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.

2025-2026 members

NameRank/titleDepartmentTerm end date
Cornelia Lang

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Professor

Physics and AstronomyEx Officio
Andrew Forbes

GECC Faculty Chair

Professor

Biology 
Matthew ShadleAcademic Assessment CoordinatorCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesEx Officio
Courtenay BouvierSenior Academic AdvisorAcademic Advising CenterSpring 2028
Adam BrummettAssociate Professor of InstructionChemistrySpring 2028
Justin CosnerLecturerRhetoricSpring 2028
Brian EkdaleProfessorJournalism and Mass CommunicationSpring 2026
Stratis GiannakourosDirector of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment Spring 2026
Kristy Hartsgrove-MooersAssistant Professor of InstructionTheatre ArtsSpring 2028
Trevor HarveyProfessor of InstructionMusicSpring 2028
Owen KingCLAS Undergraduate Student Representative Fall 2026
Jennifer SterlingLecturerAmerican StudiesSpring 2026
Kate TornoSenior Academic AdvisorCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesSpring 2028
Alex VossAssociate Professor of InstructionSport and Recreation ManagementSpring 2028

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).