The General Education Curriculum Committee (GECC) is appointed by the Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (UEPCC) to oversee the GE CLAS Core. Ordinarily, members serve for three consecutive years with a student member serving for one year.
The committee works closely with UEPCC to establish procedures for the approval of General Education status for existing courses; to establish procedures for the five-year assessment of courses with approved GE status; to overview that assessment conducted by instructors, and to advise the College and UEPCC on General Education issues. The College's Manual of Procedure (Article X) describes the General Education Curriculum Committee and its duties in more detail.
Information for faculty members about the GE CLAS Core is available on the Faculty CLAS pages.
GECC Membership for Fall 2023-Spring 2024
| Name | Title/Department | Term End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Lang | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, CLAS, and Professor, Physics and Astronomy | Ex Officio |
| Monica Correia | Professor, School of Art and Art History | Spring 2025 |
| Andrew Forbes | GECC Chair, Associate Professor, Biology, and Director, Environmental Sciences Program | Spring 2024 |
| Connor French | CLAS Undergraduate Student Representative | Spring 2024 |
| Stratis Giannakouros | Director, Office of Sustainability and the Environment | Spring 2025 |
| Sheeley McMahon | CLAS Undergraduate Student Representative | Spring 2024 |
| Rebekah Kowal | DEO and Professor, Dance | Spring 2024 |
| Anna Newnum | Senior Academic Advisor, CLAS | Spring 2024 |
| Jamie Tanas | Assistant Professor, College of Education | Spring 2024 |
| Jennifer Sterling | Lecturer, American Studies | Spring 2024 |
| LeDon Sweeney | Associate Director, Academic Advising Center | Spring 2024 |
| Ion "Bodi" Vasi | Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminology | Spring 2025 |
| Katlyn O'Shaughnessy | Lecturer, Rhetoric | Spring 2025 |
Support for this committee is provided by Matt Shadle, CLAS Academic Assessment Coordinator (matthew-shadle@uiowa.edu).
Questions about GECC and the General Education CLAS Core may be addressed to Associate Dean Cornelia Lang or Matt Shadle (matthew-shadle@uiowa.edu).