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Student Academic Engagement & Success

General Education offers faculty and staff spring trainings

The Office of General Education has multiple training sessions available to all faculty and staff this spring.

Register for any of these trainings on SMU360. By registering, you will receive reminder emails leading up to the event, a calendar invite, and any resources used or distributed during the training. All workshops will take place on the first floor of the Laura Lee Blanton building.

 

Trainings Offered:

Common Curriculum – Learn more about the general education and graduation requirements that make up the Common Curriculum. Ideal for new faculty and staff; refresher for current employees with academic advising functions.

Thursday, Jan. 30th 12:30-1:30PM

Wednesday, Feb. 26th 12-1PM (for advisors)

Thursday, Mar. 27th 12:30-1:30PM  

                                                                

Course and Experience Proposal – Learn more about the process and timeline of submitting a course or experience proposal for Common Curriculum tags. Course and experience proposal deadlines are available for spring 2025 on our website. Ideal for faculty interested in tagging existing or proposing new courses or staff who lead co-curricular experiences seeking to become a pre-approved activity.

Thursday, Feb. 6th  12:30-1:30PM

Wednesday, Mar. 12th 12-1PM

 

Departmental Responsibilities – Learn more about what is required of departments and organizations that have Common Curriculum-tagged courses and experiences. Ideal for department chairs, directors of undergraduate students, and employees with course scheduling functions.

Wednesday, April 9th 3:30-4:30PM

 

Looking to plan a training session for your department and/or organization? Complete and submit this form to schedule a personalized group training.

 

Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to gened@smu.edu. We look forward to supporting you this semester!

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Office of General Education

Approved meeting minutes from the Council on General Education on November 8, 2024

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The Council on General Education met on November 8, 2024. The meeting minutes for October 18, 2024 were approved at this meeting. Below is the agenda, and the meeting minutes have now been posted on the General Education website.

  1. Approval of Agenda for November 8, 2024, Council on General Education meeting.
  2. Approval of Minutes for the October 18, 2024, Council on General Education meeting.
  3. Course & Experience Proposals
    1. Revised Proposals
      1. AMAE 3387- (Principles of Creative Entrepreneurship)- CA
    2. New Proposals
      1. SOCI 3322 (Nonprofits at Work in the Community) – PREX-CE
      2. WL 3341/HRTS 3341 (Failure of Humanity in Rwanda) – LAI; PREX-CIE (course currently tagged for HC)
      3. RELI 3337 (Christianity and American Public Life) – PREI
      4. ARHS 1322 (Architecture of the Ancient Americas) – CA
      5. ARHS 3352 (Art and Science, Scientific Revolution to the Information Age) – TAS
      6. ANTH 3385 (Sustainable Living) – SBS; PREX-OC
      7. ANTH 3343 (Economic Anthropology) – TAS; PREX-HD
      8. WL 3312 (Introduction to Chinese Cinema)-LAI; PREX-W
      9. WL 3308 (Introduction to General Linguistics)- PREX-GPS
      10. MNO 3375 (Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethical Leadership) – PREX-CIE
  4. Educational Programs Committee: Council Update
  5. General Education Office Updates
    1. CIE Course Proposal Call
    2. Completed CC Coherent Rationale Audit Report
    3. Writing Board Updates
      1. CTE Affiliate Workshops
      2. First Gen Course Materials and Book Fund
        1. They Say, I Say, and The Little Seagull
      3. Writing Resource Webpage

Please contact the Office of General Education for questions or proposal development support.

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Upcoming Office of General Education workshops for faculty and staff

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The Office of General Education is continuing to offer various workshops for faculty and staff this spring semester.

The upcoming workshops for March include:

  • Faculty and Staff Common Curriculum Workshop
    • Tuesday, March 19th, 12PM-1PM in HT 219
    • Learn more about the Common Curriculum! This workshop will go into depth about how students are able to complete Foundation, Breadth, and Proficiency & Experience requirements.
    • Register for the workshop on SMU360 here
  • Faculty and Staff Course Proposal Workshop
    • Friday, March 22nd, 11:30AM-12:30PM in HT 219
    • Learn more about how to submit a Common Curriculum course or experience proposal. Questions will be answered about what documentation is needed, annual responsibilities to maintain the CC tag, and more.
    • Register for the workshop on SMU360 here
  • Departmental Responsibilities Workshop
    • Thursday, March 28th, 3PM-4PM in Blanton 110
    • Learn more about departmental responsibilities for submitting, maintaining, and removing Common Curriculum component tags.
    • Register for the workshop on SMU360 here

For more details about these upcoming workshops, please contact Dallas Forbes within the Office of General Education.