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CORE Committee
The CORE committee is responsible for exercising continuing supervisory authority and general oversight of the Core Liberal Arts and Sciences Program at UMCP. Its authority includes, but is not limited to, evaluation, selection, and oversight of courses which satisfy fundamental studies, distributive studies, advanced studies, cultural diversity, capstone, and freshman seminar requirements as mandated by the report on undergraduate education entitled Promises to Keep: The College Park Plan for Undergraduate Education (Pease Report), adopted by the College Park Senate in March 1988. The committee also makes periodic reports to the Senate on its evaluation of the effectiveness of the program and makes recommendations for revision or improvements it deems appropriate.
The committee consists of a presiding officer appointed by the chair of the Senate from the faculty representatives on the committee; ten (10) faculty members consisting of seven (7) faculty representatives from the Arts and Sciences colleges: Arts and Humanities; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences; and Chemical and Life Sciences, provided each college has at least one (1) representative and no college has more than two (2) representatives; Three (3) faculty representatives rotated among the following colleges: Education; Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; the Robert H. Smith School of Business and Management; the School of Public Health; Agriculture and Natural Resources; the Philip Merrill College of Journalism; and the A. James Clark School of Engineering, provided no college has more than one (1) representative; and two (2) student representatives. The committee also includes the following voting ex officio members: Dean of Undergraduate Studies and the Director of the University Honors Program (or their designee) and the Director of CORE Planning and Implementation.