Office of the Provost

The General Education Advisory Task Force is charged with developing a strategy/plan for the creation and implementation of a “new” UMKC general education program that is tied to our UMKC mission, puts student success and student retention as a focus, includes a premier student learning assessment component and has an ongoing review and revision cycle. This plan will be submitted to the Provost as a recommendation.

The work of the committee will include:

• Reviewing current national perspectives regarding general education experiences for undergraduate students in higher education, including: AAC&U’s position statements and publications, reviewing aspirational peer institutions’ general education and assessment programs and reviewing programs at institutions deemed to be exemplars of “best practices” associated with general education and student learning outcome assessment associated with general education programs.
•  Reviewing current work in the state of Missouri regarding entrance and exit competencies (CAI) and consider this work in the revision of the UMKC general education program.
•  Reviewing any additional relevant material to assist in the development of an outstanding general education program.
•  Developing and implementing a plan for engaging the university campus in discussions regarding the revision of UMKC’s general education program.
•  Maintaining student engagement and student retention concerns at the forefront of general education plans, including the development of a unique “UMKC” student experience in general education tied to the university mission.
•  Preparing a written proposal for submission to the AAC&U General Education Summer Institute focused on our UMKC campus revision efforts.

Reports/Recommendations

• Recommendations Report UMKC AAC&U General Education Institute – Summer, 2010
• Recommendations Report General Education Advisory Task Force 2009-2010
• UMKC AAC&U Application to General Education Institute