General Education Leadership
Brian Utter
Interim Dean, Undergraduate Education
Teaching Professor, Economics
Jeannie Lee
Program Coordinator, General Education
General Education Membership
General Education (GE) falls under the jurisdiction of College One; all Senate faculty are members of College One and share responsibility for General Education. The Vice-Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education (VPDUE) is the Dean of College One.
The Program Faculty Chair administers the program with the support of the Executive Committee. Unless otherwise stipulated herein, member roles are defined in the Academic Senate’s Guides to Membership and Executive Session.
Members of the Executive Committee include:
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The Faculty Chair of the Program (ex-officio, voting member)
- Two Senate faculty representatives from each of the schools of Engineering; Natural Sciences; and Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts (voting members)
- Two at-large Non-Senate faculty members from different Schools (voting members)
- The Director of the Merritt Writing Program (ex-officio, non-voting member)
- The Coordinator of the General Education Program (ex-officio, non-voting member)
- A representative from Student Affairs (non-voting member)
- An undergraduate student (non-voting member)
2023 - 2024 Membership
Name | Department | Representation |
Brian Utter | Physics | Interim Vice Provost & Dean, Undergraduate Education |
Alejandro Gutierrez | Mechanical Engineering | AssociateTeaching Professor for the School of Engineering |
Bobby Hutchinson | ||
Division of Student Affairs | Executive Director for Office of Leadership, Service and Career | |
Heather Devrick | Global Arts, Media and Writing |
Continuing Lecturer, Merritt Writing Program
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Lora Burnett | School of Social Sciences, Humantities, and Art | Interim Director, Merritt Writing Program |
Ryan Baxter | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Associate Professor for the School of Natural Sciences |
Sachin Goyal | Mechanical Engineering | Associate Professor for the School of Engineering |
Stephanie Woo | ||
Susan Varnot | ||
Jeannie Lee | Division of Undergraduate Education | General Education Program Administrative Assistant |
Student Representative | ASUCM, Court Associate Justice |