General Education Work Group

Work Group Members

• Amy Hurd, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education Office of the Provost
• Malinda Aiello, Program Director, University Registrar
• Brian Aitken, Interim Association Director, University College
• Dagmar Budikova, Chair (on sabbatical), Geography, Geology, and the Environment
• Lea Cline, Associate Professor, Wonsook Kim School of Art
• Jennifer Friberg, Interim Director, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
• Rachel Gramer, Assistant Professor, English
• Ryan Gray, Assistant to Chair, Sociology & Anthropology
• Ann Haugo, Director, Theatre and Dance
• Christopher Horvath, Chair, Philosophy
• Gina Hunter, Director, Office of Student Research
• Heather Jia, Associate Professor, Management & Quantitative Methods
• Larissa Kennedy, Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of History
• Juliet Lynd, Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Derek Meyers, Assistant Director, University Assessment Services
• Erin Mikulec, Professor, Teaching and Learning
• Amelia Noel-Elkins, Interim Assistant Vice President for Student Success, Office of the Provost
• Sally Parry, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
• Elisabeth Reed, Program Director, Office of Sustainability
• Rocio Rivadeneyra, Interim Chair, Communication Science & Disorders
• Jennifer Sharkey, Associate Professor, Milner Library
• Cheri Simonds, Professor, Communication
• Mehdi Sookhak, Assistant Professor, Information Technology
• Katy Strzepek, Director, Civic Engagement
• Erin Thomas, Director, Assessment/Engagement, Student Affairs
• Kate Weiser, Academic Advisor, University College
• Wendi Whitman, Interim Director, University College
• Tina Williams, Interim Director, Honors Program
• Gaywalee Yamskulna, Professor, Mathematics

Work Group Goals

To undertake a review of General Education at Illinois State University and provide any recommendations for program revision to the Provost.

Initiatives/Topics

• Conduct focus groups to collect feedback/suggestions/concerns regarding the current General Education program.
• Benchmark our General Education program with programs from peer institutions and with best practices in higher education.
• Explore other possible structures and learning outcomes for the General Education program.
• Develop new general education learning outcomes, structure, and assessment plan.

For more information, please visit the General Education Task Force.