General Education Committee members

At its meeting of November 21, 1996 the University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) assigned the overall academic administration of the campus-wide General Education Requirements to the College of Letters and Science to act as trustee on behalf of all schools and colleges. The College of Letters and Science formed a General Education Committee to serve as an advisory body for this purpose. Dr. Elaine M. Klein (elaine.klein@wisc.edu), L&S Associate Dean of Academic Planning, chairs this committee and coordinates General Education efforts for the campus. This document was updated and reviewed for accessibility on June 12, 2025.
The University General Education Committee has articulated the following operating procedures that facilitate its work on behalf of the University, in accordance with the authority delegated to it by the University Academic Planning Council.

2025-2026 Members of the UW-Madison General Education Committee:

Co-Chairs:

Sara McKinnon, Professor of Communication Arts

Wren Singer, Executive Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning

Term Members:

Sarah Ensor, English, Year 1 of 3

Carley Garvens, Biology, Year 1 of 3

Hilario Mantovani, Animal & Dairy Sciences, Year 2 of 3

Dan Quint, Economics, Year 3 of 3

Mariya Soskova, Mathematics, Year 2 of 3

Mike Xenos, Life Sciences Communication, Year 2 of 3

Student Members:

Mira Halker

Ope Taiwo


Ex Officio:

Jeff Beneker, CANES (Communication Liaison)

Kimbrin Cornelius, L&S Assistant Dean for L&S Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning

Nick Curtis, Director of Assessment

Emily Hall, Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum

Kelley Harris, Cross-College Advising Service

Clare Huhn, Academic Planning and Institutional Research

Mitch Keller, Associate Director of Undergraduate Program (Quantitative Reasoning Liaison)

Mari Magler, McBurney Disability Resource Center

Shirin Malekpour, L&S Associate Dean for L&S Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning

Carren Martin, Center for the First-Year Experience

Nathan Phelps, First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs)

Megan Schmid, Associate Vice Provost and Director for the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring

Alex Stark, Teaching & Learning Programs, GLS

Sara Stephenson, L&S Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning

Jim Wollack, Director for Testing and Evaluation Services


Assistant to the committee:

Cathy Yu, Teaching & Learning Administrative Assistant (L&S)


2025-2026 Members of the Ethnic Studies Subcommittee:

Chair: Theresa Delgadillo, English and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, Year 4 of 3

Members:

Peggy Choy, Dance, Year 2 of 3

Polina Levchenko, Human Development & Family Studies, Year 1 of 3

Marla Ramirez, History, Year 1 of 3

Jessie Stovall, African American Studies, Year 1 of 3

KD Thompson, Religious Studies, Year 2 of 3

Tim Yu, English and Asian American Studies, Year 1 of 3

Ex Officio:

Jenny Binzley (Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Engineering Academic Affairs)

Mel Freitag (Assistant Dean and Director for Inclusive Excellence and Organizational Equity, L&S Administration)

Sara McKinnon (UGEC Co-Chair and Professor of Communication Arts)

Sara Stephenson (Academic Planner, L&S Administration)

Student Members:

Olani Aboro