The following is the revised set of principles that we propose to be voted on by faculty in April.

• Principles that guide the process of reform:
  • Reform must reflect what the faculty believe in and can teach with passion, commitment, and intentionality.
  • Change should be incremental and based on campus-wide dialogue. We should maintain and build on current MU strengths.
  • Reform must be well understood by as many members of the University community as possible.
  • Increased emphasis on Gen Ed must be accompanied by increased administrative and resource support.
  • Reform should be informed by meaningful evaluation.

• Reform of Gen Ed at MU should be characterized by:

  Principle 1: Clear Purpose, that is well understood by all members of the university community and that is consistent with the MU mission and the specific learning needs of MU students.
  Principle 2: Intentional Alignment of the objectives, curricular structure, and assessment with the purpose of Gen Ed, the mission of this University, and the learning needs of our students.
  Principle 3: Coherence and connections between Gen Ed and majors.
  Principle 4 (revised): Intellectual Richness, setting appropriately high expectations for students' engagement that develop as students progress through their academic programs.
  Principle 5: Academic Community Reaching beyond the Classroom, fostering interactions between and among students, faculty, and the larger University community.
  Principle 6 (new): Simplicity and flexibility, promoting ease of understanding and greater choice in meeting the Gen Ed requirements.

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