The Council of General Education is comprised of seventeen voting members and other non-voting members. Members serve three year terms and are comprised of faculty and student representatives.
Get to know the current members and review historical membership rosters.
Associate Professor
Meadows School of the Arts, Musicology
pkupfer@smu.edu
214.768.3687
Term: 2022-2025
Director, Writing and Reasoning Program
Dedman College, Department of English
samsel@smu.edu
214.768.3832
Term: 2022-2025
Associate Professor
Meadows School of the Arts, Business Journalism
jbatsell@smu.edu
214.768.1915
Term: 2021-2024
Associate Professor & Ruth Collins Altshuler Director
Dedman College, Political Science
kcloward@smu.edu
214.768.2300
Term: 2019-2025
Professor
Lyle School of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
sdouglas@smu.edu
214.768.4595
Term: 2017-2024
Senior Lecturer and Assistant Chair
Lyle School of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
easton@smu.edu
214.768.1721
Term: 2021-2024
Senior Lecturer; Co-director of Undergraduate Studies
Dedman College, Psychology
chrisl@smu.edu
214.768.4385
Term: 2021-2024
Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Finance and Operations
Meadows School of the Arts, Film and Media Arts
dsedman@smu.edu
214.768.3375
Term: 2015-2024
Director of Health Promotion Management, Clinical Associate Professor
Simmons School of Education & Human Development, Applied Physiology and Sport Management
mnmurphy@smu.edu
214.768.1743
Term: 2022-2025
Professor of Practice
Cox School of Business, Accounting
sdouglas@smu.edu
214.768.2544
Term: 2021-2024
Writing Center Director
Assistant Director of the Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center (A-LEC)
lrallen@smu.edu
214.768.1006
Transfer Student Specialist
University Advising Center (UAC)
kebell@smu.edu
214.768.4194
Director of Undergraduate Advising and Student Records
Lyle School of Engineering
mcompton@smu.edu
214.768.3415
Director of Assessment
Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
ycooksey@smu.edu
214.768.4971
Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director, University Honors Program; Director, Dedman College Scholars Program
Dedman College, History
ddoyle@smu.edu
214.768.2813
Director, Office of Engaged Learning
Student Academic Engagement & Success
jebinger@smu.edu
214.768.3223
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education & Academic Success
Office of the Provost
dgrabsch@smu.edu
214.768.4887
Director of Educational Initiatives, Communication Arts Librarian
Fondren Library
mheuer@smu.edu
214.768.1856
Associate Dean of Academic Initiatives; Director of Fondren Library
Fondren Library
elizabethk@smu.edu
214.768.3686
Associate Provost for Student Academic Engagement and Success; Associate Professor of Sociology
Office of the Provost; Dedman College
kunovich@smu.edu
214.768.1285
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dedman College, English
bnewman@smu.edu
214.768.2955
Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness; Professor of French
Office of the Provost; Dedman College
oscherwi@smu.edu
214.768.2210
Director and Undergraduate Degree Counselor
Meadows School of the Arts
janets@smu.edu
214.768.3565
Associate Professor
Dedman College, Political Science
jmwilson@smu.edu
214.768.4054