General Education
Mission
The mission of the CCRI Faculty Senate General Education Committee is to oversee and periodically review and revise CCRI’s policy on General Education, facilitate the development of general education courses in accordance with the standards of the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and the policies of the Rhode Island Council on Post-Secondary Education, provide feedback on, approve, or reject course applications for general education status, and monitor assessment of the general education curriculum.
Members
Members
| Name | Title | Department | Roll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Carruba | Assistant Professor | Physics | Chair |
| Regina Cobb | Associate Professor | Rehab. Health | |
| Renee Gaboury | Associate Professor | English | |
| Julie Gelsomino | Associate Professor | Math | |
| Timothy Stewart | Associate Professor | English | |
| Lou Turchetta | Associate Professor | Psychology | |
| Amy Kacerick | Associate Vice President Student Affairs | Office of the VP of Student Affairs | ex-officio |
| Charles Kell | Assistant Professor | English | ex-officio |
| Lauren Webb | Director Academic Program Review & Accreditation | Office of VP of Academic Affairs | ex-officio |
| Leslie Killgore | General Education Program Director | ex-officio | |
| Cathy Picard-Tessier | Director Records | Records | ex-officio |
| Shilo Henriques | Dean Enrollment Management, Systems, & Innovation | Office of Dean of Enrollment Mgmt | ex-officio |
| William Stargard | Dean | AHSS | ex-officio |
Goals
AY 2024 - 2025
| Goal | Status |
|---|---|
| Review and revise GEC requirements to make assessment more effective and efficient | In Progress |
| Work with the transfer manager to make the transfer of general education courses more fluid with RIC and URI | In Progress |
| Establish prior learning credit policy/procedure for general education outcomes | In Progress |
| Revising the general education policy to line up better with the proposed transfer degrees | In Progress |
| Modify some of the language in the core abilities of the college’s “Definition of an Educated Person" | In Progress |
| Incorporate language involving the use of artificial intelligence into the general education policy and specifically into the information literacy skill category within the critical thinking core ability | In Progress |
AY 2023 - 2024
| Goal | Status |
|---|---|
| Review/Revise GEC requirements to make assessment more effective and efficient | In Progress |
| Course Transferability – work with manger of transfer center | In Progress |
| Establish prior learning credit policy/procedure for general education outcomes | In Progress |
Meeting Dates, Agendas and Minutes
Fall 2024
September 27 8:30am-10:00am Zoom
October 25 8:30am-10:00am Zoom
November 22 8:30am-10:00am Zoom
Agenda Minutes
December 20 8:30am-10:00am Zoom
Agenda Minutes
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Spring 2023
February 2
Agenda Minutes
Fall 2022
Spring 2022
CCRI General Education Program
Definition of an Education Person