What is a QEP?
It’s the Quality Enhancement Plan, a significant component of our SACS reaccreditation process. A QEP, as defined by SACS, is “a carefully designed and focused course of action that addresses a well-defined topic or issue related to enhancing student learning.” Our QEP provides us the opportunity to develop an active and targeted five-year plan to improve some aspect of the education of USC Upstate students. Our QEP proposal must be submitted to SACS in late 2011.
Who is involved?
One of the SACS requirements for the QEP is that the entire university community – faculty, students, staff, and administrators— be involved in the selection of the QEP topic.
Where are we in the process?
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee received six two-page proposals during Fall 2009. We have developed a number of ways for the University community to evaluate and provide feedback on each proposal; our goal is to choose the top three proposals by the end of the Spring 2010 semester. The feedback process will continue through March 5, 2010. Your opinion is important as we determine the topic of our QEP, so please participate in the Quality Enhancement Plan evaluation process.
qep@uscupstate.edu