The General Education Council is responsible for providing vision for the general education program. Members review and approve general education themes, courses, and policies that are referred by the Faculty Coordinating Committees and submit their approvals to the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee. The Council also guides assessment of the General Education Program. Meetings are open to the entire campus community.
Meeting Schedule
NOTE: All meetings are held via Zoom, beginning at 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Zoom link for all meetings.
The meeting dates are:
- September 19, 2025 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by August 15, 2025)
- October 24, 2025 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by September 15, 2025)
- November 21, 2025 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by October 15, 2025)
- January 23, 2026** (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by December 3, 2025)
- February 27, 2026 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by January 15, 2026)
- March 20, 2026 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by February 15, 2026)
- April 17, 2026 (Proposals must be submitted to the Gen Ed office from the Deans'/College offices by March 15, 2026)
**The January 2026 General Education Council meeting is the deadline for having proposals approved for General Education credit in the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin and the 2026-2027 General Education Checksheet. Proposals approved after January 2026 will not be added to the Undergraduate Bulletin or General Education Checksheet until 2027-2028. If you wish to have your course carry General Education credit in the 2026-2027 Bulletin and General Education Checksheet, your Dean's Office must submit your Part C proposal to the General Education office by December 3, 2025.
Approved Minutes
- May 2, 2025
- February 21, 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024 - no meeting
- September 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- October 2023 - no meeting
- September 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022 - no meeting
- October 2022
- September 2022 - no meeting
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021 - no meeting
- September 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021 - no meeting
- January 2021
Membership
Voting Members
- Dr. Ted Zerucha, Assistant Vice Provost of General and Experiential Education and Chair of General Education Council (zeruchat@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Rick Klima (MAT), Director of First Year Seminar (klimare@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Jayjit Roy (ECO), Chair of Quantitative Literacy Committee (royj@appstate.edu)
- Vacant, Chair of Wellness Literacy Committee ()
- Vacant, Chair of Fine Arts Designation Committee ()
- Dr. Davis Hankins (P&R), Chair of Literary Studies Designation Committee (hankinscd@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Ed Behrend-Martinez (HIS), Chair of Historical Studies Designation Committee (behrendmarte@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Rob Brown (G&P), Chair of Social Science Designation Committee (brownrn@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Steve Hageman (GES), Chair of Science Inquiry Committee (hagemansj@appstate.edu)
- Ms. Laura England (SD), Chair of Sustainability and Climate Literacy Committee (englandle@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Bradley Nash, Jr (SOC), Chair of Intercultural Literacy Committee (nashb@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Cuong Mai (P&R), Chair of Humanity And Its Systems Committee (maict@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Christopher Bartel (P&R), Chair of Integrative Learning Experience Committee (bartelcj@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Beth Carroll (WAC), Director of Writing Across the Curriculum (carrollel@appstate.edu)
- Vacant (CAS), College of Arts and Sciences at-large delegate (gevelsv@appstate.edu)
- Ms. Melissa Lesbines (MUS), Hayes School of Music at-large delegate (lesbinesma@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Brandy Hadley (FB&I), Walker College of Business at-large delegate (hadleybe@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Tracy Goodson Espy (CI), Reich College of Education at-large delegate (goodsonespyt@appstate.edu)
- Dr. Susan Weidmann (RMPE), Beaver College of Health Sciences at-large delegate (weidmannsg@appstate.edu)
- Mx. Laura Langberg (LIB), Library Representative (langberglr@appstate.edu)
- Vacant, SGA Representative ()
- Vacant, SGA Representative ()
Non-voting members on the Council: Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, liaisons from University College Academic Advising, Registrar’s Office,
and Institutional Research and Planning, and a member of the Faculty Senate.