This committee shall recommend academic policies and standards for the General Education Program. It shall evaluate on a regular basis the implementation of the General Education Initiative and its goals. It shall also have the ability to develop and recommend new general education initiatives and to bring forward resolutions seeking to improve the ways in which the University fosters the goals of general education.
This committee shall consist of 16 members, including the Provost or designee; a representative of the Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning; a Division of Student Life representative; an Undergraduate Studies Committee representative; two faculty representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences (one representing humanities and social sciences, the other representing natural and mathematical sciences); one faculty representative from each of the remaining colleges or schools governed by Deans in which faculty have primary appointments; one graduate student; and two undergraduate students.
The faculty representatives will be different from faculty members serving on the Undergraduate Studies Committee, and they will be selected by the Committee on Committees and Nominations (COCAN). These representatives will serve two year terms, and they may be reappointed once. One of the faculty representatives will be elected chairperson of the committee by committee members during the first meeting of the committee each academic year.
The chairperson of the Committee may request the appointment of additional representatives of faculty or administrative office relating to such matters as sustainability, diversity, inclusion, student life, and others if such appointments would assist the committee in developing or evaluating particular general education initiatives. These additional representatives shall not have voting privileges.
Chair: Jennifer Saylor
Committee Members:
Maria Anne Purciello
mpurciel@udel.edu
School of Music
Rusty Lee
elee@udel.edu
Civil and Environmental Engineering
UGS Representative
Mahya Ghandehari
mahya@udel.edu
Mathematical Sciences
Barbara Settles
settlesb@udel.edu
Human Development & Family Science
Chandra Kambhamettu
chandra@cis.udel.edu
Computer & Info Sciences
Jennifer Saylor
jsaylor@udel.edu
School of Nursing
Amy Biddle
asbiddle@udel.edu
Animal & Food Sciences
Eva Alfoldi
ealfoldi@udel.edu
Business Administration
Gerald Kauffman
jerryk@udel.edu
Biden School
Kevin Guidry
krguidry@udel.edu
Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning
Rachel Coppola
rcoppola@udel.edu
Division of Student Life Representative
Avron Abraham
avron@udel.edu
Interim Vice-Provost for UG Education
Sampanna Mhatre
sampanna@udel.edu
Graduate Student Representative
