General Education Committee Agenda

                     November 7, 2025

                    9:00 am – 10:30 am

Meeting Location: Dean's Office Conference Room: 210 Pugh Hall

Welcome

1. Approval of October Minutes

2. Updates

• UFIC General Education Courses 
• Office of Accreditation, Assessment, & Curriculum Website Updates
• Course Description Task Force Update

3. Voting Items 

• General Education Syllabus Policy: #4 Wording 
  • Current:  "A description, list or table of course-specific Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes (SLOs), separate from the course objectives mentioned above, that outline the general knowledge (content) and skills (critical thinking & communication) students can expect to acquire through successful completion of the course, and the assignments through which each SLO will be assessed."
  • Proposed: "A description, list or table of course-specific Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes (SLOs), separate from the course objectives mentioned above, that outline the general knowledge (content) and skills (critical thinking & communication) students can expect to acquire through successful completion of the course, and the assignments through which each SLO category (Content, Critical Thinking, Communication) will be assessed." 

4. Course Requests 

• AFS2XXX: Wealth and Poverty in Today’s World
• CJL2105: How Does US Law Affect Wildlife?
• ENC1XXX—AI Policy Ethics
• ENC 3230 WR:6000 Designation
• ENC 3360 WR:6000 Designation
• ENC 3601 WR:6000 Designation
• ENG 1XXX: Placing Florida (Q1 Perm.)
• IDS1XXX: Documentary, Identity & Media
• Jugaad-Makers: Social Innovation in the Global South
• REL 1XXX- Post Holocaust American Jews (Q1P)
• WIS 2XXX: Connecting Wildlife and Human Health (Q2 Perm.)

5. Sub-Committee Updates

• Assessment
• Audit
• Public Speaking/Oral Communication
• Review
• Writing Requirement

6. General Discussion