General Studies Renewal 2004-2009

To improve quality of the General Studies Program, and to follow guidelines set by the university's accrediting agency (NCA), UNK is undergoing a renewal of its General Studies curriculum and assessment.

• Ratification Vote
  Full Ratification Schedule and Calendar (.pdf)
  
  • March 27 - Proposal sent via email to all faculty and on GS website
  • April 14 & 15 - Open faculty / staff forum 4:00pm COPH 140
  • April 17 - Faculty online survey opens 8:00am
  • April 24 - Faculty online survey closes 5:00am
  • April 30 - All general faculty input due
  • May 1 to May 7 5:00pm - Online ratification vote
• FAQs about Renewal (.pdf)
• Faculty Survey Results (.pdf)
• NCA Report

• Roundtable Discussions
  • Phase I - Learning Goals
    • Phase I Participants (.pdf)
    • General Studies Mission proposed by Roundtable Phase I (.pdf)
  • Phase II - Curriculum
    • Phase II Participants (.pdf)
    • A Snapshot of General Studies (.pdf)
    • Models of a Liberal Arts Program (.pdf)
    • Changes in Rule 20 and General Studies (.pdf)
    • Roundtable Proposal (.pdf)
    • Roundtable Notes
    • Forum Presentation (.pdf)
  • GS Roundtables: Assessment Data
    • 2007 General Studies Pilot Results (.pdf)
    • Student Survey 2006 (.pdf)
    • Student Survey 2005 (.pdf)
    • Faculty Survey 2005 (.pdf)
    • National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2003 (.pdf)
    • APR
• Curriculum Models Considered
  • Roundtable Proposal (.pdf)
  • College of Business and Technology General Studies Proposal (.pdf)
  • Rozema General Studies Proposal (.pdf)
  • Van Ingen General Studies Proposal (.pdf)
• Renewal Sources, Conferences and Reference Materials
• Renewal Process Timeline
  • Spring 2009: faculty discussions of learning outcomes and the renewed curriculum
  • 2009-2010 Academic Year: departments submit proposed courses for the new General Studies program
  • Fall 2010: implementation of new General Studies program
  • April 30, 2011: status and compliance report due to NCA