Quality Enhancement Plan Flowchart
Southern University at Shreveport
QEP – Chronological Order of Events
April 17, 2008
April 30, 2008
May 15, 2008
May 21, 2008
June 23, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 28, 2008
August 11, 2008
August 25, 2008
September 15, 2008
October 13, 2008
October 17, 2008
October 27, 2008
October 28, 2008
October 29 –
November 5, 2008
October 31, 2008
November 11, 2008
Committee membership appointment notification
(Chancellor)
QEP Workshop – Presenter – Dr. Terry McConathy
Executive Vice President & Dean Graduate
Studies
LA Tech University
QEP Steering Committee Organizational Meeting
Composed sub-committees and designated chairs
Completion of QEP Questionnaire
Questionnaire approved by the Leadership Team
QEP Summer Institute in Orlando, Florida
Administering of survey to community – letter
explains reaffirmation & QEP
Fall Faculty & Staff Institute – Introduction of the
QEP to SUSLA family.
Administering of surveys to faculty & staff – letter
explains reaffirmation & QEP
Tabulation of Community, Faculty & Staff surveys
Town Hall meetings were as one of broad-based
data gathering method
Southern Association for Institutional Research
(SAIR)
Fine tuning plans for town hall meetings
Focus group method was substituted for the town
hall meeting
Presentation of survey through Zoomerang
Administering of surveys to students
Structure of focus group workshop
Orientation of Moderators & Recorders (12 noon –
2:45 p.m.)
November 12, 2008
November 13, 2008
November 16 – 20,
2008
November 17 – 19,
2008
November 20, 2008
November 25, 2008
December 6, 2008
January 5, 2009
January 12, 2009
February 10, 2009
February 17, 2009
March 3, 2009
March 6, 2009
March 6 9, 2009
March 10, 2009
March 11, 2009
Chancellor gave overview of the reaffirmation
process and compared criteria & principles
Focus Group Session (3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Analysis of results of focus group discussions
Presentation of results of Focus Group to
University Community and Common Interests
highlighted
QEP Pal assigned
Focus Group Satisfaction Survey Administered
Academic division meetings with members to come
up with suggestions for QEP topics
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
meets with Deans & Division Chairs to submit
topics from their division
Interim Vice Chancellor submitted the nine topics
from Adhoc Committee to the QEP Steering
Committee
SACS Annual Meeting
Voice mail sent to faculty & staff via e-mail with
assignment for Spring Institute
Link for SACS Commission on Colleges included
in e-mail
QEP Pal list attached
Spring Faculty & Staff Institute – Activity with
QEP pal – rewards given
Steering Committee reviewing assessment data in
conjunction with the nine topics
Based on assessment data, Steering committee felt
early engagement should be the be the overarching
focus of the QEP topic
Survey was approved by Steering
Committee/SACS Leadership Team
Student Focus Group
Survey administered to University community
Result of survey analyzed by Steering Committee
SACS Leadership Team reviewed result of final
survey and voted on QEP topic
March 12, 2009
Chancellor announced the QEP topic to the
Chancellor’s Cabinet