Quality Enhancement Plan

Core Requirement 12 calls for the university to prepare a Quality Enhancement Plan. The QEP is focused on improving some aspect of the educational component of the institution. It represents a commitment on the part of the institution to identify an area for improvement, to develop a plan to meet specific, measurable goals, and to engage in ongoing assessment of progress toward completion of the plan. The QEP does not have to be tied to the reaffirmation cycle: it may be completed in less than ten years, but it probably should not continue longer than a decade.
 
The QEP should be broad-based, impacting as many units of the university as possible, including both academic and support components. Effort should be made to engage as many stakeholder groups as possible in the selection of the plan focus and its implementation. The first job of the QEP Committee will be to devise a plan for soliciting input from such groups as students, faculty, administration, staff, alumni, and other interested individuals and groups. The QEP focus may be a currently identified component of the Strategic Plan, or it may be a new emphasis that has not previously been identified (in which case, it would be added to the Strategic Plan). Whatever focus is finally selected, it should be capable of successful implementation within the limits of the disposable resources of the university.

The QEP deadline is six weeks before the on-site visit (first week of February 2005 at the earliest). The plan is restricted to 75 pages of text with 25 pages of supporting documentation.        

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