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Council on General Education - Duties

Among other duties, the Council on General Education;

• reviews the General Education Curriculum
• oversees and advises in ongoing assessments of that curriculum by other agencies
• works to insure that the curriculum reflects the University's philosophy and goals of General Education.

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.

Meeting Minutes

 2011-2012 Meeting Schedule

Unless otherwise specified, the Council conducts 6 - 8 meetings per semester, every other Thursday at 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Horrabin Hall 60/WIU-QC Room 114.

Spring 2012 Meeting Dates

• February 2
• February 16
• March 1
• March 22
• April 5
• April 19
• May 3        

2011-2012 CGE Members

• Patrick McGinty, Chair
• Diana Allen, English and Journalism
• Esteban Araya, Physics
• Cheryl Bailey, Communication
• Ginny Boynton, History
• Jongnam Choi, Geography
• Andrea Hyde, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies
• Keith Holz, Art
• Patrick McGinty, Sociology and Anthropology
• Michelle Yager, Advising Center
• Russ Morgan, College of Arts and Sciences
• Nancy Parsons, Office of the Provost
• Cynthia Struthers, Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs
• Pengqian Wang, Physics
• Jess White, Sociology & Anthropology
• Dean Zoerink, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration