Academic Year 2026-2027

This committee shall deal with such areas as reviewing new interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary courses for inclusion as fulfilling Breadth-of-Knowledge requirements, reviewing courses for requested Essential Learning Outcome (ELO) designation, the periodic review of approved syllabi to ensure that outcomes continue to be addressed and appointing sub-committees to review courses in each of the ELO and Breadth-of-Knowledge disciplinary areas.

Meeting Schedule:

All CORE meetings will be held on Mondays from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the Meehan Student Center (MSC) 255.

  • September 21, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. 
  • October 19, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. 
  • November 16, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m.
  • December 21, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. 
  • February 16, 2027 (Tuesday = Monday schedule) at 3:30 p.m.
  • March 22, 2027 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. 
  • April 21, 2027 (Wednesday) at 3:30 p.m. 

Meeting Agenda:

Items to be placed on the agenda must be submitted via Curriculog and must reach the Core Committee Step of the approval workflow by noon Monday the week before the meeting. If the Monday deadline falls on a holiday, please submit by the Friday before that.

All Meeting Agendas can be viewed in Curriculog. Go to "Agendas" and click on the "All Agendas" tab.

Committee Membership:

Manning School of Business

  • Karoline Evans, Management
  • Spencer Ross, Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Francis College of Engineering

  • Ryan McPherson, Electrical and Computing Engineering* (Committee Chair)
  • Daniel Sullivan, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Lanier Sammons, Music
  • Ellen Wetmore, Arts & Humanities
  • Alice Frye, Psychology
  • Angela Callahan, Criminal Justice

Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences

  • Ann-Marie Matteucci, Public Health
  • TBD

Kennedy College of Sciences

  • Ramanpreet Kaur, Physics and Applied Physics
  • Sarah Rozelle, Biological Sciences

Faculty Senate President (ex officio)

  • Kevin Petersen, English

Director of Curriculum Assessment and Accreditation (non-voting)

  • Paula Haines

*Denotes Committee Chair.