The new program will take effect in Fall 2028. It was developed by the Ad Hoc Core Curriculum Committee, endorsed by the faculty, and approved by the provost and president in Spring 2026.
2026–2027 Next Steps: Gen Ed Curriculum Development
Sept. 7 - Oct 16, 2026: Faculty Teams refine draft outcomes
14 teams of 100+ faculty members refine learning outcomes first drafted by the CCC in Spring 2026.
Oct. 20 - Dec. 1, 2026: Survey gathers faculty feedback
All instructional faculty invited to provide campus-wide feedback through online survey.
Dec. 1 - Jan. 31, 2027: New C&I Body, the GEOC, approves final outcomes
The program’s new C&I body—the GEOC, General Education Oversight Committee—incorporates feedback and approves final outcomes.
Feb. 1 - Nov. 2027: Units revise and develop courses
Mapping to the approved Learning Outcomes, units revise current courses and develop new courses, to ensure a complete program launched in Fall 2028.
SLO Team Members
Katey Castellano, English
Heidi L. Pennington, English
Adam Dohrenwend, Geography (SIS)
Eric J Pyle, Geology & Environmental Science
Chris Price, Political Science
Sombo Muzata, Political Science
Stephen Poulson, Sociology Anthropology
Jennifer Lang-Rigal, World Languages & Cultures
Christian Early, Ethical Reasoning in Action
Elizabeth Johnson, Geology & Environmental Science
Neel Amin, History
Lindsay King, Marketing
Mark Piper, Philosophy & Religion
Andrea Veltman, Philosophy & Religion
Daniel Blumling, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Tracy Zinn, Psychology
Liz Chenevey, Libraries: Research & Education
Lori Britt, Communication Studies
David Babcock, English
Majo Delgadillo, English
Jenn Davis, Intelligence Analysis (SIS)
Juhong Christie Liu, Libraries: Learning Innovations & Design
Michael Smith, Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication
Danelle DeRise, Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication
Guy Bennet deBrun, Hart School
Jamie Gilbert Mikell, Health Sciences
Chelsea Duncan, Kinesiology
Nick Luden, Kinesiology
Robyn Kondrad, Psychology
Eduardo Duran, Sociology & Anthropology
Kerry Dobransky, Sociology & Anthropology
Mélanie Munier, World Languages & Cultures
Erica Cavanagh, English
Mary Thompson, English
Jared Featherstone, IDLS
Kathryn Shenk, Libraries: Research & Education
Costel Constantin, Physics & Astronomy
Zenab Bastawala, SADAH
Kate Arecchi, STAD
Rudy Barrett, Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication
Jason Baltazar, English
Laura Henigman, English
Kristen McCleary, History
Charles Bolyard, Philosophy & Religion
Emily Gravett, Philosophy & Religion
SangJun Yoo, SADAH
Carole L. Nash, Geography (SIS)
Julie Solometo, Sociology & Anthropology
John Bowers, Computer Science
Zachary Gochenour, Economics
Natalie Bursztyn, Geology & Environmental Science
David Duncan, Mathematics & Statistics
Katie Quertermous, Mathematics & Statistics
Ilarion Melnikov, Physics & Astronomy
Ioana Niculescu, Physics & Astronomy
DeAnne Chenoweth, Political Science
Amanda Sanson, ISAT (SIS)
Jared Stoltzfus, ISAT (SIS)
Kimberly Bolyard, Biology
Kimberly Slekar, Biology
Barbara Reisner, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Nathan Wright, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Shelley Whitmeyer, Geology & Environmental Science
Rich Lawler, Sociology & Anthropology
Sachith Dissanayake, Physics & Astronomy
Mark Mattson, Physics & Astronomy
Caitlin Denise Coplan, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Kristen Funck, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Karim Altaii, Engineering
Dennis Lo, English
Brian Walton, Mathematics & Statistics
Brett Taylor, Physics & Astronomy
Dudley Bonsal, Geography (SIS)
Di Hu, Sociology & Anthropology
Nicole Barnes, Communication Studies
Kevin R. Hardwick, History
Pia Antolilc-Piper, Philosophy & Religion
Scott Hammond, Political Science
John Scherpereel, Political Science
Peter Eubanks, World Languages & Cultures
Chris Bachmann, ISAT (SIS)
Carolyn Schubert, Libraries: Administration & Academic Engagement
Linette Watkins, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Mollie Godfrey, English
John Kruggel, Economics
Shane McGary, Geology & Environmental Science
Abe Goldberg, Political Science
Becca Howes-Mischel, Sociology & Anthropology
Lisa Porter, Sociology & Anthropology
Alexa Quinn, EERE
Sara Germansky, EFEX
Nicole Wilson, Libraries: Learning Innovations & Design
Chris Hughes, Physics & Astronomy
Leontina Adriana Banu, Physics & Astronomy
Benjamin Blankenship, Psychology
Emily Bouza, Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication
