The Undergraduate Council
Welcome to the Undergraduate Council: Here you will find a collection of historic and current topics which have been discussed by the Undergraduate Council.
The Undergraduate Council takes a broad, university-wide view of undergraduate education at the University of Oregon, reviewing overall objectives and suggesting improvements. The Council works closely with the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies to establish criteria for excellent General Education courses and to promote coherence, quality, and rigor across the curriculum.
Contact
Contact the Undergraduate Council through the Council Chair:
Ian McNeely - imcneely@uoregon.edu or call 6-4791
Please send any questions or comments to:
or call: (541) 346-1221
A list of all current Council members...
Program Review Process
Creating a new program? Revising an existing program? Be sure to consult the New Program Approval Process and the Approval Process Flowcharts.
Current Topics
Grade Inflation Discussion and Town Hall Events
Please consider attending one or both of the Undergraduate Council's Town Hall meetings on grade culture. These meetings are open to all members of the UO community, but it is especially crucial that faculty -- who after all determine grades -- turn out to make their perspectives known.
1. Tuesday, April 20th, at 4:30pm in PLC 180
2. Thursday, April 29th, at 7:00pm in the LLC South Performance Hall.
More information and comments can be found at:
http://gradeculture.uoregon.edu
The Council has studied grades in undergraduate courses (1992-2004) and is analyzing the data for the possibility of grade inflation. More...
Multicultural Course Review
As part of its responsibility to regularly review the General Education curriculum, the Council is currently reviewing courses that satisfy the Multicultural requirement. More...