General Education Assessment Committee
Our Purpose
The purpose of the General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC) is to collect and analyze assessment data from Kutztown University's General Education Program. The General Education Program consists of eight Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). Each year, the GEAC is charged with submitting data-informed recommendations to the division of Academic Affairs, the University Curriculum Committee, and the General Education Committee on ways to improve the structure and content of the General Education Program at Kutztown University.
Click here to access GEAC's By-Laws.
CONSTITUENCY |
MEMBER | TERM | |
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College of Education | Meg Norris | mnorris@kutztown.edu | 2023 - 2026 |
College of Business | TBD | 2023 - 2026 | |
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Lauren Levine | levine@kutztown.edu | 2021 - 2024 |
College of Visual and Performing Arts | Dannell MacIlwraith | macilwraith@kutztown.edu | 2021 - 2024 |
At-Large Teaching Faculty | Feisal Murshed | murshed@kutztown.edu | 2022 - 2025 |
At-Large Teaching Faculty | Amy Lynch-Biniek | lynchbin@kutztown.edu | 2021 - 2024 |
At-Large Teaching Faculty | Alex Hernandez | ahernandez@kutztown.edu | 2023 - 2026 |
At-Large Non-Teaching Faculty | Daniel Stafford | stafford@kutztown.edu | 2021 - 2024 |
Academic Dean | Laurie McMillan | lmcmillan@kutztown.edu | N/A |
Office of Assessment | Michele Baranczyk | baranczy@kutztown.edu | N/A |
Academic Affairs | Karen Rauch | rauch@kutztown.edu | N/A |
Student Government Board | TBD | 2022 - 2023 | |
General Education Committee | Megan O'Byrne | obyrne@kutztown.edu | N/A |
Admin Support | Bethany French | french@kutztown.edu | N/A |
Fall 2023 meeting schedule available here
2018 GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT RUBRICS
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) developed assessment practices that deepen, integrate, and demonstrate student learning through learning-centered assessment policies and approaches. Additionally, through the VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) initiative, AAC&U has worked with faculty and assessment expert teams across the country to develop rubrics through which institutions can evaluate student learning across courses and programs (AAC&U, 2017). The GEAC has modified and adapted these rubrics for assessment of the General Education Program SLOs at Kutztown University. The focus of assessment is on student learning as demonstrated through student work products.
- SLO1a - Oral Communication
- SLO1b - Written Communication - new rubric approved on 4/27/23
- SLO2a - Scientific Inquiry - new rubric approved for use for Spring 2023
- SLO2b - Quantitative Reasoning - new rubric approved for use for Spring 2023
- SLO3 - Critical Analysis
- SLO4 - Engaging with Creative Works
- SLO5 - Information Literacy
- SLO6 - Role of Values and Ethics
- SLO7 - Models for Development
- SLO8 - Breadth of Study
LISTING OF ANNUAL REPORTS
- Fall 2021 (SLO #3, SLO #8) GEAC Final Report
- Spring 2021 (SLO #4) GEAC Final Report
- Fall 2020 (SLO #5, SLO #7) GEAC Final Report
- Spring 2020 (SLO # 6) GEAC Final Report
- Fall 2019 GEAC (SLO #1) Final Report
- SPRING 2019 (SLO #2) GEAC Final Report
- 2017-2018 GEAC Final Report
- 2016-2017 GEAC Final Report
- 2015-2016 GEAC Final Report
- 2011-2014 GEAC Cumulative Report
- 2013-2014 GEAC Final Report
- 2012-2013 GEAC Final Report
- 2011-2012 GEAC Final Report
The General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC) was formed in December 2010. Since that time, the GEAC meets on a regular basis.