02-12-04

FT CONTRACT PROPOSAL ON GENERAL EDUCATION

FOR ARTICLE XVIII. B.

(reletter current XVIII. B. and XVIII. C.)

 

B.  General Education

      (1) The Board and the Federation acknowledge a mandate to provide General Education to the College’s students and will cooperate in the continuation and improvement of General Education offerings.   General Education has been described as the set of skills, or courses, or experiences that all faculty work together to provide for all students.  According to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, “Institutions should identify and provide a recognizable core of general education that expresses the educational philosophy of the institution for each undergraduate degree program or cluster of degree programs. . . . A general education program – developed, owned, and reviewed by the institution’s faculty – should be purposeful, coherent, engaging, and rigorous.  General education skills may be taught or developed as part of courses in the major, in separate courses, or through a decentralized distribution. . . . General education incorporates essential knowledge, cognitive abilities, and an understanding of values and ethics, and it enhances students’ intellectual growth.”

 

      (2) A General Education Coordinator shall be chosen by mutual agreement between the Federation and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and shall receive full released time.  The Coordinator shall implement the policies on General Education recommended by the governance structure of the College.   S/he shall serve as an ex officio member of the General Education Committee.  The term of the General Education Coordinator shall be for two years, which may be renewed for additional two-year periods by mutual agreement of the Federation and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

  

      (3) In April of each year, a General Education Committee composed of 13 faculty members will be chosen, by mutual agreement between the Federation and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, from the following groups of disciplines*:

             two from each of the following:

                Business and Technology,

                Humanities,

                Life Sciences,

                Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering Technology, and

                Social and Behavioral Sciences; and

             one from each of the following:

                Library,

                Counseling, and

                Learning Lab/Academic Computing.

 

At least two of the members of the General Education Committee shall be faculty members in career programs, and at least one shall be concurrently serving as a Curriculum Adviser.

 

The General Education Committee shall advise the General Education Coordinator on all matters related to implementation of General Education policies and requirements.

 * The following is a list of groups of disciplines, indicating the Departments within each of the groups of disciplines.

 

·        Business and Technology                   

-         CIS

-         Economics and Accounting     

-         Marketing/Management              

-    Office Administration             

 

·        Humanities

-         English

-         Foreign Languages

-         History/Philosophy

-         Music

-         Photographic Imaging

-         Design Technologies

 

·        Life Sciences

-         Biology

-         Nursing

-         Cardio-Respiratory

-         Dental Assisting/Hygiene

-         Dietetics

-         Medical Assistant/Office Management

-         Clinical Lab Technology

-         Health Information Technology

-         Diagnostic Medical Imaging

  

·        Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering Technologies

-         Mathematics

-         Chemistry

-         Physics/Engineering

-         Electronics/Auto Tech

 

·        Social and Behavioral Sciences

-         Social Sciences, including Justice and Paralegal Studies

-         Behavioral Sciences, including BHHS, Early Childhood Education, Education, IE/ASL

 

·        Counseling

 

·        Learning Lab/Academic Computing

 

·        Library