Timeline

Year 0 - 2012-2013 - Pilot & Planning

• Conduct pilot project
• Evaluate the utility of proposed assessments and examine QEP processes
• Analyze pilot data and make any necessary modifications to the QEP plan for Year 1 (2013-2014)
• Administer NSSE and FSSE to serve as a benchmark for overall impact of QEP initiatives

Faculty Initiatives

• Develop QEP Enhanced Project grant criteria and invite RFPs

Student Initiatives

• Initiate discussions with Student Life and other units regarding integration and alignment of student success efforts

Year 1 - 2013-2014 - Initial Implementation

• Develop a strategic plan for securing internal university partners and external business and community partners
• Establish an external advisory board
• Conduct a QEP experiential learning showcase event featuring experiential learning projects, opportunities for involvement, and recognition of students, faculty, staff, and organizations for excellence in experiential learning
• Begin establishing a clearinghouse and repository for experiential learning opportunities
• Collaborate with students to generate a marketing plan for awareness and consumption of QEP services and resources
• Perform annual QEP assessment and conduct QEP Assessment Retreat

Faculty Initiatives

• Develop the Experiential Learning Fellows mentorship program and invite proposals for participation
• Initiate professional development activities

Student Initiatives

• Initiate pre-professional development workshops
• Develop online training modules
• Collaborate with Student Life to acquire additional student data and develop a strategic plan for the development of programs specifically targeting at-risk students
• Develop and establish criteria for Experiential Student Scholar Program and invite applicants

Year 2 - 2014-2015 - Evaluation, Expansion, & Enhancement

• Seek internal and external business and community partners on the basis of the strategic plan
• Administer NSSE, FSSE, and the Graduate Student Survey
• Conduct a QEP experiential learning showcase event featuring experiential learning projects, opportunities for involvement, and recognition of students, faculty, staff, and organizations for excellence in experiential learning
• Perform annual QEP assessment and conduct QEP Assessment Retreat

Faculty Initiatives

• Expand professional development activities and opportunities
• Expand QEP Enhanced Project Grant Funding
• Expand participation in the QEP Experiential Learning Fellows mentorship program

Student Initiatives

• Expand pre-professional development for students
• Assess the viability of initiatives specifically targeted at at-risk students such as Summer Bridge programs and peer to peer mentoring
• Pilot an Experiential Student Scholar program

Year 3 - 2015-2016 - Evaluation, Expansion, & Enhancement

• Seek internal and external business and community partners on the basis of the strategic plan
• Conduct a QEP experiential learning showcase event featuring experiential learning projects, opportunities for involvement, and recognition of students, faculty, staff, and organizations for excellence in experiential learning
• Perform annual QEP assessment and conduct QEP Assessment Retreat

Faculty Initiatives

• Expand professional development opportunities
• Expand number of QEP enhanced projects
• Expand participation in Experiential Learning Fellows mentorship program

Student Initiatives

• Expand pre-professional development
• Expand initiatives targeted at at-risk students
• Fully implement Experiential Student Scholar program

Year 4 - 2016-2017 - Evaluation, Expansion, & Enhancement

• Increase number of internal and external partnerships
• Fund QEP Enhanced Projects and initiate funding for additional incentive programs if appropriate
• Administer NSSE, FSSE, and Graduate Student Survey
• Conduct a QEP experiential learning showcase event featuring experiential learning projects, opportunities for involvement, and recognition of students, faculty, staff, and organizations for excellence in experiential learning
• Perform annual QEP assessment and conduct QEP Assessment Retreat

Faculty Initiatives

• Maintain participation levels in QEP Experiential Learning Fellows mentorship program
• Initiate additional mentorship programs for faculty if appropriate
• Maintain and enhance professional development

Student Initiatives

• Maintain and enhance student pre-professional development
• Maintain and enhance initiatives targeted at at-risk students
• Expand Experiential Student Scholar program

Year 5 - 2017-2018 - Sustain or Modify

• Sustain existing QEP efforts from previous years
• Evaluate the overall impact of the QEP and determine whether Pioneering Pathways: Learn by Doing will continue to be the focus of TWUs QEP for the next five- year cycle
• Determine modifications needed for enhancement and improvement for implementation in next five year cycle