GE Membership 2014 -15

Membership Roster 

2014-15 Membership

NAME	DEPARTMENT	COLLEGE/UNIT	OFFICE PHONE	EMAIL (@CALPOLY.EDU)	EXP. TERM
Brenda Helmbrecht CHAIR	English	CLA	62178	bhelmbre	2018
Clare Battista	Economics	OCOB	61761	cbattist	2017
Gregg Fiegel	Civil/Env Eng	CENG	61307	gfiegel	2016
Emily Fogle	Chem/Biochem	CSM	67540	efogle	2016
Bruno Giberti	Architecture	CAED	62036	bgiberti	2017
John Jasbinek		CSM		jjasbins
Josh Machamer	Theatre/Dance	CLA	65560	jmachame	2015
Charlotte Rinaldi-Zuniga	Career Services	PCS	65978	crinaldi	2016
Neal MacDougall	Agribusiness	CAFES	65304	nmacdoug
Mary Pedersen		Programs and Planning	62246	mpederse	Ex Officio
Helen Bailey		Office of the Registrar	66313	hbailey	Ex Officio

Information about the GE Governance Board

The GE Governance Board is an Academic Senate Committee.

Representation:

Two faculty members from each CLA and CSM, one faculty member from each of the remaining colleges including PCS, one student, and a GEGB Chair. All are voting members, with the exception of the GEGB Chair, who has a tie breaking vote only). Ex Officio, non-voting members include one representative from the Office of the Registrar and one representative from Academic Programs.

Responsibilities:

Cal Poly's general education (GE) program is the administrative responsibility of the General Education Governance Board (GEGB), GEGB should function like a department with a deep sense of interest and responsibility for overseeing and implementing the GE program.

Charges:

The General Education Governance Board (GEGB) is responsible for leading and developing a visionary, high quality GE program that enriches the specialized knowledge acquired in a major program with foundational and integrative understanding of its scientific, humanistic, artistic, and technological contexts.

Duties:

1. Review and approve GE course proposals.
2. Place GE curriculum proposals on the Academic Senate consent agenda after consultation with the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee.
3. Act on internal and external petitions regarding GE requirements.
4. Manage articulation and transfer issues.
5. Engage in appropriate assessment activities. Be proactive and responsive to the results of assessment activities.
6. Conduct a GE academic program review on the same cycle as other programs. Findings will be presented to the college deans and the Academic Senate, the GEGB needs to be proactive and responsive to the recommendations that result from academic program review.