula.

(D) To recommend additions, modifications, and deletions of courses which are a part of the general education curriculum.

(E) To make recommendations regarding the improvement, including the redesign, of the general education program and of individual components of that program.

(F) To perform such other duties as the Undergraduate Coordinating Council may prescribe.

*   chair
+  ex officio, nonvoting
** assistant chair