Standing Joint Committee on General Education Assessment
View the Standing Joint Committee on General Education Assessment duties in the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate governance documents.
Information:
The Standing Joint Committee on General Education Assessment is charged to:
- Further implement the assessment of general education outcomes within the institution’s overall plan for assessing student learning, and evidence that such assessment results are used for curricular improvement
- Develop a regular and ongoing assessment plan for (current) General Education, following the principles described in the April 28, 2015, University Faculty Senate’s Approved Legislative Report entitled, “Revision to General Education Curriculum;”
- Consult and maintain liaison with the University Faculty Senate Standing Committees on Curricular Affairs and Undergraduate Education;
- Consult and maintain liaison with the Office of Planning and Assessment.
The Standing Joint Committee will be expected to present its work as follows:
- Prepare a Legislative Report for the University Faculty Senate Plenary meeting of March 15, 2016;
- Prior to submission to the Senate Council, the Special Joint Committee will forward its report for consideration, review, and feedback to the University Faculty Senate Standing Committees on Curricular Affairs and Undergraduate Education.
Membership:
Name | Title | Term Ends | Committee Position | ||
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Jeff Adams | Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education | jza184@psu.edu | NA | UE representative | |
Barnes Chris | Assistant Director of Assessment | cqb6042@psu.edu | NA | OPAIR | |
Joel Burkholder | Reference and Instruction Librarian | jmb7609@psu.edu | NA | Library representative | |
Betty Harper | Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment | bjh17@psu.edu | NA | Co-chair, OPAIR | |
Kirsten Hochstedt | Assistant Director of Assessment | ksh148@psu.edu | NA | OPAIR | |
Jessica Myers | Assistant Director of Assessment | jld801@psu.edu | NA | OPAIR | |
Alex Serpi | Assessment and Research Analyst | mas963@psu.edu | NA | OPAIR | |
Maggie Slattery | Director of Office for General Education | mjs436@psu.edu | NA | Director and Assistant Dean of the Office for General Education | |
Lisa Chewning | Co-Chair | lvc3@psu.edu | 2025 | Co-chair, SCCA | |
Richard Page | Member of Senate Committee on Education/ Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of German and Linguistics | brp3@psu.edu | |||
Owen Haddad | UPUA Representative | ozh5068@psu.edu | |||
Kristen Pueschel | Faculty Senator Location Other than UP and on CA | klp65@psu.edu | |||
Bob Schrauf | Faculty Senator UP and on ED | rws23@psu.edu | |||
Joyce Furfaro | Faculty Senator UP and on ED | jaf182@psu.edu | |||
Ermek Nurkhaidarov | Faculty Senator Location Other than UP and on ED | esn1@psu.edu |
Other Resources
- Reports and Resources – TBA
- Committee Priority Form (Charges) – TBA
- Committee Report Submission Form