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The Quality Enhancement Plan

The Quality Enhancement Plan. Better known as the QEP. What is the QEP?. Part of the reaffirmation process along with compliance certification Goal of enhancing the quality of higher education Focus is on student learning. What is the QEP?.

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The Quality Enhancement Plan

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  1. The Quality Enhancement Plan Better known as the QEP

  2. What is the QEP? • Part of the reaffirmation process along with compliance certification • Goal of enhancing the quality of higher education • Focus is on student learning

  3. What is the QEP? Our task is to design a “course of action that addresses a well-defined and focused topic or issue related to enhancing student learning and/or the environment supporting student learning and accomplishing the mission of the institution.” SACS-COC’s Handbook for Institutions Seeking Reaffirmation, August 2011 edition, page 39

  4. QEP Steps—CVCC Timeline

  5. QEP Steps—CVCC Timeline

  6. Step One: Selecting the Topic • Cynthia Lofaso and Rebecca Honeycutt co-chaired the committee that collected input from the college community regarding possible topics • Learning Resource Center • College Readiness Program • Reading, Writing, and Math Across the Curriculum

  7. Selectingthe Topic • Improving the Learning Resource Center received the most interest

  8. Choosing a “Target Group” • For assessment purposes, we needed to select a specific target group to follow • Core group collected and analyzed institutional data looking for a group of students who would benefit most from services at the Learning Resource Center • QEP members also considered how focusing on this group would improve student learning across the disciplines • Developmental English students were selected as our target group • VCCS Developmental English redesign began Spring 2013 • 68% of students taking the placement test received scores that placed them in developmental English

  9. Expanding the QEP Committee • Lana Velez, Co-Chair, Assistant Professor of English • Cindy Wallin, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Mathematics • Will Sandidge, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Services • Joey Fronheiser, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning • Kris Ogden, Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning • Joy Adams, Student Success Center Coordinator • Gary Randolph, Professor of English • Kevin Riley, Student Services Coordinator • Cynthia Lofaso, Associate Professor of Psychology • Ernie Wade, Associate Professor of Economics • Pat Gatti, Director of the Bedford Center • Kimberly French, Academic Counselor (Retention)

  10. Subcommittees Subcommittees will work on specific steps in the QEP process • Assessment Joey Fronheiser Kris Ogden • Budget Will Sandidge • Literature Review Cynthia Lofaso Gary Randolph Lana Velez Liz Boothe Lorna Nelson

  11. Subcommittees continued • Marketing Kevin Riley Pat Gatti • Researching Learning Resource Centers Joy Adams Ernie Wade Cindy Wallin Kimberly French

  12. subcommittee! These committee members may be contacting YOU to serve on a subcommittee (Just say “Yes” if they ask; it makes things easier)

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