Committee Membership (updated 11/5/21)
- 尼古拉斯·基尔希，CEPS
- 艾伦·菲茨帕特里克，可乐公司
- 蒂姆·蒙特米尼，COLSA
- Semra Aytur, CHHS
- 尼尔·尼曼，保罗学院
- 曼彻斯特大学萨拉·普雷斯科特报道
- Wendy Pothier，图书馆
- Amanda Lohnes, Undergraduate representative
- SVPAA, Kate Ziemer or designee in non-voting ex officio role
Charges and Membership Parameters - Approved by the Senate on August 30, 2021
Background
On April 19, 2021, the 教师参议院 passed Motion # XXV-M20 to Recommit and Create a New Ad Hoc Committee to Reassess the 发现审查委员会 (DRC) recommendations. This motion instructs the Agenda Committee “to form an ad hoc committee to reassess the DRC recommendations to UNH’s general education curriculum” and to “draft the parameters for committee membership and the specific committee 目标 and timeline and share these with the Senate for approval.为此目的, Agenda Committee members met with administrators and 教师 including Provost Wayne Jones, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Kate Ziemer, and Discovery Committee Chair Nicoletta Gullace.
Note that to avoid unnecessary confusion the Agenda Committee recommends that this ad hoc committee be named the General Education Review Committee (GERC).
建议
The Agenda Committee’s recommendations for the membership parameters, 目标, and timeline for the new ad hoc committee are as follows.
- 会员参数. Membership of the GERC should address all of the following concerns as much as is feasible, with due recognition of the overlapping nature of such categories:
- Adequate representation across categories of gender, 种族, career stage (junior to senior), and appointment type (lecturer, TT, 临床)
- Representation from across all undergraduate degree-granting colleges, as well as the 图书馆.
- Inclusion of persons with relevant disciplinary and/or professional expertise as it relates to the pedagogy of general education.
- At least one undergraduate student.
- Substantial representation of 教师 参议员.
- Inclusion of Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Kate Ziemer or designee in a non-voting ex officio role.
The committee should consult with any other individuals or departments that they think will be useful. This includes the co-chairs of the 发现审查委员会, 发现委员会, CEITL, 还有管理员, and departments who may be affected or have specialized expertise.
2. 目标. The primary goal of the GERC is to reassess the 2021 DRC recommendations to UNH’s general education curriculum. The first step in this process is for the committee to assess whether a modified version of the 2021 DRC proposal should be prepared or whether a new proposal should be developed. The committee will then provide a report and recommendation to the 教师参议院. The 教师参议院 will conduct a procedural vote on whether to endorse the report and its recommendations.
Any subsequent responsibilities for the GERC will depend on the outcome of the procedural vote on the committee’s initial report and recommendations. 投票之后, the Agenda Committee will draft, 谘询政府谘询委员会, additional charges and membership parameters, and share these with the Senate for approval.
在其工作期间, the committee should take into account all relevant research, 文档, and feedback previously compiled by the DRC and the Senate Agenda Committee. It should focus on the educational merits and learning outcomes of general education requirements, while making an attempt to forgo discussions of revenue generation or budget concerns.
3. 时间轴. The GERC shall make their initial assessment (regarding whether to reintroduce the 2021 DRC proposal or to develop a new proposal) and report to the Senate as soon as possible. As noted above, additional charges and membership.
The GERC submitted it's report/recommendations to the 教师参议院 on Monday, February 7, 2022.
The GERC should consult with the Agenda Committee as often as necessary for guidance and for any assistance in obtaining information or resources to conduct their work.
