1. GERT Force
March 14, 2019

2. Agenda Talk about conference Put some language to SLOs
Mission and Vision...begin a draft
Path forward...syllabi analysis and course redesign
Skill badges
Communication to campus
Gen Ed Redesign stipends
Upcoming webinars
Article from Dr. Burckel

3. Conference Reflections
What did you learn that can help you in the classroom? 
What did you learn that will help us implement the new SLOs? 
What did you learn about other schools' efforts toward reforming gen ed? 
What innovative ideas impressed you? 
What will be our challenges? 
Five themes: 
Proficiency – Rita and Keagan
Agency and Self-Direction – Chris and Jess
Integrative Learning and Problem- Based Inquiry – Darren and Mark
Equity – Greg and Lisa
Intentionality, Transparency, and Assessment – Wes and Jess

4. Adding language to our SLOs
Big 3
Communication – Students will effectively use written, oral, and visual modes of communication. 
Problem Solving – Students will apply diverse methods to answer questions and explore solutions to problems. 
Personal and Professional Development – Students will cultivate personal and professional development, laying the foundations for life-long learning.

5. Adding language to our SLOs
Little 6
Information Literacy – Students will identify authoritative information sources; compose search strategies to access needed information, ask questions that lead to new areas of inquiry; and participate in the world of scholarly communication. 
Ethical Reasoning – Students will evaluate ethical judgements and courses of action by considering various perspectives and formulating reasonable positions about ethical situations and dilemmas. 

6. Adding language to our SLOs
Little 6
Civics – Students develop civic literacy and the capacity to be community-engaged learners who act in mutually beneficial ways with community partners. Students have a working knowledge of the history, governing documents, and governing institutions of their country. 
Financial Literacy – Students will apply strategies to manage and control personal finances and investments. 

7. Adding language to our SLOs
Little 6
Personal Responsibility - (repeat of personal and professional development above?)
Teamwork - Students develop the knowledge and skills to work with others in a professional and constructive manner. (maybe lump this under personal and professional development?)

8. Mission and Vision
The mission of the General Education Core Curriculum is to provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills to be thoughtful participants, contributors, and leaders in our society. 
Work on a slogan later. 

9. Questions from a new student's perspective....
What is a university? 
What does it mean to be an educated person? 
Why am I at the university? 
How do I best engage myself in the process of becoming an educated person? 
How do I become a fully engaged member of the university community? 

10. Path Forward.....
Syllabi analysis....we've pulled syllabi. How will we go through them all? Let's make a plan.

11. Skill badges.... Would be an add-on to a degree
Various disciplinary areas
Include curricular and co-curricular components

12. Communication to Campus...
We need to begin sharing our progress with campus...how are we going to do this? 
Faculty/Staff Retreat in August
Image of our core

13. Stipends? 
How would we find these? Professorships? I will get with Dr. Adrian about what he has in mind. 
Stipends could pay for course redesign with the following requirements: open source texts, redesigned assignments/assessments, best professors at the helm
What other requirements?

14. Upcoming Webinars....
"Telling Freshmen the Story of College in FYE: How to Teach the Goals and Values of Higher Education"  April 2, noon
"Integrating Academic and Student Affairs in FYE: Tuning Outcomes to Assignments and Activities" April 30, noon

15. Article from The American Council of Trustees and Alumni...