General Education/Core Curriculum Committee

Function:

Identify strategies for assessing the effectiveness of the general education core and the core curriculum.
Design and implement an assessment program for the General Education Core and the Core Curriculum.
Assess the effectiveness of the General Education core and the Core Curriculum in achieving student learning outcomes.
Review general education and core curriculum courses to ensure compliance with effectiveness measures.
Serve as a resource to Department Chairs in conducting on-going assessments of courses and programs.
Regularly analyze assessment results and report to the college community.
Make recommendations regarding how assessment results can be used to improve the curriculum.
Provide annual reports to the Curriculum and Programs Committee and make recommendations on the effectiveness of courses in meeting general learning outcomes, and student transfer needs.

Recommendations: Forwarded to the Academic and Campus Affairs Council.

Meetings FY12: Meetings are held 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., (unless otherwise noted), on the following dates: October 21 (1:30-3:30, HBC Room 201); October 24, HBC Room 212; November 4, HBC Room 212; and November 7, HBC Room TBA.

Agendas & Minutes
If you have any questions about this committee, please contact Ron Johns

General Education/Core Curriculum Committee Resources

Chair (appointed by the President):
Ron Johns, Professor, Geology, 223-6002, rjohns@austincc.edu

Co-Chair: Appointed by the committee from Full-time Faculty Representation

Membership

Position	Name	Appointed by	Campus	Phone	Email ID
Ex Officio Members (serve by virtue of the position held)
Faculty, Physical Sciences	Ron Johns	Ex Officio	RVS	3-6002	rjohns
Director, Articulation Transfer	MaryJane Reynolds	Ex Officio	HBC	3-7677	mmcreyno
Specialist, Degree Audit	Elba Wilson	Ex Officio	HBC	3-7557	ewilson2
Director, E3 Communications	Rick Olmos	Ex Officio	HBC	3-7244	rolmos
Full-Time Faculty, Library Services	James Wassenich	Ex Officio	RGC	3-3074	redwass
Full-Time Faculty, Library Services	Donna Meadows	Ex Officio	RVS	3-6004	dcm
Representatives of ACC Constituencies (1-year terms)
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Connie Park	Association Pres.	NRG	3-4829	cpark
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Lennis Polnac	Association Pres.	NRG	3-4709	jpolnac
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Ashley Carr	Association Pres.	NRG	3-4869	acarr
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Marilyn Yale	Association Pres.	NRG	3-4054	mmyale
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Mary Parker	Association Pres.	NRG	3-4846	mparker
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Pam Soto	Association Pres.	RVS	3-6040	psoto
Adjunct Faculty Association	Joansandy Wong	Association Pres.	TBA	TBA	jwong
Professional Technical Association	Douglas Franklin	Association Pres.	HBC	3-1790 x26523	dfrank12
*Non-Voting, Ex Officio* Members** (serve by virtue of the position held)
Coordinator, Institutional Planning & Assessment	Marcus Jackson	Ex Officio	HBC	3-7635	mjackso4