Faculty have participated in every committee and continue to be involved in every aspect of implementation through the establishment of a Steering Committee and several faculty sub-committees outlined below. Additional committees will be established as needed as we advance to our goals.
Original Committees
Steering Committees
Name
Unit
Rebecca Allen
Experiential Learning Subcommittee
Ginger Bishop
OIE
Chris Coleman
Assessment Subcommittee
Andre Denham
General Education Taskforce
Ken Foshee
OUR
Jeff Gray
High School Pre-Requisite Subcommittee
Chapman Greer
General Education Taskforce
Luoheng Han
Office for Academic Affairs
Robert Hayes
OTIDE
Waleed Hazbun
Cultures and Societies Subcommittee
Adam Jones
Communications Subcommittee
Amanda Koh
FYE Subcommittee
Louis Marino
Governance Subcommittee
Matt McLendon
Undergraduate Admissions
Joe Messina
A&S
Joyce Meyer
Writing Intensive Subcommittee
Morgan Milstead
Writing Intensive Subcommittee
Tara Mock
Capstone Courses Committee
Rosalind More-Miller
FYE Subcommittee
Margaret Peacock
Pathways Subcommittee
Erik Peterson
General Education Taskforce
Jacob Pleitz
OIRA
Jay Waters
Communications Subcommittees
Christine Taylor
OCS
Monica Watts
Strategic Communications
Teresa Welch
Capstone Courses Subcommittee
Teresa Wise
Capstone International Center
Akeisha Young
Assessment Subcommittee
Governance
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
The role of the existing undergraduate and curriculum committees on campus.
The core course review and approval process.
The criteria for core course designations.
Any temporary academic policies that enable a smooth transition to the new gen ed requirements
Name
College/Division
Kevin Shaughnessy, Co-Chair
A&S
Louis Marino, Co-Chair
Business
Allen Linken
A&S
Ted Posten
A&S
Meeakshi Arora
CCHS
Kenon Brown
C&IS
Elizabeth Woodruff
Education
Patrick Kung
Engineering
Jeri Zemke
HES
Mahalia Barrow
Nursing
Writing Intensive
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
Writing requirements in the new gen ed and whether they should be different from current requirements.
Name
College/Division
Joyce Meyer, Co-Chair
Business
Morgan Milstead, Co-Chair
HES
Lauren Cardon
A&S
Deborah Keene
A&S
Amy Pardo
A&S
Chris Roberts
C&IS
Karen Spector
Education
Cassander Ford
Nursing
Kevin Walker
Law
High School Pre-Requisites
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
The use of proficiency/placement exams and high school credit to meet new Gen Ed requirements
Threshold(s) for a Gen Ed requirement to be met
Name
Unit
Jeff Gray, Co-Chair
Engineering
Cori Crane, Co-Chair
A&S
Nathan Jackson
A&S
Steve Tadeschi
A&S
Jessica Lloyd
Business
Latrise Johnson
Education
Denny Savage
OUR
First-Year Experience
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
The fundamental knowledge and skills that must be included in all FYE courses for students to be successful at UA.
Inventory and evaluation of current FYE courses.
Design of new FYE course(s).
Strategies to accommodate classroom and co-curricular aspects of offering FYE to a freshman cohort of ~8,000 students.
Opportunities to launch affinity freshman housing groups associated with FYE and/or Pathways.
Name
College/Division
Amanda Koh, Co-Chair
Engineering
Rosalind Moore-Miller, Co-Chair
Student Life
Morgan Luttig
A&S
John Miller
A&S
Keely Latopolski
Business
John Wingard
Capstone Center for Student Success
Anneliese Bolland
C&IS
Brian Taylor
HES
Mike Callihan
Nursing
Sherron Wilkes
Social Work
Experiential Learning
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
Inventory and evaluation of existing EL courses including all study abroad, undergraduate research, service learning and internship and practicum courses
Criteria for external internship experiences to meet gen ed requirements.
Rubrics that can be used in assessing student performance in these courses to meet the goals of the new gen ed.
Financial resources that would help to increase EL opportunities for students.
