General Education Council
General Education Council Meetings 2020-2021
NOTE: All meetings are held in Room 244 Anne Belk Hall, beginning at 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. The meeting dates are:
- September 25, 2020 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by August 15, 2020) AGENDA Zoom link to join meeting: https://appstate.zoom.us/j/93579950786?pwd=aUFFZW96T1NGWHFlc045WUNmSjI4dz09
- October 30, 2020 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by September 15, 2020) AGENDA Zoom link to join meeting: https://appstate.zoom.us/j/93579950786?pwd=aUFFZW96T1NGWHFlc045WUNmSjI4dz09
- NO MEETING December 4, 2020 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by October 15, 2019) AGENDA
- January 22, 2021** (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by December 2, 2020) Snow date - January 29, 2021
- February 26, 2021 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by January 15, 2021)
- March 26, 2021 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by February 15, 2021)
- April 30, 2021 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by March 15, 2021)
**The January 2021 General Education Council meeting is the deadline for having proposals approved for General Education credit in the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin and the 2021-2022 General Education Checksheet. Proposals approved after January 2021 will not be added to the Undergraduate Bulletin or General Education Checksheet until 2022-2023. If you wish to have your course carry General Education credit in the 2021-2022 Bulletin and General Education Checksheet, your Dean's Office must submit your Part C proposal to the General Education office by November 15, 2020.
Members of General Education Council 2020-2021
Voting Members
- Dr. Ted Zerucha, Director of General Education and Chair of General Education Council (zeruchat@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Rick Klima (MAT), Director of First Year Seminar (klimare@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Vicky Klima (MAT), Chair of Quantitative Literacy Committee (klimavw@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Jamie Griffin (NUT), Chair of Wellness Literacy Committee (griffinjb@appstate.edu)
- Ms. Susan Lutz (T&D), Chair of Fine Arts Designation Committee (lutzsw@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Brent James (LLC), Chair of Literary Studies Designation Committee (jamesba@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Ed Behrend-Martinez (HIS), Chair of Historical Studies Designation Committee (behrendmarte@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Robert Brown (GEO), Chair of Social Science Designation Committee (brownrn@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Sarah Arrington (BIO), Chair of Science Inquiry Perspective Committee (arringtonsa@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Beth Carroll (WAC), Director of Writing Across the Curriculum (carrollel@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Carolyn Edy (COM), Chair of Liberal Studies Experience Committee (edycm@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Jeanne Dubino (IDS ), Chair of the Integrative Learning Experience Committee (dubinoja@appstate.edu)
- Ms. Melissa Lesbines (MUS), Hayes School of Music at-large delegate (lesbinesma@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Abhi Ramalingam (ECO), Walker College of Business at-large delegate (ramalingama@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Herb Brown (CI), Reich College of Education at-large delegate (brownhf@appstate.edu)
- Mr. Mark Coltrain (LIB), Library Representative (coltrainjm@appstate.edu)
- Matthew Mair, SGA Representative (mairmc@appstate.edu)
- Maria McDowell, SGA Representative (mcdowellsm@appstate.edu)
Liaisons from Advising, the Registrar's Office, Academic Affairs, and Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning
Responsibilities of General Education Council
The General Education Council is responsible for providing vision for the general education program. Members review and approve general education themes, courses, and policies that are referred by the Faculty Coordinating Committees and submit their approvals to the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee. The Council also guides assessment of the General Education Program. Meetings are open to the entire campus community. To access proposal forms and learn more about the proposal process, visit the forms page.
Approved Meeting Minutes
- December 2020 - no meeting
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020 - meeting cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions - agenda items moved to April 2020 meeting
- February 2020 - no meeting (no quorum-agenda items moved to March 2020 meeting)
- January 2020
- December 2019 - no meeting
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- April 2019 - no meeting
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018 - no meeting
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017 - no meeting
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017- no meeting
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016 - no meeting
- September 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015 - no meeting
- September 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015 - no meeting
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- April 2013
- March 13, 2013
- February 15, 2013 (regularly scheduled monthly meeting)
- February 1, 2013 (January meeting postponed to 2/1/2013 due to inclement weather)
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012 - no meeting
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011 - no meeting
- October 2011
- September 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009 - no meeting
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- May 2008