General Education Committee

The General Education Committee promotes high quality standards in the general education curriculum to ensure student success for both A.A.S. and transfer degrees. Activities of the group include, but are not limited to, reviewing general education assessment data, review and evaluate revisions to criteria, descriptions, and outcomes in general education categories and makes recommendations to the curriculum committee, reviews and changes to courses listed on the general education lists for optimum transferability, and reviews changes to a general education component of any degree offered at YC, and assist in the planning and facilitating of Assessment Day or Progression Day. Click to learn what the committee does.

Sponsor

Dr. Janet Nix
Chief Human Resource Officer
928-776-2344
janet.nix@yc.edu

  1. Oversees, reviews, and evaluates revisions to criteria, descriptions, and outcomes in all General Education categories at the College and makes recommendations to the Curriculum Committee.
  2. Reviews any changes to courses listed on General Education lists and send recommendations on to the Curriculum Committee.
  3. Reviews any changes to the General Education component of any degree offered at Yavapai College and make a recommendation to the Curriculum Committee.
  4. Assists in planning, organizing, and facilitating General Education Curriculum activities on Assessment Day.

Charter - draft

Members

Membership consists of faculty representatives from each of the state’s AGEC categories (First Year Composition, Math, Arts & Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Physical and Biological Sciences), as well as faculty representatives from occupational education divisions.

Our members also include representatives from Student Advising and the Office of Academic Instruction, as well as the Curriculum and SLOA Committee Chairs.

 

List of Members

ARHU Andrew Winters
First Year Comp Karen Palmer (Chair)
Math Kyle Russ-Navaro
HEWE OPEN
SCEN George Carpenter
SOSC Tara O'Neill
Nursing EMS Jason Ebersole
Other Faculty Curriculum Chair: Matt Pearcy
SLOA Chair: Bill Swenson
Non-Voting Advising: Tania Sheldahl

Meetings / Minutes

Meeting times: 3rd Fridays from 12:00-1:30pm & as needed.

Please contact Karen Palmer if you would like to sit in on a General Education Meeting.

August 20, 2021 Agenda Minutes
September 17, 2021 Agenda Minutes
October 15, 2021 Agenda Minutes
November 19, 2021 Agenda Minutes
January 21, 2022 Agenda Minutes
February 18, 2022 Agenda Minutes
April 15, 2022 Agenda Minutes
August 19, 2022 Agenda Minutes
September 16, 2022 Agenda Minutes
October 21, 2022 Agenda Minutes
November 18, 2022 Agenda Minutes
January 20, 2023 Agenda Minutes

Reports

Please click below reports.

Resources

Departments may submit new or revised courses for inclusion in the Gen Ed Curriculum. Faculty should work with thee universities to ensure transfer of courses prior to submission.

The following are resources for faculty: