General Education Program Task Force

On November 12, 2010, Provost Everts requested that a task force be formed to undertake a review of General Education at Illinois State University The work of the task force, co-chaired by Dr. Claire Lamonica and Dr. James Palmer, will be undertaken from January 2011 through May 2012, when recommendations for program revision will be forwarded to the Provost.

As a step in this process, the task force has begun revising the mission, goals and outcomes of the general education program. The current document (see link below) is still in draft form, and the task force welcomes your comments. Please share them using the second link below:

Revised Mission, Goals and Outcomes (Draft)

Share your feedback with the Task Force:

Use this online form to share feedback

Attend one of these Open Forums:

• Tuesday, March 27, 3-4:30, STV 401
• Wednesday, March 28, 3-4:30, STV 401

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The current General Education Program was approved by the Academic Senate in 1992 and fully implemented in 1998 after a two-year pilot. Program structure was modified and learning outcomes redistributed among courses following a systematic, year-long review by the Council for General Education in 2004-05. The Council for General Education, an external committee of the Senate, has oversight of the program and its goals.

The four Shared Learning Outcomes below represent students’ capacity to critically think and solve problems, to comprehend and contribute to diverse and global perspectives, to be stewards of life-long learning, and to advance public opportunity.

• Critical Inquiry and Problem Solving
  Students will develop and communicate a range of interests and curiosities, engaging those interests and curiosities through critical thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
• Public Opportunity
  Students will identify the resources and articulate the subsequent value of civic and community engagement.
• Diverse and Global Perspectives
  Students will be exposed to diverse and global perspectives by developing and communicating an appreciation for the impact made in personal and professional lives.
• Life-Long Learning
  Students will utilize the skills indicative of an effective life-long learner actively pursuing knowledge and applying new information and skills in interdisciplinary approaches

The General Education Program Goals and Shared Learning Outcomes (pdf)