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
| 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 | |
| Matthew Shadle | Academic Assessment Coordinator | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Ex Officio |
| Courtenay Bouvier | Senior Academic Advisor | Academic Advising Center | Spring 2028 |
| Adam Brummett | Associate Professor of Instruction | Chemistry | Spring 2028 |
| Justin Cosner | Lecturer | Rhetoric | Spring 2028 |
| Brian Ekdale | Professor | Journalism and Mass Communication | Spring 2026 |
| Stratis Giannakouros | Director of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment | Spring 2026 | |
| Kristy Hartsgrove-Mooers | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Theatre Arts | Spring 2028 |
| Trevor Harvey | Professor of Instruction | Music | Spring 2028 |
| Owen King | CLAS Undergraduate Student Representative | Fall 2026 | |
| Jennifer Sterling | Lecturer | American Studies | Spring 2026 |
| Kate Torno | Senior Academic Advisor | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2028 |
| Alex Voss | Associate Professor of Instruction | Sport and Recreation Management | Spring 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).