The University Senate Nominating Committee invites nominations and self-nominations for the position of Chair of the General Education Oversight Committee (GEOC). The GEOC is a faculty group appointed by the Senate, is representative of the Schools and Colleges, and works in association with the Office of the Provost.
The GEOC is charged with:
- proposing to the Senate goals and objectives of the Content Areas and Competencies;
- proposing policy regarding the University-wide General Education program;
- reviewing proposals for including, revising, deleting, and offering in intensive sessions of four weeks or less, courses that are in the General Education Curriculum;
- reporting on enrollment in courses in the General Education Curriculum and how the courses are staffed;
- monitoring courses in the General Education Curriculum to ensure that they continue to meet curricular goals and objectives approved by the Senate, and recommending removal of courses from the General Education Curriculum that no longer meet these criteria; and,
- reviewing the General Education Curriculum to ensure that its goals and objectives are aligned with the academic plan of the University.
Responsibilities of the Chair in the leadership of GEOC include management of GEOC meetings, coordination of all GEOC functions, communication with the University community about the General Education Curriculum, and recognizing and responding to the changing needs of the University with respect to the General Education Curriculum. Because of the unusually demanding nature of this position, the chair is given 50% release time and provided with administrative support. The chair reports to both the University Senate and the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, serves one three-year term, and shall not be re-appointed. The term for the incoming Chair of the GEOC will begin on July 1, 2022. Because the GEOC is a subcommittee of a Senate committee, the chair need not be a Senator.
Additional information about the General Education curriculum, and the composition and activities of GEOC, is available at https://geoc.uconn.edu/ and in Section II.C.2. of the Senate By-Laws, Rules, and Regulations, available at https://policy.uconn.edu/2011/05/19/by-laws-rules-and-regulations-of-the-university-senate/.
Nominations and self-nominations in the form of an email of interest and current CV should be forwarded to Cheryl Galli in the University Senate Office, cgalli@uconn.edu, by December 17, 2021.
Sincerely,
Dan Burkey
Prof. Daniel D. Burkey, Ph.D.
Chair, University Senate Nominating Committee
Professor-in-Residence, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education and Diversity
University Teaching Fellow
For more information, contact: Cheryl/University Senate at cgalli@uconn.edu