Committee on General Education
Monthly Meetings
COGE will meet every second Friday of the month from 9-11am on Zoom in the 2024-25 academic year. COGE meetings are open to all. Campus members are welcome to join and observe proceedings of the full committee using the following link:
Executive Committee Meetings
The COGE Executive Committee will meet on the last Friday of the preceding month to prepare for the monthly COGE meetings. Faculty considering new General Education course proposals should submit proposals no later than the Monday of the COGE EC meeting date identified in the grid below. For example, course proposals to be considered in the November COGE meeting must be submitted to COGE EC no later than Monday, October 21 to provide time for feedback and edits (if needed).
| COGE EC Meeting Dates for AY 2024-25 | COGE Meeting Dates for AY 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| September 27, 2024 | October 11, 2024 |
| October 25, 2024 | November 8, 2024 |
| November 29, 2024 | December 13, 2024 |
| January 31, 2025 | February 14, 2025 |
| February 28, 2025 | March 14, 2025 |
| March 28, 2025 | April 11, 2025 |
| April 25, 2025 | May 9, 2025 |
| Note: The highlighted dates coincide with college recess as identified on the RIC academic calendar. COGE will choose alternative meeting dates decided internally for these days. Course proposers should continue to use the dates identified on the grid to prepare their proposals for feedback from the COGE Executive Committee. Proposers of courses being considered by full COGE in March 2025 will be notified of the exact meeting date at the time. | |
General Education Course Proposal Requirements
All COGE proposals must include 1) the relevant COGE form, 2) a representative syllabus clarifying how the course will teach and assess the Gen Ed learning outcomes in the category the course in being proposed, and 3) the completed UCC form with all relevant signatures in place. Completed proposals should be forwarded to COGE@ric.edu by the deadline noted above. Faculty are welcome and encouraged to contact the COGE Chair with questions about proposal preparation (or in general) either using the COGE email or directly at sbasu@ric.edu.
COGE Members
- S. Basu, (chair) School of Business (2023-2025)
- R. Quintana-Vallejo Literature (2023-2025)
- E. Miller, History (2024-2026)
- J. Harrison, Social and Behavioral Sciences (2023-2025)
- S. Picard, Arts—Visual and Performing (2023-2025)
- S. Costa, Mathematics (2024-2026)
- K. Almeida, Natural Science (2024-2026)
- J. Fearon-Lynch, Nursing (2024-2026)
- J. Capece, BSW (2023-2025)
- R. Krauss II, Education (2024-2026)
- C. Pires, student representative (2024-2025)
- S. Flemming, Interim Provost/VPAA ex officio (or designee)
- Q. Hughes, Dean, Dean FAS ex officio (or designee)
- J. Dagle, Associate Dean FAS ex officio
- L. Schuster, FYS Coordinator ex officio
- B. Caouette, First Year Writing ex officio (or designee)
- D. Gill, Adams Library (2023-2025)