Transcript QEP Updates (Presented to the University Senate 2.8.10)

Presented to
University Senate
February 8, 2010
Deanna Sellnow & Diane Snow,
Co-Chairs
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Quality Enhancement Plan
A core requirement for SACS Reaffirmation of
Accreditation:
“. . . a carefully designed course of action that
addresses a well-defined and focused topic or
issue related to enhancing student learning”
(SACS Handbook for Reaffirmation of
Accreditation, 2007, p. 3).
1)
Pre-Planning Team (PPT)
Develops a topic selection plan and timeline
2)
Topic Selection Team (TST)
Identifies a topic based on broad input
3)
QEP Development Team (QEP-DT)
Writes up the 100-page QEP document (Due to
SACS January 2013)
4)
QEP Implementation Team (QEP-IT)
Implements the QEP and prepares impact report
(Due to SACS December 2017)
Pre-Planning Team (PPT) Process
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Nov. 20: PPT met with representatives from 3
universities who completed the QEP (NKU,
EKU, & U of L) & launched QEP Website
Dec. 4: PPT prepared a topic selection
process draft to be reviewed by Dr. Robert
Armacost (QEP consultant)
Dec. 17-18: PPT met with Dr. Armacost for
advice on topic selection process draft
Jan. 11: PPT finalized the topic selection
process
Next Steps (Feb – April 2010)
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Identify Topic Selection Team (TST) Members
Identify QEP Leadership Team
Launch PR Campaign to Generate Campus
Enthusiasm about QEP Topic Selection
Collect and Examine Existing Assessment
Data
Invite Broad Input Regarding Potential “big
ideas”
Questions? Comments?