If you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the work of the committee, please e-mail GenEdReform@westfield.ma.edu.
If you need help locating information on this site, contact Corinne Ebbs at cebbs@westfield.ma.edu.
Name |
Job Title |
Role |
| Acquah, Shirley | Associate Professor, Communication | Member |
| Bohler, Heidi | Associate Professor, Sports Medicine and Human Performance | Member |
| Ebbs, Corinne | Senior Librarian | Member |
| Gross, Alina T. | Assistant Professor, Geography & Regional Planning | Secretary |
| Fluet, Emily | SGA Student Representative | Member |
| Gibbings, Emily | Associate Director, Admissions | Member |
| Jennings, Brian | Dean of Assessment & Accreditation | Member |
| Kennedy, Megan | Executive Director of Educator Preparation, Accreditation and Outreach | Member |
| Knotts, Kristie | Program Advisor, Banacos Center | Member |
| Kurniawati, Ruth | Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences | Member |
| Orr, Brooke | Professor, History | Member |
| Parshall, Tim | Professor, Environmental Science | Member |
| Rivera, Jamie | Associate Professor, Nursing | Member |
| Savini, Catherine | Professor, English; Director, Reading and Writing Center, Writing Across the Curriculum | Member |
| Shelley, Lynn | Professor, Psychology | Chair |
| Starr, Elizabeth | Professor, English | Member |
| West, Nicole | Director, Office of Retention & Engagement | Member |
Academic/Curricular - Advise on curricular/academic components/a framework of general education, curriculum innovation, external constraints/stakeholders (NECHE, BHE Equity Agenda, Mass Transfer Compact,...), financial constraints. (SCORE Charge 1)
MEMBERS: Megan Kennedy, Catherine Savini (co-chair), Corinne Ebbs (co-chair), Brooke Orr
Institutional Support - Advise on institutional structure supporting general education (i.e. Gen Ed. Director, Gen Ed. Committee,...) (SCORE Charge 1 and 4)
MEMBERS:
Assessment - Advise on creating structural assessment mechanisms, assessable HMSWK*, assessment standards, assessment software… (SCORE Charge 2 and 4)
MEMBERS: Elizabeth Starr (chair), Shirley Acquah, Tim Parshall, Kristie Knotts
Collaboration with the Community/Communication - surveying community, listening sessions, discussion groups, supporting consensus building through transparency and open communication
MEMBERS: Emily Fluet, Alina Gross, Lynn Shelley (chair)
Approval and Implementation - Advise on process for approval of general education pieces, transition process between “old” and “new” general education structure, work with external partners to support implementation,...(SCORE Charge 3)
MEMBERS: Enrique Morales-Diaz (chair), Brian Jennings
