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General Education
Committee
Membership:
Each school (Business, Community Education, Education,
Liberal and Fine Arts, Physical and Life Sciences, Systems Science) and
the Ozark campus will have one elected representative to serve terms of
three years. The appointee shall have the same responsibilities as the
other members. The Chair of the Faculty Senate, with approval from
the Faculty Senate, will appoint one member. The appointee shall have
the same responsibilities as the other members. The Chair of the
Assessment Committee, with approval from the Assessment Committee, will
appoint one member. The appointee shall have the same responsibilities
as the other members. The Student Government Association shall be
responsible for selecting a student to serve on the General Education
Committee. The student will have the same responsibilities as other
members. Eligibility is restricted to regular faculty with the exception
of the student member.
Terms will be staggered. Initial members will
draw to determine length of initial terms, one, two, or three years.
Appointed members will serve for a term of three years, excepting
initial members who will draw for terms of one, two, or three years.
The Vice President for Academic Affairs shall appoint one faculty member
to the committee. Vacancies of elected members will be filled by
appointment by the Dean of the School represented by the member.
Vacancies of appointed members will be filled by the responsible party.
Officers will be elected at the first meeting
of the committee (Chair, Chair-elect, and Secretary). In subsequent
years, the Chair-elect will move forward to assume the Chair position.
A new Chair-elect and Secretary will be elected at the first meeting of
the committee at the beginning of the academic year. The Chair and
the Chair-elect shall work closely together to carry out the
responsibilities of the committee and to provide a sense of continuity
from one year to the next. The initial committee membership and
officers shall work together to delineate formal lines of responsibility
where needed or desired. The Chair will have three hours of
release time per fall and spring semester.
Purpose:
In accomplishing its purpose, the responsibilities of the
General Education Committee shall include but not be limited to:
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General Education Assessment
The
General Education Committee will assume responsibility for general
education assessment from the Assessment Committee. In order for the
General Education Committee to make informed decisions about general
education goals, policy, and requirements, the General Education
Committee must be directly involved in assessing general education
outcomes. The General Education Committee should directly determine the
types of information it needs to effectively and efficiently carry out
its oversight role.
The
General Education Committee should consult with the relevant members of
the campus community to improve the assessment and attainment of general
education goals.
The
General Education Committee will lead a focused review of general
education goals, approximately every 5 years, to be reported to the
Assessment Committee.
All
proposals which affect general education should first be evaluated by
the General Education Committee. Proposals regarding curriculum are
then forwarded to the Curriculum Committee with the General Education
Committee’s recommendations.
The
committee should work with the departments or organizations involved in
the proposals to coordinate any proposed changes before forwarding the
proposal to the Curriculum Committee.
The
General Education Committee will be responsible for ensuring that the
purposes, content, and intended learning outcomes of general education
are clearly and publicly articulated.
Current general education
goals: The general
education curriculum is designed to provide a foundation for knowledge
common to educated people and to develop the capacity for an individual
to expand that knowledge over his or her lifetime. Students who have
completed the general education curriculum at Arkansas Tech University
will be able to:
Communicate
effectively
Think critically
Develop ethical
perspectives
Apply scientific
and quantitative reasoning
Demonstrate
knowledge of the arts and humanities
Understand wellness concepts
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