General Education Board (05.14.2026)

General Education – Full Board Meeting
Thursday, May 14, 2026
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Zoom

AGENDA

1. Call to Order
   Chadly Stern, Chair
2. Approval of Minutes
   April 23, 2026
3. Consent Agenda
   • Certification
     • ATMS 270: Communicating Disasters 1BSC – Certification (Round 1, Group 6) Effective: Fall 2026 
     • DTX 221: HCD Across Disciplines 1SS, 1US – Certification (Round 1, Group 5) Effective: Fall 2026 
     • ENGL 237: 19^th-Century British Fiction 1LA, 1WCC – Certification (Round 1, Group 4) Effective: Fall 2026 
   • Recertification
   • Recertification & Revision
4. Discussion Agenda
   • Appendix B: Policy Wing Report – Writing & Advanced Composition (Rachel Adler, Donna Gallo, Patrick Holt, Peter Mortensen*, Eunjung Grace Oh, Carolyn Wisniewski) 
     Vote: Approve, Not Approve, Abstain 
   • Appendix D: Policy Wing Report – Instructional Format (Stefan Djordjevic, Obinna Egbuchiri, Holly Golecki, Dan Maroud*, Manny Rodriguez) 
     Vote: Approve, Not Approve, Abstain 
   • Appendix E: Policy Wing Report – Learning Outcomes, Assessment, & Evaluation (Anne Abbott*, Justin Aronoff, Jennifer Jones Barbour, Staci Provezis) 
     Vote: Approve, Not Approve, Abstain 
   • Gen Ed Board Annual Report 2025-2026 
     Vote: Approve, Not Approve, Abstain
5. Administrative Approvals
   • Decertification
     • CWL 211: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1LA, 1WCC – Decertification (Effective: Fall 2026) 
     • GEOL 350: Volcanoes QR2 – Decertification (Effective: Fall 2026)
   • Revisions
     • GRKM 260: Decolonizing Cavafy’s Poetry 1LA, 1WCC (Effective: Fall 2027) 
       Revision of Title from “Decolonizing the Body” to “Decolonizing Cavafy’s Poetry” 
6. Pending Courses
   • Group Reviews In-Progress
   • Workflow Waiting for Other Approvals Before Review 
     • AAS 105: Introduction to Arab American Studies 1US – Certification  
     • AAS 232: Asian American Ethnog 1US, 1SS – Certification 
     • EPSY 280: Elements of Statistics 1QR1  – Certification 
     • GSD 202: Let’s Play: Life and Art 1WCC, 1SS – Revision  
     • GSD 204: Gender in Gaming 1WCC, 1SS – Certification  
     • ME 470: Senior Design Project 1CLL – Revision  
     • PHIL 111: Living Well Online 1HP – Certification
7. Adjournment

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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)

• TBD

Future Gen Ed Board Wing Meetings (Wing Members Only)

• TBD

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