General Education Council and General Education Advisory Board Members
K-State General Education Council
The K-State General Education Council is comprised of the Associate Deans for Academic Affairs of each academic college, or their designee. This council will address the implementation of the K-State Core and any other general education needs of the university. They will provide the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee recommendations for new courses and disciplinary areas in the K-State Core, based on the reviews and recommendations of the faculty in the General Education Disciplinary Advisory Board.
Dan Moser, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, College of Agriculture
Katie Kingery-Page, Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Planning, and Design
Scott Tanona, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences
Ansley Chua, Associate Dean for Operations, College of Business Administration
Di Murphy, Senior Assistant Director, Center for Student Success, College of Education
Andy Fund, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
Bronwyn Fees, Associate Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs, College of Health and Human Sciences
Terri Gaeddert, Associate Dean of Academics, K-State Salina
George Yang, Teaching Professor, K-State Olathe
Trisha Gott, Associate Dean, School of Leadership
Pamela Erickson, Executive Director, Academic Advising
Ex Officio:
Margaret Mohr-Schroeder, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Innovation
Kelley Brundage, University Registrar
Fred Burrack, Director of Assessment
General Education Disciplinary Advisory Board
The General Education Disciplinary Advisory Board is comprised of three faculty whose work falls within the disciplines listed in the KBOR General Education Framework. Two faculty will be from the disciplines within the general areas and one faculty will have disciplinary expertise and experience, but from a discipline not listed in these areas.
These faculty will review proposals for additional courses and disciplines within the KBOR General Education Framework. They will make their recommendations to the General Education Council. Each faculty member will serve for three years on the advisory board. However, this first cohort will serve staggered appointments as indicated below.
040 Natural & Physical Sciences
Nathan Nelson, Professor, Department of Agronomy (2023-Spring 2026)
Richard Zajac, Professor, Integrated Studies (2023-Spring 2025)
Michael Veeman, Associate Professor, Division of Biology (Fall 2024-Spring 2027)
050 Social & Behavioral Sciences
Jared Durtschi, Professor, Applied Human Sciences (2023-Spring 2026)
- Replacing Jared Anderson, Applied Human Sciences, for Fall 2024- Spring 2026
Nathanial Birkhead, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Political Science (2023-Spring 2024; Fall 2024-Spring 2027)
Valerie Padilla Carroll, Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (2023-Spring 2025
060 Arts & Humanities
Douglas Dow, Associate Professor, Department of Art (2023-2026)
Tom Sarmiento, Associate Professor, Department of English (2023-Spring 2025)
- Replacing Ania Payne, English, for Fall 2024-Spring 2025)
Jon Hunt, Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning (2023-Spring 2024; Fall 2024-Spring 2027)