General Education at UNL
ACE
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)
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)


