The General Education Committee (GEC) is a committee with the unique responsibility of reviewing and making recommendations on all matters related to the General Education Program at Grand Valley State University. The GEC is also charged with calling meetings of the faculty to discuss the aims, philosophy, and problems of the General Education Program. The committee works closely with the General Education Director.

GEC Members 2019-2020

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Abdullah Alrebh [SOC] (2022)
Brian Bowdle [PSY] (2020)
Brian Drake [MTH] (2022)
Gabriele Gottlieb [HST] (2021) (Chair)
David Laughlin [MOV] (2020)
Keith Oliver [PHY] (2020)
Dennis Malaret [SOC] (2022)
Amy Stolley [WRT] (2021)
Patrick Thorpe [BIO]  (2022)

Seidman College of Business
Dori Danko [ACC] (2022)

College of Community & Public Service
Emily Nichols [SW] (2022)

College of Education
Linda Pickett (2020)

Padnos College of Engineering & Computing
Shirley Fleischmann [EGR] (2021)

College of Health Professions
Erika Bailey [AHS] (2022)

Kirkhof College of Nursing
Kim Lohr (2021)

Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Rachel Peterson [IRIS] (2022)

University Libraries
Maya Hobscheid (2022)

Student Senate
 

Provost or designee
Ellen Schendel, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

General Education Director
C. "Griff" Griffin [BIO]

Composition: Faculty membership of the GEC consists of nine members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, one from each of the remaining colleges, and one from the library. The student representative is selected by the Student Senate. The Provost or designee and General Education Director are ex officio, non-voting.

Term: Three years, staggered for those colleges with two or more representatives, beginning at the end of the winter semester.