Committees
The following committees have and will be instrumental in shaping the Critical Thinking through Writing (CTW) initiative as it is integrated into the major requirements.
CTW Leadership Team
The CTW Leadership Team has been responsible for overseeing the CTW initiative and will be responsible for assisting departments in the implementation and assessment processes.
Team Members
Mary Finn
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
email: mfinn@gsu.edu phone: 404-431-1038
Harry Dangel
Former Director Center for Teaching and Learning
email: hdangel@gsu.edu phone: 404-413-2540
Jennifer Lawrence
Associate Director Critical Thinking through Writing
email: jlawrence@langate.gsu.edu phone: 404-413-5878
Peter Lindsay
Director Center for Teaching and Learning
email: plindsay2@gsu.edu phone: 404-413-2542
George Pullman
Director of Critical Thinking through Writing Initiative
Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
email: gpullman@gsu.edu phone: 404-413-5854
George Rainbolt
Chair of Admissions and Standards Committee
email: grainbolt@gsu.edu phone: 404-413-6109
Marti Singer
Senior Faculty Associate for Assessment
email: msinger@gsu.edu phone: 404-413-5860
General Education Subcommittee
The General Education Subcommittee is a CAP subcommittee and was established in January 2007. The committee has been given the following responsibilities:
· To review and report on general education
outcomes in the core curriculum;
· To approve departmental QEP
implementation plans;
· To approve CTW courses;
· To review and report on general education
outcomes in the major, with a particular
focus on Critical Thinking and Written
Communication outcomes as targeted in
the institutional Quality Enhancement Plan.
The committee is comprised of members from the all of the colleges with undergraduate majors and the positions are distributed as follows:
· 5 from the College of Arts & Sciences
· 3 from Robinson College of Business
· 2 from the College of Health and
Human Sciences
· 1 from the College of Education
· 1 from the Andrew Young School of
Policy Studies
· 2 from the Senate Committee on Academic
Programs
· 1 from the Senate Committee on Admissions
and Standards
· 2 student representatives
· Director, CTL, ex officio
· Director, WAC Program, ex officio
General Education Subcommittee Members
Arts & Sciences
Brian Thoms (Physics and Astronomy)
Connie Thalken (Art and Design)
George Davis (Mathematics)
Bob Howard (Political Science)
Greg Lisby (Communications)
Robinson College of Business
Chip Barksdale (Marketing)
Bill Bogner (Management)
Bill Feldhaus (RMI)
College of Health and Human Services
Missy Cody (Nutrition)
Sue Carter Collins (Criminal Justice)
College of Education
Jackie Lund (Kinesiology)
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Inas Rashad (Economics)
Committee on Academic Progress
Ramona Matthews (Early Childhood Education)
Shelby Frost (Economics)
Committee on Admissions and Standards
Marti Singer (English)
Ex Officio
George Pullman (WAC)
Harry Dangel (CTL)
Mary Finn (Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness)
CAP Motion to Create GenEd Subcommittee (DOC)