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General Education at UNL

General Education at UNL

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Individuals & Groups Consulted

Efforts to communicate with people on and off campus and keep them informed of our progress are a top priority. Leaders in General Education have met or communicated with the following:

2008

On Campus

January

  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • College of Business Administration

February

  • College of Education & Human Sciences
  • Every IACE Committee member and Course Facilitator (For a complete list of these individuals click here)
  • Todd Jensen, New Media Center Manager (ongoing with Tim Steiner)
  • College of Architecture
  • Enrollment Management Council (EMC, ongoing)
  • College of Journalism & Mass Communications
  • College of Agricultural Science & Natural Resources
  • College of Fine & Performing Arts
  • College of Engineering
  • Admissions, Advising & Retention Group (AARG, ongoing)
  • Patrice Berger, Director, NU Honors Program
  • JoAnn Moseman, Academic Transfer Coordinator
  • David Keck & David Rosenbaum, Director and Assoc. Director, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management (previously the J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management)
  • David Wilson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Curriculum and Teaching in Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Senate Executive Committee

March

  • Gail Meyer, Coordinator, Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
  • Jeremy Penn, Assessment Associate for PEARL (Program Excellence through Assessment, Research, and Learning)
  • Susan Belasco, Undergraduate Program and Curriculum Committee Chair, English Department
  • University Curriculum Committee(e-mail update)
  • Department/Unit/Sequence chairs/heads, deans, assoc. deans (ongoing email updates)

April

  • Council of Student Affairs Directors
  • Earl Hawkey, Director, Records and Registration
  • Jessica Jonson, Director of Institutional Assessment
  • John Janovy, Professor, School of Biological Sciences
  • Deans' Meeting
  • Deans & Directors Meeting
  • Chairs, College of Arts & Sciences
  • University Curriculum Committee In-Person Meeting
  • State Articulation Conference (transfers)
  • Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN)

May

  • Dan Wheeler, Department Head & Professor, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
  • Joe Rowson, Nebraska P-16 Initiative Senior Fellow, Executive Vice President & Provost
  • Advisers, General Studies
  • Advisers, Arts & Sciences
  • Advisers, Education & Human Sciences
  • Advisers, Athletic Department

June

  • Extended Education & Outreach: Arnold Bateman, Roberta Sandhorst, Karen Bell-Dancy, Bob Mathiasen
  • Pat McBride,Director/Assoc. Dean, New Student Enrollment
  • Jennifer Nelson (Adviser, General Studies)
  • Larry Walklin, (Chair, University Curriculum Committee)
  • Cindy Cammack (Assoc. Director, Admissions)
  • Bill Watts (Assistant Dean, advising, CAS)
  • Kim Hachiya, (Communication Specialist, University Communications)

July

  • Undergraduate Admissions Office Presentation
  • Academic Affairs Retreat Discussion
  • College of Arts & Sciences: Dean Manderscheid, Associate Deans Goodburn and Coope (with Nancy Mitchell/Rita Kean)
  • David Wilson, Jessica Jonson, Debbie Minter, Amy Goodburn (with Nancy Mitchell/Rita Kean)

August

  • College of Arts & Sciences Retreat Presentation (scheduled)

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Off Campus

June

  • Nebraska State College System: Dr. Korrine Tande (Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs), et al.
  • Central Community College: Dr. Greg Smith (President), et al.

July

  • Nebraska Wesleyan University: Dr. Peter Heckman (Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Science) and Patty Hall (University Registrar)
  • Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture: Dr. Weldon Sleight (Dean), et al.
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney: Dr. Finnie Murray (Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Student Life), et al.
  • Northeast Community College: Donna Niemeyer (Dean for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Division), et al.
  • Metropolitan Community College: Jody Tomanek (Associate Dean of Academic Affairs) and Debra Eppenbaugh (Academic/Disability Support Counselor)
  • University of Nebraska at Omaha: Dr. Deborah Smith-Howell (Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean for Graduate Studies), et al.
  • Southeast Community College: Dr. Dennis Headrick (Vice President for Instruction/Beatrice Campus Director) and Richard Ross (Dean of Academic Education/Transfer)
  • Doane College: Angie Klasek (Services Coordinator, Lincoln) and Denise Ellis (Registrar, Crete), et al.
  • Mid-Plains Community College: Patricia Allison (Area Vice President for Educational Services and Student Development) et al. (scheduled)

August

  • Western Community College: Diana Doyle (Vice President of Educational Services), et al. (scheduled)

Professional Meetings

  • AAC&U presentations: Washington, D.C. Jan. 25 (Nancy Mitchell/Jeremy Penn); Boston, Feb. 22 (Rita Kean/Jessica Jonson); Austin, April 10 (Rita Kean/Dave Wilson)
  • North Carolina State Undergraduate Assessment Symposium (Jessica Jonson/Nancy Mitchell)

Additional note:

  • AAC&U featured ACE as an exemplar during its meetings in Austin (April) and Minneapolis (June).

Other Activities

  • American Association of Colleges & Universities' VALUE Project participation: Developing metarubrics for student outcomes.
  • Spencer Teagle project participation: Piloting a General Education Writing Assessment System (with David Wilson, Chris Gallagher, and Shari Stenberg)
  • Proposed chapter accepted for the edited book, A Process Approach to General Education Reform: Transforming Institutional Culture in Higher Education (with Amy Goodburn, Jessica Jonson, Rita Kean, Debbie Minter, Nancy Mitchell, and David Wilson)
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