GERC Members & State Gen Ed Reps
General Education at ISU is governed by State policy, regional accreditation requirements, and internal academic standards to ensure students get a well-rounded, high-quality educational foundation on which to build their academic goals.
- ISU’s General Education Requirements Committee (GERC) oversees ISU’s General Education Program.
- GERC members are faculty elected by their college colleagues. GERC, a subcommittee of UCC, reviews and approves all gen ed courses and assessment plans, guides the assessment process, and periodically evaluates ISU’s General Education Program as a whole.
- State-wide Gen Ed Discipline Groups are charged by the Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE) with creating and shaping policies and outcomes to be used and implemented by all public post-secondary institutions that govern general education matriculation (GEM) standards for ISU’s Objectives 1 thru 6. GERC learns from ISU's faculty appointees on the State-wide Discipline Groups what SBOE's stance is regarding general education, and this helps to guide GERC's efforts.
- ISU’s Undergraduate Curriculum Council (UCC) oversees ISU’s Undergraduate course offerings and program curriculum.
- UCC members are faculty elected by their college peers to review and approve all undergraduate course information and degree program curriculum published in the Undergraduate Catalog, including general education courses.
GERC Membership 2021-22
MEMBER NAME |
COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY |
TERM EXPIRES |
PHONE |
ARTS & LETTERS: Fine Arts/Humanities |
May 2022 |
ext. 1315 |
|
ARTS & LETTERS: Social & Behavioral Sciences |
May 2023 |
ext. 3247 |
|
Joanne Tokle |
BUSINESS |
May 2024 |
ext. 2934 |
EDUCATION |
May 2023 |
ext. 3185 |
|
LIBRARY |
May 2024 |
est. 7849 |
|
SCIENCE & ENGR: BioSciences/Chemistry/GeoSciences |
May 2022 |
ext. 3565 |
|
DeWayne Derryberry |
SCIENCE & ENGR: Math/Engr/Physics/ComputerScience |
May 2023 |
ext. 4474 |
Matt Wilson |
TECHNOLOGY |
May 2022 |
ext. 3200 |
vacant |
DIV. HEALTH SCIENCES |
May 2024 |
ext. 1117 |
vacant |
DIV. HEALTH SCIENCES (Pharmacy) |
May 2023 |
ext. |
vacant |
ASISU |
May 2022 |
ext. 3435 |
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE |
ext. 2531 |
|
PROGRAM REVIEW & ASSESSMENT |
ext. 3520 |
|
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE |
ext. 2599 |
|
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |
ext. 3954 |
|
ACADEMIC ADVISING |
ext. 4653 |
|
CURRICULUM COUNCIL (UCC) VICE CHAIR or DESIGNEE |
ext. 1014 |
|
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT |
ext. 4956 |
ISU Faculty Representatives on SBOE's Gen Ed Disciplinary Groups:
Objective 1: Written Communication -- Hal Hellwig and Margaret Johnson
Objective 2: Oral Communication -- James DiSanza
Objective 3: Mathematical Ways of Knowing -- Xiao Xia (Jessica) Xie and Don Allen
Objective 4: Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing --Tom Klein and Ryan Babcock
Objective 5: Scientific Ways of Knowing -- Eddie Tatar and Andy Holland
Objective 6: Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing -- Kevin Marsh and Erika Fulton
State General Education Committee Member -- Cindy Hill
UCC Voting Members 2021-22
MEMBER NAME |
COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY |
TERM EXPIRES |
PHONE |
Carmen Febles |
ARTS & LETTERS: Fine Arts/Humanities |
May 2023 | ext. 1014 |
Ines Jindra |
ARTS & LETTERS: Social & Behavioral Sciences |
May 2024 | ext. 3369 |
Bob Houghton (mid-term replacement |
BUSINESS | May 2022 | ext.3707 |
EDUCATION | May 2022 | ext. 4479 | |
LIBRARY | May 2024 | ext. 4582 | |
Janet Loxterman |
SCIENCE & ENGR: BioSciences/Chemistry/GeoSciences | May 2023 | ext. 6167 |
SCIENCE & ENGR: Math/Engr/Physics/ComputerSci | May 2024 | ext. 3176 | |
Steven Clay (Vice Chair) |
TECHNOLOGY |
May 2022 | ext. 3262 |
Wesley Usyak |
TECHNOLOGY |
May 2023 | ext. 4142 |
DIV. HEALTH SCIENCES | May 2022 | ext. 2112 | |
LaVona Andrew |
DIV. HEALTH SCIENCES | May 2023 | ext. 1945 |
DIV. HEALTH SCIENCES: Pharmacy | May 2024 | 220-4680 | |
vacant |
ASISU |
May 2022 | ext. 3435 |
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members
Margaret Johnson | ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE | ext. 4945 |
Sarah Mead | REGISTRAR'S OFFICE | ext. 5273 |
Ivory Fort | REGISTRAR'S OFFICE - eCatalog Editor | ext. 4963 |
Buck Benson | CENTRAL ACADEMIC ADVISING OFFICE | ext. 2663 |
Tiffany Mitchell | COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENT SERVICES | ext. 2622 |
Catherine Read | RECORDING SECRETARY/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | ext. 4956 |