GE Revision Process and Updates at Ramapo College

Update on GECCo & the GE Revision Process Chris Reali, GECCo Chair, Associate Professor of Music creali@ramapo.edu gecco@ramapo.edu

RCNJ: Mission, Values & GE Program Mission: Ramapo College is New Jersey s Public Liberal Arts College, dedicated to providing students a strong foundation for a lifetime of achievement. The College is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. Ramapo College emphasizes teaching and individual attention to all students. We promote diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement, and community involvement. RCNJ Values: Teaching, learning, and mentoring we are actively engaged in and out of the classroom. Developing the whole person we are scholars, we are creators, we are local and global citizens, and we are individuals. Respecting each other and our environment we are an open, inclusive, supportive, and sustainable community. Ramapo College s general education program is designed to encourage you to see the intellectual, social, economic, cultural, aesthetic, and empirical connections we all share in our increasingly linked, increasingly global world.

Comprehensive Academic Plan & GECCo Charge CAP Core Value 1 Strategic Goal: To strengthen and support the work of faculty and students as the center of teaching and learning at Ramapo, based on faculty expertise and actively unlocking the potential of instruction and mentoring. Objective 1.C.: Update General Education program, including courses, category outcomes and course alignment within each category to align with the vision of the CAP. GE Revision GECCo charged by FA with guiding GE Revision. Full implementation scheduled for Fall 2027.

Overall Size of the GE Program GA HP QR SR 69 Courses 400 Sections 20.3 Avg. Enrollment 17.1% Cancelled 22 Courses 219 Sections 28.1 Avg. Enrollment 14.5% Cancelled 8 Courses 274 Sections 27.6 Avg. Enrollment 4.9% Cancelled 17 Courses 436 Sections 23.0 Avg. Enrollment 6.4% Cancelled 230 Courses In GE Categories (Fall 19 - Spring 24) CC SSS VE All 53 Courses 295 Sections 18.9 Avg. Enrollment 6.4% Cancelled 17 Courses 106 Sections 25.9 Avg. Enrollment 5.6% Cancelled 44 Courses 338 Sections 22.7 Avg. Enrollment 5.3% Cancelled 230 Courses 2,068 Sections 23.1 Avg. Enrollment 9.52% Cancelled

Updates on Recurring Issues Issue: Staffing GECCo & Vacancies 17 Members! 15 Voting Members: Directors (FYS, CRWT, SSI, SIAH), Coordinators (HP, GA, QR, SR, CC, SSS & VE), Library Rep, At-large reps 2 Non Voting Members: Vice Provost, Director of Academic Assessment GA is vacant Balancing consistent core with new perspectives Issue: Not Enough Assignments For Assessment & Assignments Unrelated To GE Outcomes And Unmet Targets GE Instructors will submit students products for assessment & associated assignments

Updates on Recurring Issues Issue: GE Program & Assessment Results May Not Be Widely Known Recent assessment reports posted to GECCo website soon Issue: Incomplete Curriculum Assessment Teams (CAT) Delays Assessment Dean s & GECCo asked for CAT volunteers in the fall. 5 faculty volunteered Issue: GE & Ramapo First Year Experience Potential Mismatch with Mission FYS, CRWT, SSI, & SIAH Heavily Adjuncted Fall 2023 - 69% of these courses taught by adjuncts FYS = 60% adjunct SIAH = 71% adjunct (this does not include Honors sections) SSI = 78% adjunct Fall 24: 68% of these courses taught by adjuncts FYS = 59% SIAH = 68% SSI = 71% Issue: Transfer Difficulties

GECCos Next Steps GECCo will review its primary tasks (assessment & course review) and make revisions accordingly Form a revision task force comprised of GECCo members and other stakeholders Faculty & Staff: participate in the revision process by sharing ideas & thoughts about GE Setting up town hall-like forums to discuss GE revision Survey s