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General Education Curriculum Committee

Charge

Maintains the general education program in alignment with existing requirements of Higher Learning Commission Assumed Practice and the Missouri House Bill 2651: Higher Education Core Curriculum Transfer Act.

As the primary recommending body for all policy related to general education curriculum and overlap with broader program requirements, the General Education Curriculum Committee approves all course proposals to meet the UMKC Essentials General Education curriculum and specified student learning outcomes, as approved by Faculty Senate. The GECC is responsible for support of faculty teaching, course development and assessment with the mission of maintaining and refining the program, which is developed from a student-centric and data-driven perspective.

Roster

Voting members

  • Kim McNeley | Chair | Office of the Provost
  • Andrea Carr | Faculty/FSE | University College
  • Stewart Duncan | GECRT-AH Lead | Music Performance | Conservatory
  • Alison Graettinger | Faculty/GECRT-SC Lead | Earth and Environmental Sciences | School of Science and Engineering
  • Donna Davis | Faculty/GECRT-SS Lead | Teacher Education | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Services
  • Viviana Grieco | Faculty/GECDV Lead | History | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • John Barton | Faculty/GE Assessment | English | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Greg Vonnahme | Faculty/GECUE Lead | Political Science| School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Eric Hall | Faculty/Lead | Math | School of Science and Engineering
  • Crystal Doss | Faculty/Composition Lead | English | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Steven Melling | Faculty/Oral Communications Lead | Communications and Journalism | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Toya Like | Faculty/Administration | Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Elizabeth Vonnahme | Faculty/Administration | Political Science | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Becky Bergman and Krystal Brier | Staff | Advising

Ex-officio

  • Taylor Amberg | General Education Administration and General Education Course Scheduler
  • Mike Cadden | Assessment and Transfer Articulation Officer
  • Molly Mead | Faculty Affairs 
  • Brianna Portmann | Academic Affairs
  • Dea Marx | High School Pipeline Programs 
  • Melissa Stallbaumer | First Semester Experience – Engagement Coordinator 
  • Andrew Goodenow | Information Services 
  • Amy Carlson | Registrar’s Office 
  • Amy Cole | Registrar 

Committee Minutes, Documents and Files

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Meeting Times, Dates and Deadlines

Meetings are from 2–3:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month via Zoom.

UMKC Essentials Course Scheduling

For UMKC Essentials course scheduling questions, please email the General Education Curriculum Committee.

Contact the Committee

Would you like to make a policy recommendation, propose a policy change or discuss another topic with this committee? Please email the General Education Curriculum Committee.