COUNCIL ON GENERAL EDUCATION (CGE)

Meetings: 6-8 per semester

Time: Every other Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Place: University Union

Chair, 2007-2008: Phyllis Rippey, Political Science

Duties: In the fall of 2005, the Council on General Education, with the addition of six Senate-appointed members, was charged with conducting a thorough review of the General Education requirements at Western Illinois University, including a careful consideration of the W Requirement. The report by the General Education Review Committee (GERC) was completed in fall of 2007 and approved by Faculty Senate and President Goldfarb in October 2007.

In years in which the Gen Ed Review is not occuring, CGE members have visited departments that offer General Education courses to explain and assist them in the cyclical review of courses in the Gen. Ed. curriculum.

GUIDELINES AND GENERAL C RITERIA FOR INCLUSION OF COURSES IN GENERAL EDUCATION

PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS OF GENERAL EDUCATION

WRITING TO LEARN IN GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES