| Fall 1988 | Major Gen Ed revision implemented |
| May 1996 | First Gen Ed Program Review |
| Fall 1997 | Modification of Gen Ed Requirements as a result of Task Force on General Education Curriculum and its Resources |
| May 1999 | Revised Gen Ed Objectives approved by Faculty Senate |
| January 2001 | Gen Ed Coordinator (1/4 release) begins |
| Fall 2001 | FYE Undecided Program begins |
| June 2002 | MU team attends Asheville Institute for General Education |
| November 2002 | Faculty Senate creates Gen Ed Task Force (GETF) |
| February 2003 | First meeting of GETF |
| Fall 2003 | Initial round of GETF Focus Group meetings |
| Fall 2003 | Elimination of G4 Gen Ed Elective becomes effective |
| January 2004 | Report to Deans' Council and to Faculty Senate |
| Spring 2004 | Second round of GETF Focus Group meetings |
| April 2004 | External Reviewer (Steve Briggs) visits |
| June 2004 | MU team attends Learning Communities Summer Institute (LCSI) |
| July 2004 | Second Gen Ed Program Review |
| January 2005 | Final recommendations of GETF to Faculty Senate |
| Spring 2005 | Campus-wide forums & Third round of GETF Focus Group meetings |
| Spring - Fall 2005 | Consideration by Senate of Principles & Characteristics of Gen Ed Reform |
| April 2005 | Aborted Faculty Vote on Principles, Purpose & Objectives |
| Fall 2005 | Pilot-test of First-Year Learning Communities Initiative |
| November 2005 | Presentation of Curriculum Working Groups to Faculty Senate Plus |
| Dec 05 - Feb 06 | Discussions & Voting by Departments on Gen Ed Reform Survey |
| Feb - Mar 2006 | Development of "Synthesis" Proposal by GERC & Curr Working Groups |
| March 2006 | LCSI Resource Faculty visit MU |
| Fall 2006 -Spr 2007 | Extension of pilot-test of First-Year Learning Communities Initiative |