General Education Committee
Committee reports to: Provost and Executive Vice President
Serves as the academic program coordinator for the general education core. This committee reviews and approves the general education component of courses. In this way, the committee protects general education as a distinct program separate from academic disciplines to ensure that Mississippi State University students receive a well-rounded education that prepares them to be global citizens. The committee’s voting membership comprises full-time faculty, and ex officio membership includes administrators with responsibility for general education oversight. The purpose of this committee is to: (1) Define and uphold the learning outcomes of the general education core. (2) Review courses for the general education core to ensure that courses align with the general education learning outcomes. (3) Recommend courses for General Education approval by the University Committee on Courses and Curricula (UCCC). (4) Facilitate the change management involved with adjusting to the new general education curriculum.
| Name | Title / Dept. | Position | Elected / Appointed | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altomonte, Jenna | College of Architecture, Art and Design; Chair, Creative Discovery | |||
| Baham, Tracey | Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President | Ex-Officio | ||
| Baker, Leslie | College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities | |||
| Ballard, Iva | College of Business, Quantitative Reasoning | |||
| Banik, Robert | College of Arts and Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning | |||
| Barlow, Jonathan | College of Integrative Studies, Human Society and the Individual | |||
| Bogard, LaToya | College of Arts and Sciences, Written Communication | |||
| Bogue, Patti | College of Business, Oral Communication | |||
| Breazeale, Michael | College of Business | Chair | ||
| Chambers, Cheryl | College of Arts and Sciences, Oral Communication | |||
| Doughty, Katie | College of Arts and Sciences, Written Communication | |||
| Fountain, Amy | College of Arts and Sciences; Chair, Oral Communication | |||
| Garner, Taylor | College of Arts and Sciences, Written Communication | |||
| Giesen, Jim | College of Arts and Sciences, Written Communication | |||
| Good, Abigail | College of Arts and Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning | |||
| Harkess, Richard | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chair, Natural Sciences | |||
| Harris, Melanie | College of Arts and Sciences, Creative Discovery | |||
| Harvey, Ben | College of Architecture, Art and Design, Humanities | |||
| Haug, Rowan | College of Architecture, Art and Design, Creative Discovery | |||
| Human, Richard | College of Education, Humanities | |||
| Jessop, Julie | College of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences | |||
| Jordan, Heather | College of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences | |||
| Kennedy, Kendall | College of Business, Human Society and the Individual | |||
| McCormick, Carrie | College of Arts and Sciences, Oral Communication | |||
| McCubbins, OP | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Oral Communication | |||
| Meyer, Florencia | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Natural Sciences | |||
| Miller, Shane | College of Arts and Sciences, Human Society and the Individual | |||
| Nadorff, Danielle | College of Arts and Sciences; Chair, Human Society and the Individual | |||
| Nagel, Athena | College of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences | |||
| Nettles, Charles | College of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences | |||
| Nichols, Diann | Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness | Ex-Officio | ||
| O'Neill, Bonnie | College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities | |||
| Osterholz, Anna | College of Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences | |||
| Ryan, Walker | College of Professional and Continuing Studies, Humanities | |||
| Seitz, Holli | College of Arts and Sciences, Oral Communication | |||
| Sescu, Carmen | College of Arts and Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning | |||
| Siegert, Courtney | College of Forest Resources, Natural Sciences | |||
| Stinson, Emily | College of Arts and Sciences; Chair, Written Communication | |||
| Tschume, Jacob | College of Arts and Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning | |||
| Vancil-Leap, Ashley | College of Arts and Sciences, Human Society and the Individual | |||
| Walters, Kim | College of Arts and Sciences; Chair, Quantitative Reasoning |