Core Education Council

Our Charge and Responsibilities

The Core Education Council shall:

1. Convene an ongoing campus dialogue on the purpose, value, assessment, evaluation and improvement of the core education at the university
2. Establish, review and revise the goals, objectives and assessable learning outcomes of the core education.
3. Establish, review and revise policies and processes to ensure an effective, regular and comprehensive system of assessment of student learning outcomes in core education.
4. Review and recommend to the Senate proposals and policies concerning core education requirements.
5. Establish guidelines and criteria for courses which satisfy core education requirements. (However, UOCC retains authority to operationalize criteria and guidelines and to approve courses.)
6. Serve as a resource on core education for campus stakeholders including, but not limited to: the Provost, the Dean of Undergraduate Education, the University Committee on Courses (UOCC), the Undergraduate Council, the Academic Requirements Committee, the Scholastic Review Committee, and curriculum committees in schools and colleges.
7. Interpret existing core education policy. Provide guidance on the interpretation of the goals and objectives of core education.
8. Collaborate with the UO Teaching Academy on quality teaching and learning initiatives that are relevant to core education; identify topics for faculty scrutiny and insight through the Teaching Academy itself or its subgroups.
9. Invite guests as appropriate for expertise.