People and Committees

Members of the UCORE committee…

• Regularly communicate with represented campuses, colleges, organizations, or programs about general education matters, and solicit and share feedback from those constituencies.
• Respond to recommendations from the UCORE Director, from vantages as faculty and as members of various departments, schools, colleges, and programs, with representative and unique perspectives.
• Review, update, and communicate general education requirements, policies, and procedures, including those requiring subsequent approval by Faculty Senate.
• Manage criteria and procedures for soliciting and approving proposals for UCORE courses and for renewing such courses.
• Review course proposals and renewals for UCORE designation.
• Review recommendations from subcommittees and working groups for potential action.
• Regularly review results of assessment of student learning; monitor and recognize achievement; and suggest uses of assessment results to inform decisions intended to enhance undergraduate student learning.
• Report to the Provost and university community on undergraduate student learning assessment results and the effectiveness of the UCORE curriculum.
• Administer the Richard G. Law Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching.

Faculty	Department or School	College or Unit	Campus	Email	Term	Course Review Team
Stratton, Clif (F) (Director, Cmte Chair)	History	College of Arts & Sciences	Pullman	clif.stratton@wsu.edu	2019-24	DIVR
Bennefield, Troy (F)	School of Music	College of Arts & Sciences	Pullman	troy.bennefield@wsu.edu	2022-25	HUM
Carloye, Lisa (F)	School of Biological Sciences	College of Arts & Sciences	Pullman	carloye@wsu.edu	2022-25	BSCI, PSCI, QUAN, SSCI
Crawford, Tammy (F)	Sport Management	College of Education	Pullman	tammycr@wsu.edu	2020-23	DIVR
Fiedler, Kevin (F)	Mathematics	College of Arts & Sciences	Tri-Cities	kevin.fiedler@wsu.edu	2021-24	BSCI, PSCI, QUAN, SSCI
Gizerian, Samantha (F)	Neuroscience	College of Veterinary Medicine	Pullman	samantha.gizerian@wsu.edu	2022-25	BSCI, PSCI, QUAN, SSCI
Hewa, Joe (F)	Human Development	CAHNRS	Pullman	joseph.hewa@wsu.edu	2020-23	CAPS
Irom, Bimbisar (F)	Communication & Society	Murrow College of Communication	Pullman	b.irom@wsu.edu	2021-24	ARTS, COMM, WRTG
Johnson, Corey (F)	WSU Libraries		Pullman	coreyj@wsu.edu	2022-25	HUM
Lugo-Lugo, Carmen (F)	School of Languages, Cultures, & Race	College of Arts & Sciences	Pullman	clugo@wsu.edu	2022-25	DIVR
McCoy, Rob (F)	History	College of Arts & Sciences	Pullman	rmccoy@wsu.edu	2022-25	CAPS
Reilly-Gurocak, Liz (F)	Economic Sciences	CAHNRS	Vancouver	reillyg@wsu.edu	2022-25	CAPS
Reyes, Mario (F)	Finance & Management Science	Carson College of Business	Pullman	mario.g.reyes@wsu.edu	2022-25	BSCI, PSCI, QUAN, SSCI
Saunders, Steve (F)	Chemical Engineering	Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture	Pullman	steven.r.saunders@wsu.edu	2021-24	BSCI, PSCI, QUAN, SSCI
Ex Officio
Davis, Bill (F, X) (#)	Office of the Provost	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement	Pullman	wbdavis@wsu.edu	N/A	N/A
PENDING	ASWSU		Pullman	aswsu.academic@wsu.edu	2022-23
Green, Kimberly (X)	Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement		kimberly_green@wsu.edu	N/A	CAPS
Johnson-Shull, Lisa (X)	Writing Program	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement		lisaj@wsu.edu	N/A	ARTS, COMM, WRTG
Ryan, Ruth (X)	Academic Success & Career Center	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement		ryanruth@wsu.edu	N/A	HUM
Rost, Zachary (X, #)	UCORE Administrative Assistant	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement		zachary.rost@wsu.edu	N/A	N/A
Walter, Brooklyn (X)	Writing Program	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement		brooklyn.walter@wsu.edu	N/A	ARTS, COMM, WRTG
Weathermon, Karen (F, X)	First-Year Experience	Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement		kweathermon@wsu.edu	N/A	HUM
Zimmerman, Matt (X)	Office of the Registrar			mzimmer@wsu.edu	N/A	ARTS, COMM, WRTG

The UCORE Committee reports to the Provost or to the Provost’s designee.

• One faculty member from each undergraduate degree-granting College that offers undergraduate degrees, each instructional campus that offers undergraduate degrees, plus the Libraries shall be appointed by the Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement and UCORE director in consultation with the deans of colleges or their designees; all for three-year terms (F).
• Additional faculty may be selected for their knowledge of each major area of the curricular requirements, and shall be appointed by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and UCORE director in consultation with the deans of colleges or their designees; for three-year terms (F).
• Representative from the Roots of Contemporary Issues program (F).
• Two undergraduate students nominated by ASWSU, one from Pullman and one from another instructional campus, for at least one-year terms (U).
• WSU Registrar or designee (X).
• Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement or designee (X)(#).
• Directors of key units related to general education, or designees, as appropriate (e.g., Writing Program, Learning Communities, Advising) (X).
• Director of the Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness, or designee (X).
• UCORE Administrative Assistant, who will serve as committee Secretary (X)(#). 

Key: (F) Faculty; (U) Undergraduate; (X) Ex officio (i.e., because of position held); (#) Non-voting. (F), (X) and (U) are voting positions, unless otherwise stipulated. Ex officio members may not hold the position of chair.

• The chair shall be appointed by the Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement in consultation with the committee members; the term of chair shall be at least two years.
• The committee may determine that a vice chair is needed for specific initiatives or periodic surges in committee work (e.g., course reviews). The vice-chair shall be elected for a two-year term. If there is a vice chair, they should ideally serve in a staggered term with the chair.

The UCORE Assessment Subcommittee is intended to help faculty, departments, and university leadership determine to what extent undergraduates are achieving WSU’s Seven Learning Goals. Faculty participate on UCORE’s subcommittee for assessment and also contribute to assessment of key programs and courses. Assessment is a collaborative process that includes faculty, students, staff, administrators, and others. The Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness (ACE) assists with UCORE assessment, by supporting or managing specific assessment initiatives, analyzing and reporting results, and maintaining the website and archives.

See the UCORE Assessment website for the current membership of the subcommittee, and UCORE’s assessment (built on the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment’s transparency framework)—as well as specific assessment initiatives, results and uses.