University Park, Pennsylvania — The Pennsylvania Department of General Education has announced four faculty members who will serve as leaders to help improve general education across the university.

The four new members will serve a three-year term as part of a team of 16 General Education Scholars.

The new undergraduate scholars are:

• Kira Hamman, assistant professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, Montalto

• Molly Martin, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology and Demography (starting January 2023)

• Grace Lee-Amuzie, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Academic Integration Course Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania-Abbington

• Michele Ramsey, Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.pennsylvania state burks

“General Education Scholars have been integral to several important projects that support general education teaching and learning,” said Maggie Slattery, Director and Vice Chancellor of General Education. “Scholars will help develop the recently launched OL 1400 course, contribute to rubrics used in general education assessments, and prepare to launch a website for educational engagement.”

Previous and current projects carried out by faculty scholars include creating professional development opportunities to teach general education, planning, evaluation, and supporting general education assessment efforts in collaboration with the Office for Institutional Studies; This includes creating a community around civic engagement education in We support experiential learning projects at universities.

Hamman, who was recently named a Faculty Scholar, said he will focus on the GQ (quantification) curriculum during his tenure. She explained that on many Penn State campuses, general education often begins and ends with mathematics 21, 22, 26. These courses frustrate many students and leave them without strong qualitative skills, she said.

“I would like to work with my math colleagues across the university to reduce the number of students taking 21, 22 and 26 as general education courses,” she added.

Instead, Hamman wants more students to take ’30s’ courses such as mathematics for sustainability and mathematics for money. Her project focuses on providing logistical and pedagogical support to faculty wishing to offer these courses.

The General Education Office is part of Penn State University’s undergraduate education.