GE Task Force 2018-19 & 2019-20

Special celebratory “GE” cookies made for the taskforce by a supportive spouse!

2019-2020 GE Task Force Members

Shelly Dickinson (Reporter)
Tim Howe
Jon Naito
Jonathan O’Conner
Susie Smalling
Tom Williamson

Karil Kucera (ex-officio Provost’s Office) (Convener)

Student members: Ulises Jovel ’20 and Myrto Neamonitaki ’20

Background Documents

• GE Revision Update – August 29, 2019
• The Five Questions as presented at the Sept 19 Faculty Meeting
• Faculty Meeting Minutes – Sept 19, 2019
• Clarification on questions raised in Sept 19, 2019 Faculty Meeting – short version
• Clarification on question raised in Sept 19, 2019 Faculty Meeting – long version
• The OLE Core revised – summary as provided to the Board of Regents – Sept 26, 2019
• The Five Questions [plus one] for the October 3 Faculty Meeting
• Faculty meeting Minutes, Oct. 10, 2019

Materials proposed by St Olaf faculty for the new General Education Curriculum

• Grand Challenges powerpoint
• Grand Challenges rationale
• Revised Grand Challenges rationale Sept. 25, 2019
• The Active Body amendment Oct. 7, 2019
• Draft of GE Resolution for November 7, 2019 
• Curriculum Committee Resolution 19/20-05 – November 7, 2019
• Integrative Coursework Amendment – November 7, 2019
• Active Body Amendment – November 7, 2019
• Draft Intended Learning Outcomes – February 23, 2020
• Curriculum Committee Resolution 19/20-17 – May 7, 2020
• Curriculum Committee Resolution 19/20-18 – May 7, 2020

2018-2019 Summer GE Transition Team

Karil Kucera, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Jon Naito, Susie Smalling, Kathy Glampe

Student members: Ulises Jovel ’20 and Myrto Neamonitaki ’20

2018-2019 GE Task Force Members

Shelly Dickinson (Reporter)
Tim Howe
Karil Kucera
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Jonathan O’Conner
Susie Smalling
Tom Williamson

Dana Gross (ex-officio Provost’s Office) (Convener)

Student members: Ulises Jovel ’20 and Myrto Neamonitaki ’20

Feel free to contact us at:  getaskforce1819@stolaf.edu

The GE Taskforce meets Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:00 pm BC 143.

Community Ad Hoc Workshops – Ideas

2018-19 Summer GE Transition Team

Jonathan Naito
Susie Smalling
Tom Williamson
Katie Ziegler-Graham
Dana Gross (ex-officio Provost’s Office) (Convener)

Background Documents

• GE-2017-18 Minutes
• Curriculum Committee Resolution, May 2018
• Faculty Votes and Straw Polls on GEs, 2016-2019
• Student Government Association – Senate – GE Endorsement Resolution 4/16/19
• Student Government Association – Executive – 2019-20 GE Endorsement 4/19/19
• Presentation to Board of Regents – 5/2/19
• Principles and Ole Core presented to Board of Regents – 5/2/19
• Curriculum Committee Resolution, May 2019 – GE Taskforce
• Curriculum Committee Resolution, May 2019 – Maximum Size GE

2018 Special Faculty Meetings – Minutes, Resolutions, Table Discussion Summaries

• Faculty Meeting Minutes, 9/20/2018
• Summary of Comments, Faculty Meeting, 9/20/2018
• CC 18_19-02 Resolution on Guiding Principles for GE
• GE Mission Statement (Draft 10-3-18)
• Faculty Meeting Minutes, 10/11/2018
• Summary of Table Discussions, Faculty Meeting, 10/11/2018
• Draft GE Intended Learning Outcomes, 11/5/2018
• Summary of Table Discussions, Faculty Meeting, 11/8/2018
• Faculty Meeting Minutes, 11/8/2018
• CC 18_19-06 Resolution on OLE Questions for GE Curriculum
• Ole Core GE ILOs Draft, 3/21/19
• Ole Core GE Requirements Draft, 3/21/19
• Summary of comments, 3/21/19
• Individual responses, 3/21/19
• GE PPT for Faculty Meeting 4/11/19
• GE PPT for Leadership Meeting 4/18/19
• GE PPT for Faculty/Staff Forum 4/18/19
• Archived stream for 4/18/2019 Forum available here
• Summary of Academic Leadership Table Notes 4/18/19

Resources

• GE Syllabus 2018-19 
• GE Spring Syllabus 2018-19
• GE Spring Syllabus 2018-19 Revised
• Selected Reading List
• Annotated Bibliography
• Readings for Ad Hoc Groups – January 2019
• Executive Summary Staff Consulting Group
• Executive Summary Student Focus Groups
• GE Student Survey – Report Summary – March 13, 2019
• GE Student Survey – Report – March 13, 2019
• Changes to Ole Core Working Models – April 18, 2019
• Ole Core Working Draft – April 18, 2019
• Guiding Principles linked to Ole Core

Materials from Poster Session – Feb. 28, 2019

• Ballroom Layout for Feb 28 GE Poster Session
• Question 1 Poster Overview
• Question 1 Poster All ILOs
• Question 2 Poster All ILOs
• Question 3 Poster All ILOs
• Student GE Posters 1 and 2
• Student GE Poster 3
• Report of Ad Hoc Group – Question 1
• Report of Ad Hoc Group – Question 2
• Report of Ad Hoc Group – Question 3
• Staff Consulting Ideas – Across Offices
• Staff Consulting Ideas – By Office
• Summary of comments – all posters
• Individual Responses – all posters