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 implementation and assessment processes.

William Bogner, CTW Ambassador, Managerial Sciences

David Cheshier, Department Chair, Communications

Shelby Frost, CTW Ambassador, Economics

Jennifer Lawrence, Associate Director, Critical Thinking through Writing; Co-chair, Undergraduate Assessment Committee jlawrence@langate.gsu.edu, 404-413-5878

Peter Lindsay, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

Spencer Middleton, CTW Academic Professional, College of HHS

Teir Pietson-Holbrook, CTW Ambassador, Early Childhood Education

Therese Poole, CTW Ambassador, Biology

George Pullman, Director of Critical Thinking through Writing Initiative, & Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, gpullman@gsu.edu, 404-413-5854

George Rainbolt, Chair of Admissions and Standards Committee; Department Chair, Philosophy

Marti Singer, Senior Faculty Associate for Assessment, msinger@gsu.edu, 404-413-5860

Brian Thoms, CTW Ambassador, Physics; Co-Chair, Undergraduate Assessment Committee, bthoms@gsu.edu

Undergraduate Assessment Committee (formerly the General Education Subcommittee)

The Undergraduate Assessment Committee 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)

Jennifer Lawrence (English)

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)

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