The GS Program is characterized by an absence of clarity about the purpose of the program.
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The purposes of the GS Program are explicit and clear for both the students and the faculty.
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The GS Program is expressed primarily as a list of courses that students must take.
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The GS Program is expressed primarily as a set of goals for student learning and development.
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I was informed about the Gs Program primarily through UNK’s institutional catalog.
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I gained an understanding of the GS Program through orientation, brochures, workshops, etc.
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The GS Program reflects a distribution structure, in which students select courses from lists.
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The GS Program reflects a coherent curriculum.
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The GS Program is fragmented.
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The GS Program has a coherent structure.
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The GS Program does not include political, moral, or ethical dimensions.
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The GS Program includes political, moral, and ethical dimensions.
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The GS Program does not give special attention to international and global issues.
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The GS Program recognizes the internationalization of America's interests and concerns.
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The GS Program has no multicultural or diversity component.
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The GS Program recognizes the richness and changing composition of the US.
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UNK’s GS faculty members know little about the history and attitudes of the students.
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The GS Program recognizes and takes seriously students' histories, ideas, attitudes, & perceptions.
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The faculty who teach GS courses treat their students as if they are all the same.
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The faculty who teach GS courses are responsive to individual student needs.
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No accommodation is made for transfer students to meet GS course requirements.
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The GS Program is structured to ensure that students can transfer to UNK without credit loss.
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The GS Program appears to be static with little change over time.
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The GS Program appears to continually be improved due to periodic evaluations.
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I think the GS faculty has little or no understanding of the purpose/rationale of the curriculum.
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I think the GS faculty have a good understanding of the purpose/rationale of the curriculum.
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I think the faculty and chairs regard teaching GS courses as a burden and a service to non-majors.
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I think that faculty and chairs regard teaching GS courses as an opportunity and an honor.
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The students in our GS Program rarely interact outside of the classroom.
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The GS Program fosters close interactions between students and faculty outside of classes.
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It seems that faculty members teach his/her own GS courses without consultation with other faculty.
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It seems that GS faculty interacts across disciplines for projects & team planning.
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The GS Program exists as a set of requirements and a list of course offerings in the catalog.
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The GS Program has an administrator who coordinates the program, a budget, and a faculty committee.
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The GS Program is seen as an obstacle that stands in the way of taking majors courses.
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The GS Program is an important selling point in recruiting students to UNK.
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The major courses are not grounded with what the students encounter in the GS Program.
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The GS courses provide an important foundation for coursework students encounter in their majors.
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The GS Program is focused exclusively on classroom teaching and learning.
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The GS Program recognizes that valuable student experiences occur in and out of the classroom.
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Student GS course evaluation is an expectation, but does not occur in all courses.
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It seems that student GS course evaluation is important in deciding what courses will be offered.
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I would like to see the GS Program stay the same.
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I would like to see major changes to the GS Program.
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I would like to see the GS Program discontinued.
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I would like to see the GS Program continue as part of the curriculum.
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Strongly Disagree
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When I first came to UNK, if I had received more information about the GS Program, I would have been able to see more value in it.
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Strongly Agree
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Strongly Disagree
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I would like to be informed about the GS Program at UNK, including any changes made to the program, and the results of data collected in assessing the program.
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Strongly Agree
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