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.

General Education Program

Appalachian State University

General Education Resources

General Education Goals