The QEP Development Timeline
Fall 2004 / Spring 2005 / Summer 2005 / Fall 2005 / Spring 2006 / Summer 2006 / Fall 2006
(art by September Krueger, CFCC student)
The QEP Team meets to review progress and consider priorities
QEP update given to College Council
QEP presentation at Fall In-Service
August 16, 2006
QEP presentations conducted at new student orientations
August 3, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews QEP draft
QEP update presented to CFCC Board of Trustees
Overview of QEP presented at annual Planning Retreat
June 20, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews assessment results (see below)
June 19, 2006
Arts and Sciences Department Chairs meet with QEP Chairperson to review plan
June 13, 2006
SACS Leadership Team discusses QEP and assessment activities
An interdisciplinary team assesses samples of ENG 111 common final essays using CFCC's critical thinking rubric in order to establish a baseline measure for students' critical thinking skills and refine the assessment process
June 6, 2006
SACS Leadership Team discusses revisions to QEP draft
May 30, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews revised QEP budget figures
QEP update given to CFCC Board of Trustees
May 16, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews QEP revisions; discusses candidates for Lead Evaluator
May 3, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews revised sections of the QEP
April 26, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews revised sections of the QEP
The QEP Team meets; discusses evaluation and editing process
April 13, 2006
The QEP Team sponsors a table at Spring Fling
QEP update given to College Council
QEP update given to Faculty Association
April 4, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews preliminary budget estimates for QEP implementation
March 28, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews implementation responsibilities for each QEP initiative
March 23, 2006
QEP update given to CFCC Board of Trustees
March 21, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews committee structure for QEP implementation
March 14, 2006
March 1, 2006
February 28, 2006
SACS Leadership Team reviews suggestions from faculty and staff for QEP title ideas; selects Critical Thinking: Lighting the Path to Lifelong Learning
February 22, 2006
College Council approves final draft of Executive Summary
February 10-24, 2006
February 8, 2006
QEP update given to College Council; reviews draft of Executive Summary.
February 7, 2006
QEP Team meets; reviews implementation details and receives input from Arts & Sciences Department Chairs.
January 24, 2006
QEP update given to SACS Leadership Team; connecting QEP objectives with College Goals and benchmarks for success reviewed
January 18, 2006
QEP update given to Student Government Association; ideas for a student survey of critical thinking experiences discussed.
QEP update given to SACS Leadership Team; mission statement for QEP discussed and revised.
QEP Team meets; reviews and discusses QEP working documents, including timelines and implementation matrix.
January 10, 2006
QEP update given to SACS Leadership Team; implementation timeline, resources, and responsibilities discussed.
QEP update given to SACS Leadership Team; overview of plan, learning outcomes, and timeline discussed.
QEP update presented to Faculty Association.
QEP Team meets; reports from initiative groups; QEP Chair discusses ideas from SACS-COC conference; goals for spring semester discussed and tentative calendar reviewed.
QEP update presented to the Student Government Association; input from students requested.
QEP Team meets; initiative groups report on progress; issues involving responsibilities for supervising and teaching college success course are discussed; specifics ideas for English comp also discussed; a draft of a General Ed faculty survey is reviewed.
QEP update given to CFCC Board of Trustees.
QEP Team meets; initiative teams report on progress; ideas about professional development opportunities getting faculty buy-in are discussed; the potential benefit of creating "learning communities" or thematically clustered courses is introduced by student representatives; end of semester goals are discussed.
College Council is updated on the progress being made in each initiative area.
QEP Team meets; initiative groups report on progress; the specifics of a college success course initiative and the General Education Team’s ideas about curricular changes are discussed; ideas are to be shared with College Council at upcoming meeting.
QEP Team meets; initiative groups share ideas; the need for developing a standard critical thinking rubric is discussed; linking initiatives together through generalized learning outcomes and anticipating the professional development needs of each initiative also discussed.
QEP update to College Council; discussion of the four initiatives being explored by the QEP Team.
QEP Team meets; the initiative groups share ideas generated in their weekly meetings and begin noting emerging themes, particularly an emphasis on inquiry and the importance of self-regulating reasoning (metacognition), especially in terms of understanding one’s own learning style. Consulting with appropriate leadership on each initiative is also discussed.
QEP Team meets; introduces new faculty and student members; team divides into small groups to explore four specific, interrelated initiatives for improving students’ critical thinking skills; groups to begin meeting on their own to compile ideas and literature review.
QEP newsletter distributed to faculty and staff at fall in-service meeting. Members of the QEP Team conduct two afternoon presentations about the progress and development of the QEP; attendees provided with an informational handout and asked to respond to a brief survey.
QEP Team meets; discusses strategies for upcoming return of nine-month faculty and beginning of fall semester; ideas for interactive presentations, workshops, and survey methods are considered; QEP Chair presents issues discussed at Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation
QEP Chair attends the SACS-COC Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation in Orlando, Florida
QEP progress shared with College Council; finalized definitions of critical thinking and student learning for consideration discussed
QEP Team meets; finalizes definitions of critical thinking and student learning; begins considering appropriate focus; begins drafting QEP newsletter
QEP Team meets; works on definitions of critical thinking and student learning
June 15, 2005
QEP Chair meets with Department Chairs from Arts and Sciences and Vocational/Technical
June 3, 2005
Report on QEP progress presented at CFCC Annual Planning Meeting
June 2, 2005
QEP Chair meets with Deans of Arts and Sciences and Vocation/Technical divisions for briefing
QEP Team meets for the first time; establishes working groups, immediate goals, and tentative timeline
April 27, 2005
College Council votes to approve members of QEP Team
April 13, 2005
Critical thinking as QEP topic proposed to College Council; decision made to go forward with topic and form QEP Team
April 4, 2005
Advisory Group and others meet to discuss membership for QEP Team and cooperation between departments; developmental partnership between English and Math Departments considered
March 16, 2005
Advisory Group and others meet to discuss responses to Vice President Shaver’s email; response to critical thinking as QEP topic largely positive
March 1, 2005
Vice President Shaver distributes email soliciting feedback from college on critical thinking as QEP topic
February 28, 2005
Advisory Group meets to discuss QEP topic; decides to explore critical thinking as possible topic
January 24, 2005
Advisory Group meets to discuss focus groups’ comments
December 4-7, 2004
CFCC representatives attend SACS annual conference in Atlanta, GA
November 1-15, 2004
Focus Group sessions held for all college areas to discuss possible QEP topics