QEP Examples from Other Universities. (Student Affairs / Involvement)
RICE UNIVERSITY – HOUSTON, TEXAS
http://www.rice.edu/
Intellectual Development of Rice Undergraduates in Urban Houston – structured civic
engagement and community based research and design focused on the city of Houston.
 Civic Inquiry Program
o QEP Courses
o Summer Research Fellowships
o Rice Undergraduate Scholar Program
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Will offer Centers for Students
o Community Involvement Center-The Community Involvement Center is a
campus hub for students
o Career Services Center-The Career Services Center (CSC) offers
undergraduate internships and exchanges with community organizations,
businesses and the Texas Medical Center
o Office of Student Activities – The Office of Student Activities offers training
and support in the areas of student outreach and leadership.
o The Center for Civic Engagement – Will function as Facilitator of
Collaboration.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
www.sacs.utep.edu
Enhancing Student Success – Student Success in the Middle Years- The University of Texas
provides a University-wide course of action for focused improvements in learning and learning
outcome assessment in Student’s “middle years.”
o QEP “Student Success in the Middle Years” has two goals thorough review and
renewal of both (a) the University’s curriculum and (b) academic and career
advising. Review of academic and career advising will facilitate students’ efficient
and timely progress and provide students with specific professional and career
guidance.
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Will offer Student Programs and Career Advising
o UTEP has already implemented strong, entering student advising programs
that focus on transitioning students into a university environment.
Also includes a scholarship component of new scholarships.
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HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY – NORTH CAROLINA
http://www.highpoint.edu/
Self Society, World, and Vocation: A thematic Approach to Experiential Student LearningThe Plan focuses on several different forms of experimental learning, each of which is tied to the
learning objectives of the University’s core curriculum.
Strategic Planning
 The University will assess all aspects of the non-curricular student experience with the
goal of improving student life and student engagement.
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The University will conduct a thorough evaluation of the internship program to determine
both departmental and student needs.
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The University will sponsor a wider range of study abroad opportunities and will develop
a plan for recruiting greater numbers of international students.
The QEP in Institutional Context
In the final analysis the broad focus of the QEP on improved experimental learning
opportunities for students is consistent with High Point University’s historical purpose,
academic mission, general education curriculum, and future goals and objectives.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON- DOWNTOWN
http://www.uhd.edu/
Student Engagement through Active Learning –the activities listed in this QEP also directly
support the priorities established in the UHS Strategic Plan and will assist us in meeting the goals
set forth in the State of Texas’s Closing the Gaps Plan.
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The first main focus of our QEP is on the new transition students must undergo to
become engaged, knowledgeable University Citizens who not only understand the
responsibilities of membership in the University Community but who value the resources
and opportunities that community provides.
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The Plan’s second focus is to promote greater student engagement in the learning process
itself through various intervention strategies, strategies that will provide students with the
opportunity to employ the active learning practices that are most directly connected with
student success.
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The general focus is interdisciplinary and global engagement.
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THE UNIVERISTY OF SOUTHERN MISSISIPI
http://www.usm.edu
Improving Oral and Written Competencies – To improve oral and written competencies,
the QEP Leadership Team collaborated with faculty in the English and Speech
Communications departments to design two interventions. (1) Faculty training in methods
to teach and assess writing and speaking competencies and (2) creation of writing and
speech laboratories (labs) for student instruction.
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Goal 1: Effective Implementation of Faculty Pedagogies in Communication
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Goal 2: Enhanced Environment for Supporting Oral and Written Learning
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Goal 3: Effective Assessment of Oral and Written Learning
o Speaking Center
o Writing Center and Lab
NICHOLAS STATE UNIVERSITY
http://www.nicholls.edu/
L’Espirit Engage- It will focus on improving students critical thinking and writing skills
through integrative learning-as a set of strategies that provide students with the skills to
learn more effectively and make the kind of connections essential to lifelong learning and to
the fruitful application of learning.
Statement of QEP Goals
 Increase faculty engagement in best teaching practices
 Increase student engagement in effective practices
 Increase critical thinking through critical inquiry and writing
Essentially the QEP team sees these three goals as having a domino effect on student
learning. Increased faculty engagement facilitates student engagement in the learning
process, which in turn allows for a productive critical inquiry in the learning
environment.
Effect of student engagement on student Learning
Students attending universities that emphasize good educational practices demonstrate improved
learning and personal development.
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WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
www.wtamu.edu
Engaging the First Year Student: The Quality Enhancement plan theme, the First Year Student,
serves as a context through which students thrive academically, professionally, and culturally.
The WTAMU mission challenges us “to educate students to be informed, responsible, creative
and articulate decision makers who will exercise good citizenship, appreciate diversity and be
professionally competitive.
Engaging the First Year Student QEP guides our efforts to develop a program of initiatives for
first year students that will:
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Enhance active and collaborative learning
Enrich education experiences
Develop college success skills
Cultivate supportive campus relationships
These QEP goals are vital to the growth and development of West Texas A&M University.
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