Members
| Rep. |
Term Ends |
Member |
| CAS |
2009 |
Margaret Cavin |
| |
2009 |
Doug Harrison |
| |
2009 |
Eric Otto |
| COB |
2008 |
Dean Stansel |
| CHP |
2008 |
Halcyon St. Hill |
| COE |
2008 |
Dayle Upham |
| CPS |
2008 |
Mary Ann Zager |
| LIB |
2008 |
Danielle Rosenthal (chair) |
|
Ex-Officio
|
| SG |
NA |
none |
| AA |
2009 |
Scott Karakas |
| |
|
|
| Other |
2009 |
Carol Burnett |
Meeting Schedule
As Agenda, Minutes, and Attachments become availalable they will be posted here in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For information on viewing PDF files, refer to the bottom of this page.
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Date
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Time
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Location
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Download [.pdf]
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9-19-07
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12:30PM
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
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10-3-07
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12:30PM
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
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10-24-07
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12:30PM
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
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10-31-07
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12:30PM
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
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11-14-07
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12:30PM
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
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1-16-08
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12:30PM
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
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2-20-08
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TBD
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AB5 210
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Agenda | Minutes| Attachments |
Composition
The General Education Council consists of three faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences; one faculty member from each of the other academic units; Director of General Education (ex-officio); a representative of the Academic Advising Council (non-voting). Faculty must teach at least one undergraduate course per year to be eligible to serve on the Council.
Responsibilities and Duties
The Council will have primary responsibility for all curricular aspects of the General Education program and related university requirements, and will advise the Director of General Education on policy matters related to administration of the program. Specific responsibilities of the Council include:
- Review proposed changes to distribution requirements for General Education;
- Reviewing proposals to add or remove courses from the approved list of general education courses;
- Reviewing proposals to add or remove the writing-intensive designation from courses;
- Recommending to the Director of General Education policies and procedures necessary to carry out the Council’s duties;
- Advising the Director of General Education on matters related to articulation between high schools, community colleges, other universities and FGCU;
- Reviewing as needed university policies related to awarding credit through acceleration programs (e.g., Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate);
- Reviewing requirements for the Associate of Arts degree as needed;
- Advising the Director of General Education on other policies related to general education.
The Council shall act as the unit-level review body for curricular proposals affecting general education requirements. Proposals approved by the Council shall be forwarded to the University Undergraduate Curriculum Team for final review.