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ACC Organizational Reference, 2008-2009
General Education/Core Curriculum Committee
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Function: 

  1. Identify strategies for assessing the effectiveness of the general education core and the core curriculum.
  2. Design and implement an assessment program for the General Education Core and the Core Curriculum.
  3. Assess the effectiveness of the General Education core and the Core Curriculum in achieving student learning outcomes.
  4. Review general education and core curriculum courses to ensure compliance with effectiveness measures.
  5. Serve as a resource to Department Chairs in conducting on-going assessments of courses and programs.
  6. Regularly analyze assessment results and report to the college community.
  7. Make recommendations regarding how assessment results can be used to improve the curriculum.
  8. 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 FY09: TBA

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

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

vacant

Ex Officio

TBA

TBA

TBA

Specialist, Degree Audit

Tomi Welch

Ex Officio

HBC

3-7018

twelch3

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

Jean Ward

Association
Pres

EVC

3-5787

jeanward

Full-Time Faculty Senate

Vicki Payne

Association
Pres

PIN

3-8178

vpayne

Full-Time Faculty Senate

Larry Willoughby

Association
Pres

RVS

3-6686

jlw

Full-Time Faculty Senate

Lennis Polnac

Association
Pres

NRG

3-4709

lpolnac

Full-Time Faculty Senate

Victoria Suescum

Association
Pres

NRG

3- 4834

hsuescum

Adjunct Faculty Association

TBA

Association Pres.

TBA

TBA

TBA

Non-Voting, Ex Officio Members
(serve by virtue of the position held) 

Coordinator, Institutional Planning & Assessment

Roslyn Wallace

Ex Officio

HBC

3-7585

rwall

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