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 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

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