Chapman UniversityChapman University

General Education General Education ProgramProgram

Chapman’s old GEChapman’s old GE

traditional distribution model of traditional distribution model of approved coursesapproved courses

maintained disciplinary lines and maintained disciplinary lines and departmental turfdepartmental turf

inflexible in accommodating inflexible in accommodating student’s needs and interestsstudent’s needs and interests

unconnected with Chapman’s unique unconnected with Chapman’s unique identityidentity

Into the 21Into the 21stst century century

radical re-design to foreground radical re-design to foreground interdisciplinarity and critical inquiryinterdisciplinarity and critical inquiry

grounded in our Mission Statementgrounded in our Mission Statement promoted these values:promoted these values:

1.1. personalized curriculum plan, encourages personalized curriculum plan, encourages student responsibility, increases possibilities student responsibility, increases possibilities for student ownership and engagementfor student ownership and engagement

2. flexibility in design across all four years2. flexibility in design across all four years

3. balance of breadth and depth3. balance of breadth and depth

1. personalized curriculum plan 1. personalized curriculum plan encourages student responsibilityencourages student responsibility

integrated learning, with students integrated learning, with students connecting the specialized connecting the specialized knowledge of the major to ideas and knowledge of the major to ideas and methods outside their major methods outside their major disciplinediscipline

students shape their own academic students shape their own academic program in the most purposeful way program in the most purposeful way for their educational goalsfor their educational goals

2. flexibility in design across 2. flexibility in design across all four yearsall four years

allows intentional student choice in allows intentional student choice in each GE area supported by faculty each GE area supported by faculty mentoring and advising servicesmentoring and advising services

considers a university education as considers a university education as inquiry-based, with areas of inquiry inquiry-based, with areas of inquiry overlapping across disciplinary overlapping across disciplinary boundariesboundaries

3. balance of breadth and depth3. balance of breadth and depth

gaingain breadth of knowledge in the breadth of knowledge in the liberal arts and depth of knowledge liberal arts and depth of knowledge in areas unique to Chapmanin areas unique to Chapman

engageengage in experiential learning as in experiential learning as thoughtful, principled citizens in a thoughtful, principled citizens in a local and global senselocal and global sense

integrateintegrate knowledge within and knowledge within and across disciplinesacross disciplines

The GE program goals are toThe GE program goals are to help students… help students…

developdevelop the means of critical inquiry in the means of critical inquiry in academic and civic matters academic and civic matters

acquireacquire a breadth and depth of knowledge a breadth and depth of knowledge in the liberal arts and in areas unique to in the liberal arts and in areas unique to Chapman Chapman

cultivatecultivate ethical awareness in learning and ethical awareness in learning and practice practice

becomebecome independent learners able to independent learners able to sustain a lifelong desire for intellectual sustain a lifelong desire for intellectual growthgrowth

what we tell our studentswhat we tell our students

““The GE program is designed to help you The GE program is designed to help you personalize your academic plan, expand personalize your academic plan, expand your breadth of knowledge, explore your breadth of knowledge, explore individual interests, develop a minor or individual interests, develop a minor or second major, pursue experiential learning, second major, pursue experiential learning, and make connections across all of your and make connections across all of your undergraduate studies and experiences. undergraduate studies and experiences. You’ll work with your faculty advisor to You’ll work with your faculty advisor to develop an academic plan reflecting your develop an academic plan reflecting your goals and a timeline for completing your goals and a timeline for completing your degree.”degree.”

Chapman’s General Education Chapman’s General Education Program has four partsProgram has four parts

1. 1. Freshman Foundations Program

2. 2. Shared Inquiry Courses

3. 3. Inter/Multidisciplinary Cluster

4. 4. Global Citizen Cluster**

* There are two places here where a student may * There are two places here where a student may choose an experience outside the classroom.choose an experience outside the classroom.

Assessment protocol valuesAssessment protocol values

PromotePromote faculty ownership faculty ownership• Faculty develop the criteria and rubricsFaculty develop the criteria and rubrics• Faculty meet and review student workFaculty meet and review student work• The GE Committee, consisting of faculty The GE Committee, consisting of faculty

and and ex officioex officio administrative officers, is administrative officers, is charged with compiling and reviewing charged with compiling and reviewing reports.reports.

MaintainMaintain interdisciplinarity interdisciplinarity Assessment reviews Assessment reviews begin with begin with

student workstudent work..

