What is the QEP?
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) affirms the University’s commitment to enhancing overall institutional quality and effectiveness, and it is an integral component of the decennial reaffirmation of accreditation process. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has set the following criteria:
- The QEP must be derived from the university’s ongoing, comprehensive planning and evaluation processes;
- have broad-based support of institutional constituencies;
- be focused on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success;
- commit resources to initiate, implement, and complete the QEP; and
- include a plan to assess achievement.
Who Decides the Focus of the Next QEP?
The entire campus community has a role in proposing, selecting, and implementing the QEP. A sixteen-member steering committee helped guide that process, soliciting proposals and feedback from faculty, staff, and students.
QEP Steering Committee
The following members were part of the QEP steering committee for 2021-22, which selected our current QEP focus.
| Name | Title | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Edy, Chair | Faculty SACSCOC Director | Journalism, Comm/FAA, Assoc Prof | edycm@appstate.edu |
| Heather Langdon | Exec Director, IRAP; SACSCOC Liaison | IRAP | langdonhh@appstate.edu |
| Cindy Barr | Associate Vice Chancellor | Enrollment Management | barrcl@appstate.edu |
| Mark Bradbury | Senior Assoc Dean | CAS/GJS Department | bradburymd@appstate.edu |
| Jeff Cathey | Assistant Vice Chancellor | Student Affairs | catheyjd@appstate.edu |
| Brian Davies | Professor, Chair | Applied Design/FAA | daviesbf@appstate.edu |
| Joseph Gonzalez | Assoc Professor | IDS/Honors | gonzalezjj@appstate.edu |
| Adam Hege | Assoc Professor | Public Health/HES/Health Sciences | hegeba@appstate.edu |
| Tina Hogan | Director, Institutional Effectiveness | IRAP, IE/Assessment | hogantm@appstate.edu |
| Greg Lester | Exec Director | Acad Advising & Student Success | lesterjg@appstate.edu |
| Mark Lewis | Assoc Professor, Chair | Management/Business | lewismo1@appstate.edu |
| Jennifer McGee | Assoc Professor | C&I/Education | mcgeejr@appstate.edu |
| Mike McKenzie | Vice Provost | Academic Affairs | mckenziemj@appstate.edu |
| Sue Polanka | Dean | Library | polankasm@appstate.edu |
| Ila Prouty | Assoc Professor | Art/DEI | proutyi@appstate.edu |
| Scott Wynne | Professor | School of Music | wynnesd@appstate.edu |