Quality Enhancement Plan

Global Learning: A World of Opportunities for Appalachian Students
The Big Task for 2011-12: Developing a Full Version of the QEP Proposal

Now that Appalachian has its QEP topic, we need to focus on developing a full QEP proposal. Our goal is to have a QEP drafted no later than the end of spring semester 2012. There’s a lot of work ahead. Please consult our timeline and our unit handout (PDF) for important information. Our team and council lists demonstrate remarkably broad participation in the development of the QEP.

While all participants have important roles to play, the work of the Proposal Development Team (PDT) is most critical. The PDT will do the main work of producing the QEP document, which, according to SACS rules, consists of no more than seventy-five pages of text and twenty-five pages of appendices. Team members will research, draft, revise, approve, and promote the QEP.

The PDT will be led by the QEP co-chairs, Jesse Lutabingwa, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Education and Development, and Tony Carey, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Professor Renee Scherlen of Government and Justice Studies is the PDT Faculty Leader, and Augusto (Gus) Peña, Interim Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Development, is the PDT Staff Leader. One of the primary responsibilities of Terri Lockwood, Director of Programs in Academic Affairs, is ongoing support and leadership for the PDT. Lutabingwa, Scherlen, and Peña were among the authors of the original Global Learning proposal, which can be viewed by clicking the links on the right-hand side of this page.

Carey, Lutabingwa, Scherlen, Peña, and Lockwood will be visiting units in Academic Affairs and Student Development during Fall 2011 to talk about the QEP and solicit ideas for inclusion in the proposal. We are looking forward to these meetings, and we’re also open to e-mail suggestions. You may also contact us if you’d like to volunteer for the Leadership Council or the Marketing, Faculty and Staff Development, or Technology Development Teams.

Thanks for your continuing interest and involvement in the QEP!

Dr. Tony Carey
Co-Chair of the QEP, and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

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