General Education Course Certification Committee

The purpose of the General Education Course Certification Committee (GECCC) is to review general education course proposals and certify whether the courses meet the purposes of general education as specified in the approved policy manual. 

Resources

GECCC Contact

Ryan Goss
Faculty Fellow
ryangoss@nmsu.edu 

GECCC Membership

Membership of the General Education Course Certification Committee.
Name Role/Represents Email
vacant Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
vacant Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (alternate)
Dan Dugas Arts & Sciences ddugas@nmsu.edu 
Avis James Arts & Sciences (alternate) avis@nmsu.edu 
Baolong Bai Business baolong@nmsu.edu 
Lucinda Vargas Business (alternate)
Salim Bawazier Engineering abawazir@nmsu.edu 
Umaima Al Aqtash Engineering (alternate) umaimaq@nmsu.edu 
Blanca Araujo Health, Education & Social Transformation baraujo5@nmsu.edu 
Beth Hendricks Health, Education & Social Transformation (alternate) bethrn@nmsu.edu 
Judith Flores Carmona Honors College judithfc@nmsu.edu 
vacant Honors College (alternate)
Chris Nordquist Community College, DACC cnord@nmsu.edu 
David Bishop Community College, Grants dabishop@nmsu.edu 
Gloria Vilaverde Community College, Alamogordo (alternate) gavillav@nmsu.edu 
Leslie Ross Library rossl@nmsu.edu 
Erin Wahl Library (alternate) ewahl@nmsu.edu 
Oladayo Bello Faculty Senate obello@nmsu.edu 
John Sandstrom Faculty Senate (alternate) jsand713@nmsu.edu 
Ryan Goss Chair ryangoss@nmsu.edu 
Carley Casey Institutional Effectiveness (ex-officio) carleycc@nmsu.edu 

Last updated November 26, 2025