Work to reinvent West Virginia University’s general education curriculum and processes is underway. We began in earnest in early 2025 to rethink and re-envision the curriculum to ensure we are reaching meaningful educational goals that serve our students’ needs — now and into the future.
With more than 8,000 individual students enrolled in multiple General Education courses each semester, the creation and implementation of a new General Education model will require time, collaboration, and careful planning.
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Having committed faculty members to help lead this process is essential to its success.
In late spring 2025, the Office of the Provost convened a seven-member General Education revision committee with two-year appointments. The committee members represent a diverse group of WVU faculty.
Members
- Lindsay Morris-Neuberger, Chair
Communication Studies Dept. Chair, Woodburn Professor – Eberly College of Arts and Sciences - Annette (Nettie) Freshour
Teaching Professor, Human Nutrition and Foods – Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Yoav Kaddar
Professor, Dance – College of Creative Arts and Media - Dana Huebert Lima
Teaching Professor, Biology – Eberly College of Arts and Sciences - Graham Peace
Associate Professor, MIS and Supply Chain – Chambers College of Business and Economics - Amy (Kennedy) Root
Professor, Child Development and Family Studies – College of Applied Human Sciences - Kate Staples
History Dept. Chair., Associate Professor – Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Sponsors
- Lou Slimak
Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment - Evan Widders
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
Process
Over the Summer 2025, the committee began researching General Education programs at other institutions with particular attention to innovative new models. They were also asked to look at scholarly research on the topic.
The committee’s initial task this year will be to survey University stakeholders (students, alumni, employers, faculty, etc.) on their views on General Education and academic skillsets.
The survey results will be used to inform a new model for General Education that the committee will work on over the course of the academic year with implementation to follow. We hope to have a working draft for the new provost leadership next summer.