The K-State 8: General Education Program 

Approved by Faculty Senate, May 12, 2009

(Revised and Approved by Academic Affairs, March 24, 2009)

FAQs

(Compiled by General Education Task Force)

The link below takes you to the proposal as forwarded in February 2009
to the Executive Committee by the Acacemic Affairs Committee. 
Exec put it on the March Faculty Senate agenda as a first reading,
but the proposal was recalled by Academic Affairs
before the March 10 Faculty Senate meeting.

The K-State 8: General Education Program 

February 3 , 2009

Flowchart - Devised by Academic Affairs

The link below takes you to the second revised proposal
sent to the Academic Affairs Committee

The K-State 8: General Education Program 

December 12, 2008

The link below takes you to the first revised proposal
sent to the Academic Affairs Committee

The K-State 8: General Education Program
November 11, 2008

The link below takes you to the first proposal
sent to the Academic Affairs Committee

The K-State 8: General Education Program 

June 25, 2008

The link below takes you to the working document shared
during the last academic year with the university community by
the 2007-2008 General Education Task Force. 

Furthering the Discussion of General Education
at Kansas State University

11-19-07

The link below takes you to notes from the listening meetings in two all- university forums, eight undergraduate colleges, and Student Senate.  These meetings were conducted by the 2007-2008 General Education Task Force. 

Notes of 2007-2008 listening meetings

   First-Year Seminars            

The Task Force decided not to include first-year seminars in the general education proposal.  However, another group is conducting a pilot study during 2008-2009 to investigate the feasibility of integrating some form of a first-year seminar into general education in the future.  Information about that effort is linked here.

   *      *      *      *      HISTORICAL  TIMELINE      *      *      *      *  

From 2003 through 2008, several groups worked toward assessing and revising Kansas State University's general education program.   The groups consisted of faculty members, students, academic advisors, student service representatives, department heads, and dean's representatives.  Below you will find a brief review of these efforts, beginning with the most recent and progressing back in time. 

For a list of the members of each group below, click on the group's name. 
A report or summary or website is linked for each group.

In August 2007, the 2007-2008 General Education Task Force, chaired by Karen Myers-Bowman, was charged by Provost Nellis and Faculty Senate President Spikes.  The group was to consider the recommendations from the 2006-2007 General Education Task Force and to create and submit to Faculty Senate a proposal for general education at K-State as soon as possible.

The 2007-2008 Task Force worked diligently to follow through with as many of the recommendations from the 2006-2007 Task Force as were feasible.  Its efforts were directed mainly toward:

1) operationalizing the program to include the general education
     content areas as identified in the 2006-2007 Task Force report;

2) proposing a realistic and appropriate plan for assessing general
     education.

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January 2006 - June 2007:  The 2006-2007 General Education Task Force,chaired first by Jim Goddard and then by Greg Eiselein, was charged with reviewing all of the previous committees' work and conceptualizing a new program of general education for Kansas State University. Their report was submitted to Provost Nellis in June 2007. (Report)

November 2003 - December 2004: The General Education Steering Committee, chaired by Gerald Reeck, was charged to promote and support a creative campus-wide discussion about a future general education program for K-State undergraduates. The Steering Committee surveyed both faculty and students about general education at K-State and submitted a report to Provost Nellis in December 2004. (Website)

October - December 2003: The UGE Procedures Committee, chaired by Jim Goddard, worked to create recommendations for immediate, workable solutions to specific problems within the University General Education (UGE) program.  During the following year, the UGE Council, the Inter-College Coordination Panel, and the Provost took several actions in response to the suggestions of this committee. (Report of Recommendations)  

Spring 2003: An ad hoc group brainstormed about the future of general education at K-State.  Their recommendations included forming two working committees: The UGE Procedures Committee and the General Education Steering Committee. Summary)