General Education – Full Board Meeting
Thursday, January 29, 2026
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Zoom
AGENDA
- Call to Order
Chadly Stern, Gen Ed Board Chair - Approval of Minutes
December 11, 2025 - Consent Agenda
- Certification
- GLBL 340: Global Health: Policy & Govern 1CLL (Round 2, Group 8) Compiled Form
- Recertification
- ART 100: Understanding Visual Culture 1LA (Round 2, Group 1) Compiled Form
- CHBE 101: Hidden World of Engineering 1PS (Round 2, Group 3) Compiled Form
- HIST 281: Constructing Race in America 1US, 1HP (Round 1, Group 1) Compiled Form
- HIST 283: Asian American History 1HP, 1US (Round 2, Group 8) Compiled Form
- HK 272: Aging and Health Policy 1BSC (Round 1, Group 2) Compiled Form
- LLS 385: Theory and Methods in LLS 1CLL (Round 2, Group 3) Compiled Form
- PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy 1HP (Round 3, Group 3) Compiled Form
- REL 286: Introduction to Hinduism 1HP, 1NW (Round 2, Group 6) Compiled Form
- Recertification & Revision
- LING 270: Language, Technology & Society 1WCC, 1BSC (Round 2, Group 8) Compiled Form
Revision: Removed prerequisites on course
- LING 270: Language, Technology & Society 1WCC, 1BSC (Round 2, Group 8) Compiled Form
- Certification
- Course Discussions
- LA 214: History of World Landscapes 1CLL, 1WCC, 1HP – Recertification & Revision (Round 2, Group 3) Compiled Form
Revision: Changed from LA/ARCH 314 to LA/ARCH 214, following Gen Ed Board guidance
- LA 214: History of World Landscapes 1CLL, 1WCC, 1HP – Recertification & Revision (Round 2, Group 3) Compiled Form
- Administrative Approvals
Melissa Steinkoenig, Director for General Education, shares the following courses that were processed administratively and noted for the record.
- Revisions
- GRKM 260: Decolonizing the Body 1LA, 1WCC (Effective: Fall 2026)
Expand Title from “Decolonizing the Body: Eros and the Erotic in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy” to “Decolonizing the Body: Love and Thought in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy” - SPAN 232: Spanish in the Community 1US(Effective: Fall 2026)
Changing prerequisites from requiring Level 4 Spanish (SPAN 141, 142) to Level 3 Spanish “SPAN 201 equivalent or consent of instructor” (note: SPAN 130 is the current course number, but is revised to SPAN 201 effective Fall 2026).
- GRKM 260: Decolonizing the Body 1LA, 1WCC (Effective: Fall 2026)
- Revisions
- In-Progress Reviews
- Revise / Resubmit to Sponsor – Waiting for Sponsor to Return
- CHBE 431: Process Design 1CLL – Recertification & Revision (Round 1, Group 5)
- GWS 250: Gender and Representation 1SS – Recertification (Round 1, Group 3)
- HK 416: Health Data Analysis 1QR2 – Recertification (Round 1, Group 4)
- MILS 120: Intro to US Armed Forces 1HP – Recertification (Round 2, Group 3)
- Group Reviews In-Progress
- CHEM 317: Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1CLL – Recertification (Round 2, Group 6)
- CHEM 317: Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1CLL – Recertification (Round 2, Group 6)
- Revise / Resubmit to Sponsor – Waiting for Sponsor to Return
- Items for Discussion
- Gen Ed Board Guidelines/Norms (Fiona Campbell, Chadly Stern*, Nicole Turner, Mike Yao) Working Document for Guidelines and Norms Group
- Gen Ed Board Guidelines/Norms (Fiona Campbell, Chadly Stern*, Nicole Turner, Mike Yao) Working Document for Guidelines and Norms Group
- Announcements
- Incoming Chair
- Board Member Adjustments
- Staffing Adjustments
- Adjournment
Note: Documents provided in the links above may be restricted to Gen Ed Board Members and/or course sponsors until finalized. If you would like to request access to the materials, please contact genedboard@illinois.edu.
Additional Items:
Gen Ed Course Updates
- (Re)Certification & Decertification Updates: https://gened.illinois.edu/faculty-staff/recertification-status/course-updates/
Completed courses viewable by public
Gen Ed Board Meeting Course Forms (Restricted Audiences)
- Gen Ed Board Member Course View: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdBoardMemberCourseView
(Gen Ed Board Member view only; Includes all courses in all phases and reviewer information and due dates) - Gen Ed Board Full Board Meeting and (Re)Certification Wing Agenda: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdBoardMeetingCourses
(Gen Ed Board Member view only; Only includes courses on the agenda) - Gen Ed Board (Re)Certification Wing Reviewers Course View: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdReviewersCourseView
(Gen Ed (Re)Certification Wing Members view of courses in the Individual and Lead Review queue with progress) - Gen Ed Course Review Tracking for Sponsors: https://go.illinois.edu/GenEdCourseReviewTracking (Sponsors/College Administrators may use this view to check on progress of Gen Ed courses under review)
Future Full Gen Ed Board Meetings (Open to University Community)
- February 19, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
- March 12, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
- April 23, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
- May 14, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Full Board Meeting | Zoom
Future Gen Ed Board Wing Meetings (Wing Members Only)
- February 12, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- March 5, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- April 9, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- April 30, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Policy Wing Meeting Wrap-Up| Zoom (Wing Members Only)
- May 7, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | (Re)Certification Wing Meeting | Zoom (Wing Members Only)
Gen Ed Category Key
- Composition
- 1CLL: Advanced Composition
- Cultural Studies
- 1 NW: Non-Western
- 1US: U.S. Minority Cultures
- 1WCC: Western/Comparative Cultures
- Humanities and the Arts
- 1HP: Historical & Philosophical Perspectives
- 1LA: Literature & the Arts
- Natural Sciences
- 1LS: Life Sciences
- 1PS: Physical Sciences
- Quantitative Reasoning
- 1QR1: Quantitative Reasoning I
- 1QR2: Quantitative Reasoning II
- Social & Behavioral Sciences
- 1BSC: Behavioral Sciences
- 1SS: Social Sciences