Name
College/Division
Carla Blakey, Co-Chair
HES
Carolina Robinson, Co-Chair
Capstone International
Daniela Susnara, Co-Chair
Community Affairs
Rebecca Allen
A&S
Stephanie McClure
A&S
Quoc Hoang
Business
Chandra Clark
C&IS
Drew Pearl
Community Affairs
Margaret Kim
Engineering
John Latta
Honors
Janet Brown
Nursing
Daniel Strickland
OUR
Schernavia Hall
Student Life
Leanna Carroll
Undergraduate Research
Capstone Courses
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
General purpose and SLOs for capstone courses under new gen ed.
Inventory and creation of capstone courses across campus.
Recommended resources necessary to meet Capstone requirements.
Name
College/Division
Tara Mock, Chair
Honors
Teresa Welch, Chair
Nursing
Amanda Espy-Brown
A&S
Brittany Gilmer
A&S
Lawrence Roberts
A&S
Jeff Lucas
Business
Alison Hooper
Education
Beth Todd
Engineering
Leah Tompkins
HES
Peggy Trosper
Social Work
Cultures & Societies
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
Minimum university criteria for meeting the cultures & societies requirement.
SLOs for the minimum requirement.
Name
College/Division
Waleed Hazbun, Co-Chair
A&S
Karen Starks, Co-Chair
Social Work
Elliot Blair
A&S
Carlton McHargh
A&S
Pratyush Sharma
Business
George Daniels
C&IS
LaToya Scott
OCS
Sara Neshani
Engineering
Thomas Herwig
Honors
Wanda Burton
Nursing
Transfer Students
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
How students from Alabama community colleges who complete AGSC/STAR curricula can be transferred to UA seamlessly under the new gen ed requirement with UA meeting legal obligations under AGSC/STARS.
Additional transfer issues that may arise (and develop possible solutions for such issues), such as those for non-Alabama transfers.
The process, if any, for current UA students (matriculations prior to fall 2025) to adopt a new gen ed core curriculum.
Name
College/Division
Brandi Stacey, Co-Chair
Education
Brandy Frost, Co-Chair
Business
Bruce Blair
A&S
Pamela Derrick
A&S
Jenny Duckworth
A&S
Alex Hainen
Engineering
DJ Jackson
Enrollment Management
Maria Azrad
HES
Mary Ellen Hanna
OUR
Assessment
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
The process for curricular assessment leading up to and through implementation of the new gen ed curriculum.
The assessment cycle and review process for new gen ed courses.
The assessment process for Capstone courses.
Name
College/Division
Chris Coleman, Co-Chair
OIE
Akeisha Young, Co-Chair
Education
Barbara Brickman
A&S
Alexis David-Hazell
A&S
Matt Jenny
A&S
Jan Jones
Business
Mark Weaver
Engineering
Elizabeth Elder
HES
Kate McConathy
Nursing
Pathways
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
A list of pathways/themes for implementation. The process for curricular assessment leading up to and through implementation of the new gen ed curriculum.
Key components in designing pathways.
The process for approving pathways.
Potential barriers in implementing pathways and solutions.
The process for cross-designation of courses with Gen Ed and pathways.
Name
College/Division
Margaret Peacock, Co-Chair
A&S
Gina Stamm, Co-Chair
A&S
Joe Smith
A&S
Jennifer Dempsey
Business
Michael Malley
Education
Charles Monroe
Engineering
Kim Blitch
HES
Kim Parker
Nursing
Communications
Review and provide recommendations regarding:
Name and branding of the new gen ed core curriculum.
Strategies to communicate new gen ed requirements to incoming students in 2025.
Communication strategy on new gen ed core for existing UA students who matriculated prior to fall 2025.
Name
College/Division
Adam Jones, Co-Chair
Strategic Communications
Jay Waters, Co-Chair
C&IS
Zach Thomas, Co-Chair
Business
Lucy Barnard-Brak
A&S
Lucy Kaufman
A&S
Susan White
A&S
Jessica Johnson
Nursing
New Committees
Experiential Learning
Provide university-wide insight and perspective on the assigned initiative.