QEP Timeline

Summative Evaluation of the Goals for the QEP

Throughout the QEP cycle, we will gather data for use in our final assessment and evaluation, which will summarize trends emerging from the five years of the project’s active existence. We will aim to answer the three questions in our final report:

• What did we do?
• Did the QEP increase student learning in the area of communication?
• Did the QEP result in improvements, including increases in student learning, that helped to accomplish the mission of the university?

Timeline

FY16: 2015-2016

• QEP Planning Committee formation for monthly meetings
• QEP Planning Committee examined surveys of staff and students and isolated “communication” as a target to address
• QEP Subcommittees formed to discuss and define the topic of communication
• QEP Subcommittees presented their takes on communication to the entire SRSU campus and community
• Committee and subcommittee conclusions conveyed to the various stakeholders
• Leadership provided by QEP Coordinators (RGC & Alpine)

FY17: 2016-2017

• QEP Oversight Committee formed
• Specified scope of the QEP
• Identified principal elements of the QEP
• Presented theme and scope to EC for approval and support
• Divided into Subcommittees for SLOs, Assessment, Budget, Publicity, Faculty Development, Literature Review
• Completed early draft of SLOs
• Began development of an assessment protocol
• Communicated committee work to stakeholders
• Researched best practices
• Factored QEP implementation plan and budget into the campus budget conversation
• Completed an early draft of the QEP
•  John Hardt visited SRSU June 6, 2017

FY18: 2017-2018

• Selection and approval of QEP Lead Evaluator, Dr. Mariko Izumi
• Fall Semester Professional Development Trainings at RGC on October 27, 2017
• Fall Semester Professional Development Trainings in Alpine on November 1, 2017
• Developed and maintained a QEP website
• Continued communication efforts and events across campus
• Garnered broad based faculty input on the QEP
• Conducted focus groups with students to garner broad based student input
• Created the Cardinal Assessment instruments and scoring rubrics
• Identified Faculty Guides, Dr. Velasco and Dr. Culver
• Piloted one Mapped Class in Spring 2018
• Celebrated the QEP with all stakeholders at New Year’s Party and Informational Fair in Alpine on January 25
• Celebrated the QEP with all stakeholders at New Year’s Party and Informational Fair at each RGC campus on February 6, 7, and 8
• Open submission for Faculty Navigators Application for Fall 2018 February 1-March 1
• Prepared final QEP for submission to SACSCOC
• Mapped Class syllabus due May 1

FY19: 2018-2019

• Fall Orientation for Faculty Guides and Navigators August 24, 2018
• Mapped Classes begin Fall 2018 on August 27; identify students enrolled in Banner
• Fall Semester Professional Development Trainings at both campuses with Sherry Morreale, Professor at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and communication scholar October 4 and 5, 2018
• Administer Cardinal Pre-Assessments in first three weeks of course; Navigators will submit scores into the QEP data collection system by October 1, 2018
• Administer Cardinal Post-Assessments in last two weeks of course; Navigators will submit scores into the QEP data collection system by the start of spring semester 2019
• Student post-course survey given December 7-14, 2018
• External Reviewer will score a representative sample of assessments and scores will be submitted by December 22, 2018
• Continue communication efforts and events across campus
• Spring Semester Professional Development Training
• Coordinators generate QEP annual report for President’s Executive Cabinet and university community

FY20 and Beyond: 2019-2023

• Mapped Classes continue, increasing number of offerings each year
• Additional Faculty Guides will be added as needed
• Administer Cardinal Assessment and score each semester
• Data from assessments tracked in a customized data collection system
• Continue communication efforts and events across campus
• Professional Development offerings each semester
• Coordinators generate QEP annual report for President’s Executive Cabinet and university community