QEP Meeting - May 24, 2005

Present: Debbie D’Anna, Duane Shuttlesworth, Janet Tarry, Carol Clouse, Melissa Garrett, Joni Caldwell, Andelys Wood, Jimmy Smith, Russ Sisson, Lynn Lockard, Deb Morrissey

1. Review of SACS document

Part III – The Quality Enhancement Plan

2. Timeline Review

3. SACS reaffirmed school search

· Auburn University – not online, just meeting notes – Writing Across the Curriculum

· Austin Peay – Enhance Retention and Success – 1^st year experience, advising, student life

· Birmingham Southern – not online – Academic Resource grant

· Bryan College – enhance student learning through field experience – to retain students during sophomore year

· Central VA CC – online coursework

· Clayton – Student success & Faculty development – intervention, advising & mentoring

· Cleveland State CC – student involvement – faculty development, success rates, enrollment, developmental course success

· Delta State – learning environment – student-student and student-faculty interaction, communication to improve instruction and learning

· FLA state CC – Developmental classes, improving student learning opportunities

· Florida State – no info online – info on K-20 state initiative and mentor program

· GA College – fostering excellence

· LA Shreveport – enhance student learning – advising

· NC State Raleigh – Learning in a technology rich environment – includes schedule of evaluating UG programs

· Surry CC – learning institutes – learning centered, organizational culture

· TC of Lowcountry – improving student learning – direct assessment

· VA Commonwealth – REAL: Reinforcing Engagement and Learning

· Uof Dallas – Merger or Liberal Arts and professional schools – addresses conflicts

· Galveston College – Keys to student success – mentor, orientation, curriculum, fac/staff involvement – lists best practices

3. Data review

· Praxis Exam

· Retention

· ACT Scores

· Grades

· Graduation rate

· Student Satisfaction Inventory

· College Success Inventory

· Institute placement testing (COMPASS) and possibly advising survey (ACT)

· Need to get HS transcripts of all incoming students (presently do not get transfer transcripts)

4. Mission Statement

What do we say about ourselves?

“Provide opportunities to master key competencies”

5. Discussion:

· Keep focused toward area of need to build QEP

· Look at causes of low retention

· Student engagement

· Enhance student success

· Student preparedness

· Improve key competencies

· Student success profiles – do we provide what they need to be successful?

o Trad/nontrad

o Athlete

o Commuter/residential

o Geographical region

o 1^st generation

o low income

6. Define student success and learning

· Graduation rate, retention, satisfaction surveys

· General education test – pre and post – entry/post core/graduation

· Employment/graduate school entry

· ?

7. Topic: Keys to Enhancing Student Success

Subtopics:

A. Key competencies

reading, writing, math – possibly critical thinking and problem solving

placement exams/praxis

B. Student Engagement

Advising, profile successful students, campus life, learning communities

C. Faculty Development

Unprepared students, improving student learning

5. Survey of students/faculty/staff

Joni will create a survey based on proposed topic and solicit ideas on specific needs/ideas within topic.

6. Assignments:

a. Define and Research best practices and information related to subtopics

i. Melissa and Carol – Key competencies

ii. Deb and Debbie – student engagement

iii. Joni and Lynn – faculty development

b. statistics/data – Duane

c. remaining committee members continue to explore and gather info related to topic

d. Email sites to the list that would serve as a resource for committee members

e. need representation from Wellness Department

7. Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 1 @ 10:00 – President’s conference room