General Education Program at Florida: Foundation of Undergraduate Education

General Education Diversity Taskforce General Education Committee February 4th,2022

General Education Task Force on Diversity Office Name Title GEC Members Eleni Bozia - Co-Chair Paloma Rodriguez Classics UFIC Associate Professor of Classics and Digital Humanities Director of the Office of Global Learning Jonathan Edelmann Cecilia Suarez Religion Assistant Professor, Department of Religion Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication AEC/Latin American Studies Jeremy Waisome Steven Harris Lynn O'Sickey Engineering Education Chemistry AAC Lecturer, Department of Engineering Education Lecturer, Department of Chemistry Associate Director Staff Will Atkins Co-Chair Jenna Gonzalez Student Life Student Life Undergraduate and Graduate Students Interim Assistant Vice President Interim Director, Disability Resource Center Tyler Kendrick Cooper Brown Wynton White Dylan Gibson Norr Hylton Amani Burden Valerie Prytkova Robyn Clarke Jannette Mejia Garrett Ross Pearis Bellamy Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Faculty Andy Wolpert Selman Hershfield Lawrence Ukeiley Paul Ortiz Latoya O'Neil Barbara Mennell UF Quest Director Physics Associate Professor of Classics and Digital Humanities Professor, Department of Physics Professor, MAE Associate Professor of History Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Professor, Rothman Chair and Director, SHPS MAE, Faculty Senate, IDEA Committee Director, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program FYCS, CALS, AAS affiliate CHPS Katheryn Russell-Brown Law Professor, Director for the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations Maria Rogal COTA, SAAH and Design Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Design & Visual Communications

Why this is important Current State of Affairs Taskforce Goals Objectives Outcomes

Mission Statement Administrative Designations Action Plan Implementation Further Recommendations

The General Education Program is the cornerstone of undergraduate education Florida. With over x number of courses, it facilitates exploration in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, physical and and mathematics. General education also offers learning experiences across and beyond individual disciplines that teach students fundamental competencies and how to use knowledge for the social good. The mission of the General Education Program is to empower students to think profoundly, question critically, challenge injustice, and use their education for sustainable social impact on a local, national, and global level. The program aims to teach students an appreciation centering diversity, inclusivity, justice, anti-racism, and equity for all through an intersectional lens. at the University of biological sciences, Mission Statement for humanity by

General education prepares students for lifelong success by: Offering the fundamentals of all fields of knowledge in the general education disciplines that will serve as the groundwork for students learning and success in every path they follow in life. Developing analytical, creative, and critical thinking skills. Transforming academic knowledge into a lived experienceby teaching ways to apply learning to everyday life. Mission Statement Enhancing students appreciation of intellectual, social, and racial diversity on their way to being citizens of the world. Developingcivic-mindedness. Pursuing reflective living. Identifying, addressing,and combating racism and injustice in all their forms.

Diversity International Area Creation of a new description of what these courses should address and accomplish to serve the mission of the General Education program while also building, supporting,and teaching about diversity,equity,inclusion, and justice. designations

This designation is always in conjunction with another program area. In diversity, equity, and justice (DEJ) courses, students examine and critique systems, institutions, and structures through the lens of distinct social, cultural, and racial constructs. Students engage with diversity as a dynamic concept related to human similarities and differences and their intersections, including but not limited to race, gender identity, class, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, and abilities. Through historical and/or contemporary analysis of issues impacting our societies, students will gain a deeper understanding of complex and interconnected social inequities. DEJ courses aim to help students understand how such inequities are constructed,the consequences of an inequitable human condition, and how they can create solutions for a more just and equitable society across the US population and/or in a global context. Students will engage with transformative and self-reflective experiences that challenge them to explore their own social identities and inform their lived experiences. Through deeper examination, students will understand how power, privilege, and access have shaped their lives and the lives of others from a local and global context to serve as a catalyst for personal and collective social impact. Diversity, Equity, Diversity, Equity, and Justice and Justice The development of any course should consider diversity in content and curriculum wherever possible and reflect a wide range of scholarly voices through citations, bibliography, and required readings. The instructors are also strongly encouraged to consider the needs of our diverse student body when planning course delivery, assessment methods, office hours, and other aspects of the course that can influence student success.

This designation is always in conjunction with another program area. International courses promote the development of students global and intercultural awareness, understanding, and appreciation.They examine the cultural, economic, geographic, historical, political, and/or social experiences and processes that impact communities around the world. Students are presented with global perspectives that invite interactions across cultural differences and encourage acceptance.Ultimately, students are encouraged to analyze and reflect on the ways in which systems and beliefs mediate their own and other people s understanding of an increasingly connected world with a view to inspiring and effecting social change on a global scale. International International The development of any course should consider diversity in content and curriculum wherever possible and reflect a wide range of scholarly voices through citations, bibliography, and required readings. The instructors are also strongly encouraged to consider the needs of our diverse student body when planning course delivery, assessment methods, office hours, and other aspects of the course that can influence student success.

Biological Sciences Composition Humanities Mathematics Physical Sciences Area Social and Behavioral Sciences The development of any course should consider diversity in content and curriculum wherever possible and reflect a wide range of scholarly bibliography, and required readings. The instructors are also strongly encouraged to consider the needs of our diverse student body when planning course delivery, assessment methods, office hours, and other aspects of the course that can influence student success. Designations voices through citations,

Overarching Narrative for General Education Program Course development Co-curricular and experiential learning activities Implementation Certificate programs for additional skillsets

Collaboration with the Center for Teaching Excellence Empowering faculty through best practices toolkit Workshops on inclusive pedagogy Facilitation of co-taught course development Implementation Faculty development opportunities Opportunities through Division of Student Life Career Connections Center Brown Center for Leadership and Service Center for Undergraduate Research

Collaboration with/Training of Preview Staff Training Advisor Training College Faculty Councils Further recommendations

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