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.
2026-2027 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 2 of 3
Carley Garvens, Biology, Year 2 of 3
Hilario Mantovani, Animal & Dairy Sciences, Year 3 of 3
Dan Quint, Economics, Year 4 of 3
Mariya Soskova, Mathematics, Year 3 of 3
Mike Xenos, Life Sciences Communication, Year 3 of 3
Student Members:
TBD
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
Jonathan Hanes, Institutional Policy Analyst (DAPIR)
Kelley Harris, Cross-College Advising Service
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)
2026-2027 Members of the Ethnic Studies Subcommittee:
Chair: Tim Yu, English and Asian American Studies, Year 2 of 3
Members:
Peggy Choy, Dance, Year 3 of 3
Polina Levchenko, Human Development & Family Studies, Year 2 of 3
Jessie Stovall, African American Studies, Year 2 of 3
KD Thompson, Religious Studies, Year 2 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:
TBD