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a) Provide the list and description to the Gen Ed committee, all faculty, and a sampling of students;
and solicit a top 5 ranking of the designations from each survey participant. It would be
interesting to see if there is a difference between what the Gen Ed committee chooses, the faculty
chooses, and what students choose.
b) Tally the rankings to pare the list down to the Top 3 designations.
c) Allow each student to choose a course from one of the Top 3 designations to fulfill the Gen Ed
Institutional Requirement.
3. (OPTIONAL) Reboot the Diversity (DV) requirement to center it on American Institutions (AI)
courses.
a. While not specifically a part of this proposal, we think the following is a good idea for Gen Ed
reform.
b. Reformulate AI courses so that they address the following as they introduce students to U.S.
history, politics, or economics:
i. Focus on topics of diversity in the context of U.S. history, politics, or economics.
ii. Define and analyze events, policies, and social structures that caused and perpetuate
power and resource imbalances, discrimination, and oppression in the United States.
iii. Explore the dynamics of discrimination, oppression, and violence broadly defined.
iv. Investigate the problems and benefits of a multicultural society.
c. Existing DV courses would remain in the curriculum, but students would no longer need to
look for double-dip opportunities.
Provide the best possible educational solution for our students that will prepare them for their next steps
in life (transfer or career pursuits) and for lifelong learning.
Keep it simple (and fair).
Provide a format that ensures maximum integration of learning across required designations.
Have minimal impact of on department/division enrollment and budgets.
From the student perspective, how does the General Education program change?
Current Gen Ed Structure for AS Degrees
Core Skills (12 credits minimum)
Composition (EN)
Quantitative Literacy (QL)
American Institutions (AI)