General Education Committee (GEM)
The state General Education Committee is responsible for reviewing the competencies and rubrics of the general education framework for each institution to ensure its alignment with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Essential Learning Outcomes.
Faculty discipline groups have ongoing responsibilities for ensuring consistency and relevance of general education competencies related to their discipline. The rubrics and competencies are reviewed and updated every three years. The General Education Committee shall consist of a Board-appointed representative from each of the institutions (Institutional Representatives), as well as one Subject Representative from each of the following communities: the Division of Career Technical Education, the Idaho Registrars Council, the digital learning community, the dual credit community, the open education community; and the Executive Director of the Board, or designee, who shall serve as the chair of the committee. Institutional Representatives are generally the directors or deans of general education (or equivalent).