The General Education Curriculum Committee (GECC) is appointed by the Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (UEPCC) to oversee the GE CLAS Core. Ordinarily, members serve for three consecutive years with a student member serving for one year.
The committee works closely with UEPCC to establish procedures for the approval of General Education status for existing courses; to establish procedures for the five-year assessment of courses with approved GE status; to overview that assessment conducted by instructors, and to advise the College and UEPCC on General Education issues. The College's Manual of Procedure (Article X) describes the General Education Curriculum Committee and its duties in more detail.
2024-2025 members
| Name | Rank/title | Department | Term end date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Lang | Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Professor | Physics and Astronomy | Ex Officio |
| Andrew Forbes | GECC Faculty Chair Professor | Biology | |
| Brian Ekdale | Associate Professor | Journalism and Mass Communication | Spring 2026 |
| Connor French | CLAS Undergraduate Student Representative | Spring 2025 | |
| Stratis Giannakouros | Director of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment | Spring 2026 | |
| Sheeley McMahon | CLAS Undergraduate Student Representative | Spring 2025 | |
| Anna Newnum | Senior Academic Advisor | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2025 |
| Katlyn O'Shaugnessy | Lecturer | Rhetoric | Spring 2025 |
| Jennifer Sterling | Lecturer | American Studies | Spring 2025 |
| LeDon Sweeney | Associate Director | Academic Advising Center | Spring 2025 |
| Jamie Tanas | Clinical Assistant Professor | Teaching and Learning, College of Education | Spring 2025 |
| Ion "Bodi" Vasi | Associate Professor | Sociology and Criminology | Spring 2025 |
Support for this committee is provided by Matt Shadle, CLAS Academic Assessment Coordinator (matthew-shadle@uiowa.edu).
Questions about GECC and the General Education CLAS Core may be addressed to Associate Dean Cornelia Lang or Matt Shadle (matthew-shadle@uiowa.edu).