General Education Committee

Contact

Principal Function: The principal function of each standing committee is to investigate problems within its area of concern and to propose to the Academic Senate any policy recommendations that result from such study.

Committee Functions:

  • To study, review, interpret and recommend, in consultation with the appropriate department or college, General Education programs for approval by the Academic Senate;
  • To review and recommend the designation and classification of courses appropriate to the General Education programs;
  • To be responsible for the University Catalog and Class Schedule statements on General Education, including identification and classification of General Education courses;
  • To cooperate with the University Curriculum Committee and with colleges, departments and programs to seek adequate offerings of General Education courses;
  • To aid in the development, facilitation and creation of new courses and program proposals in General Education (following procedures outlined in UPS 411.100);
  • To cooperate with college deans in creating General Education Committees in colleges, departments and/or programs, and to work with such committees in order to insure proper representation in General Education policy matters.

Meeting Schedule - Fall 2025 Semester

All meetings are from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. To request additional meeting information, please contact the committee via the form button above. 
  • September 5, 2025
  • September 19, 2025
  • October 3, 2025
  • October 17, 2025
  • October 31, 2025
  • November 14, 2025 (if needed)
  • December 5, 2025
  • December 12, 2025 (if needed)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Committee Membership Email @fullerton.edu Department College Term Ends Spring
Carol Chaffee cchaffee Biological Science NSM 2026
Erika Thomas* erthomas Human Communication Studies CCOM 2026
Calli Lewis-Chiu clewischiu Special Education EDUC 2026
Kevin Lambert, Chair klambert Liberal Studies HUM 2026
Vivianne Asturizaga  vasturizaga School of Music ARTS 2026
Kate Bayhan skbayhan School of Nursing  HHD 2027
Zia Salim* zsalim Geography & The Environment SOC SCI 2027
Barbara Miller bmiller Library L/A/C 2027
Garrett Struckhoff* gstruckhoff Civil and Environmental Engineering ECS 2027
Manya Wren mwren Marketing CBE 2027
Amir Dabirian adabirian Provost/VPAA Ex Officio non-voting
Designee:       non-voting
Designee: Greg Childers* gchilders Director of General Education   non-voting
Designee: Yuying Tsong yuying.tsong Student Success   non-voting
Pending   Student  2026
Pending   Student 2026
Pending       Ex Liaison
*Senator