Presidential Charge to the Committee

As President of Saint Mary's College I charge the Ad Hoc Committee on General Education to:

• articulate after extensive consultation with the faculty the purposes and goals of the College's General Education program:
  
  
• review and suggest revisions of the General Eduation program in light of those purposes and goals;
  
  
• develop plans (including timelines and resource needs) to implement changes to achieve the articulated purposes and goals;
  
  
• present its recommendations to the Curriculum Committee for approval and advancement to the Academic Affairs Council;
  
  
• dialogue responsibly with faculty and other members of the community throughout all of the above; and
  
  
• upon completion of this work, recommend to the Faculty Assembly a more permanent governance structure for the ongoing oversight and supervision of the General Education progam at Saint Mary's College.
  
  
  Carol Ann Mooney
  September 29, 2006