General Education Committee

General Education Committee

The Faculty Senate General Education Committee shall be concerned with the study, development and improvement of the general education program. The committee shall review and recommend programs and policies of general education in close cooperation with appropriate academic administrators. It shall perform other duties as may be requested by or approved by the Senate Executive Committee.

 

General Education Mission Statement

 

In alignment with Central Washington University's mission, the General Education Program helps to prepare graduates to become responsible citizens, to explore and understand the natural world, and to become independent learners toward the end of leading enlightened and productive lives. The responsibility of the General Education Program is to offer students multiple and varied opportunities to engage with, inquire about, and interrogate ideas in order to liberate and enrich our students' greatest potential as human beings. Through the General Education curriculum, students will be introduced to an intellectual legacy that includes the best ideas, methodologies, and accomplishments in the broad areas of the natural sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, the humanities, and the arts. In addition, students will develop through repeated praxis the habits of mind and modes of expression essential to leading enlightened and productive lives in their local and global communities.

Committee Members

2026-2027 Academic Year

Name Committee Position Department Representation, Term End
Teresa Walker Chair EDTL 6/14/2029 - CEPS
David Zuckerman Assistant Chair, Voting Economics 6/14/2029 - CB
vacant Voting Member - CB
Sundaram Nataraja Voting Member Aviation 6/14/2028 - CEPS
vacant Voting Member - COTS
Penglin Wang Voting Member Anthropology 6/14/2029 - COTS
A.I. Ross Voting Member English 6/14/2027 - CAH
Jason Dormady Voting Member History 6/14/2029 - CAH
Maurice Blackson Voting Member Library 6/14/2029 - LIB
Megan McConnell Ex-Officio Transfer Center AAC
vacant Ex-Officio - EC Liaison
Mike Gimlin Ex-Officio Office of the Registrar Registrar Designee
Tishra Beeson Ex-Officio Undergraduate Studies Provost Designee

Meetings & Minutes

General Education Committee 2026-2027 Meetings Mondays, 3:10 – 5:00 p.m.
*To obtain meeting minutes from previous years, send your request to senate@cwu.edu.

Committee Governance & Responsibilities

Committee Procedures Manual

Committee Charges

GEC25-26.01 - Review Gen Ed assessment reports in collaboration with the General Education CAT Team. Make recommendations to the CAT Team as necessary.

GEC25-26.02 - Collaborate with the First Year Experience Cat Team as necessary.

GEC25-26.03 - Collaborate with the Global Literacy ad hoc committee as necessary.

GEC25-26.04 - Investigate bottleneck concerns with Academic Writing. Make recommendations for possible solutions based on this research.

GEC25-26.05 - Review changes made to the Gen. Ed. Framework.

GEC25-26.06 - Monitor how General Education course changes affect students’ Academic Requirements reports and the issues that arise.

GEC25-26.07 - Collaborate as needed with the Dean of Undergraduate Studies on collecting data for the General Education assessment plan.

GEC25-26.08 - Review student petitions for General Education courses.

GEC25-26.09 - Review and approve proposals to add courses to or remove courses from the General Education program.

 

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