“In partnership with the Penn State Alumni Association, the Gen Ed Task Force sent an invitation to 10,000 Penn State alumni who had graduated with a baccalaureate degree within the last 15 years (i.e. in the time period of the current General Education program). The sample was randomly generated from all undergraduates from all majors and campuses. We received 1079 responses to our invitation to complete a brief survey (11% response rate). When asked what were the best aspect(s) of their General Education courses, the most frequent responses were: “I was exposed to topics outside my major” (76%); “There was flexibility” (49%); and “I explored new ideas” (48%).”