Preliminary Engagement Data
In Fall 2025, the Gen Ed Task Force undertook a broad, multi-modal engagement effort to involve faculty, staff, students, and content experts across campuses in reviewing the draft General Education framework.
Through full-framework Drafting Days, targeted General Education Learning Outcomes (GELO) sessions, and an ongoing survey, we are working to gather both wide input and depth of expertise to inform the redesign.
The numbers below represent engagement completed by November 30, 2025.
Overall Engagement
- Total Sessions: 30
- Total Attendees: 624
Drafting Days Engagement
A Drafting Day is any session focused on the entire General Education framework.
- Total Drafting Day Sessions: 17
- Total Drafting Day Attendees: 538
Faculty/Staff Engagement
Total Faculty/Staff Sessions: 16
Total Faculty/Staff Attendance: 412
- Pittsburgh (In-Person, 3 sessions): 75 attendees
- Virtual (All campuses, 2 sessions): 54 attendees
- Pitt-Johnstown (In-Person, 2 sessions): 45 attendees
- Pitt-Bradford (In-Person, 1 session): 30 attendees
- Pitt-Greensburg (In-Person, 1 session): 35 attendees
- Department/Unit-Level Sessions (7 sessions):
- Swanson School of Engineering: 15
- University Center for International Studies: 14
- Pitt Business: 10
- Office of Admissions and Financial Aid: 120
- Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes: 14
- School of Computing and Information (SCI)
- Academic Advising
Student Engagement
Total Student Sessions: 2 Pittsburgh campus sessions + 3 regional sessions
Total Student Attendance: 77
- Student Government Board (Academic Affairs Committee): 17
- Pittsburgh (In-Person, with Honors College): 40
- Pitt-Johnstown (In-Person): 10
- Pitt-Bradford (In-Person): 6
- Pitt-Greensburg (In-Person): 4
GELO (General Education Learning Outcomes) Engagement
These sessions we consulted with content experts in particular department or centers on a specific competency area and the association learning goals and outcomes.
Completed Content Expert Sessions
Total Content Expert Sessions: 13
Total Content Expert Attendance: 86
- Civic Learning
- Communications Department
- Economics
- English Department (2 sessions)
- History
- History of Art and Architecture
- Language Department
- Math
- Responsible Data Science
- University Center for International Studies
- University Library System
Upcoming Engagement
Additional departments will be engaged as scheduling continues.