Assessment protocol processAssessment protocol process

1.1. Identify faculty who teach in each GE Identify faculty who teach in each GE categorycategory

2.2. Invite them to a workshopInvite them to a workshop3.3. Work with faculty in developing rubricsWork with faculty in developing rubrics4.4. Institute implementation of assessment in Institute implementation of assessment in

each College and uniteach College and unit5.5. Gather assessment reportsGather assessment reports6.6. Invite faculty back to review and make Invite faculty back to review and make

changeschanges7.7. Collect all reports for review of entire GE Collect all reports for review of entire GE

programprogram8.8. Re: WASCRe: WASC

1.1. Identify faculty who teach Identify faculty who teach in each GE categoryin each GE category

Relying on administrative staff supportRelying on administrative staff support, , identify faculty who teach in each GE identify faculty who teach in each GE category and contact them electronically.category and contact them electronically.

Ask each of them to fill out and return a Ask each of them to fill out and return a worksheet identifying what they believe worksheet identifying what they believe their students do in their class that their students do in their class that accomplishes the learning objective of accomplishes the learning objective of each GE category.each GE category.

2. 2. Invite faculty to a workshop Invite faculty to a workshop in each GE categoryin each GE category

Invite those faculty who complete Invite those faculty who complete and return worksheets, to a and return worksheets, to a workshop to:workshop to:

1.1. Elaborate each GE category as Elaborate each GE category as necessarynecessary

2.2. Lay groundwork for assessment rubricLay groundwork for assessment rubric Hold workshop, and enjoy the wide-Hold workshop, and enjoy the wide-

ranging discussion!ranging discussion!• Relying on staff supportRelying on staff support, keep a record , keep a record

of the above!of the above!

3. 3. Work with faculty Work with faculty in developing rubricsin developing rubrics

Assessment officer and GE Assessment officer and GE Committee members will craft Committee members will craft rubrics for assessing student work as rubrics for assessing student work as per the elaborated GE categories, per the elaborated GE categories, and in the light of that student work and in the light of that student work faculty offered.faculty offered.

Solicit opinions from faculty Solicit opinions from faculty regarding the rubrics.regarding the rubrics.

Finalize assessment rubrics for Finalize assessment rubrics for faculty to use in each GE category.faculty to use in each GE category.

4. 4. Institute implementation of Institute implementation of assessmentassessment

Let faculty organize themselves for Let faculty organize themselves for the purpose of gathering the student the purpose of gathering the student evidence, with staff assistantce, evidence, with staff assistantce, stipulating that:stipulating that:• Student work will be gathered and Student work will be gathered and

assessed on a regular basis – e.g., assessed on a regular basis – e.g., annually.annually.

• Samples of student work and a report on Samples of student work and a report on assessment will be provided to the assessment will be provided to the University’s Assessment Officer.University’s Assessment Officer.

5. 5. Gather assessment reportsGather assessment reports

Assessment reports will be reviewed Assessment reports will be reviewed by the Assessment Officer and then by the Assessment Officer and then presented to and discussed with the presented to and discussed with the GE Committee.GE Committee.

Feedback will be made to the faculty Feedback will be made to the faculty teaching in each GE category.teaching in each GE category.

6. 6. Invite faculty back Invite faculty back to review and make changesto review and make changes

GE Committee may request a GE Committee may request a meeting with faculty to discuss meeting with faculty to discuss findings and implementation of findings and implementation of recommendations in any given GE recommendations in any given GE category.category.

7. 7. Collect all reports for review of Collect all reports for review of entire GE programentire GE program

Assessment Officer will compile and Assessment Officer will compile and maintain a record of GE assessment maintain a record of GE assessment reports and periodically provide an reports and periodically provide an overview report so as to describe the overview report so as to describe the entire GE program at a point in time.entire GE program at a point in time.

8. 8. re: WASCre: WASC

A report on all GE assessment A report on all GE assessment activities and reviews will be activities and reviews will be provided for WASC.provided for WASC.

Incorporate recommendations from Incorporate recommendations from WASC Review ReportWASC Review Report

Hand over the entire process to a Hand over the entire process to a new GE Committee!new GE Committee!

Thank You!Thank You!

Joseph Slowensky,Joseph Slowensky,

Jan Osborn,Jan Osborn,

Gordon A. BabstGordon A. Babst