NOVA is gearing up for reaffirmation of accreditation by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS COC) in 2012. This reaffirmation process requires the development of the Compliance Certification Report and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).The QEP involves developing and assessing a strategy that NOVA will use to improve one facet of student learning. According to SACS COC, student learning addresses knowledge, skills, behavior, and values. How do we choose our plan? Well, that’s where you come in! The QEP requires broad-based institutional involvement. Discussions with faculty, staff, and students from each campus will get the process started. How do you think NOVA should enhance the quality of student learning?
NOVA will investigate various topics from each campus and select a topic by the spring of 2010. A very detailed plan addressing the implementation and assessment strategy of our topic will be submitted to SACS COC in August 2011 and reviewed by the on-site review committee. SACS COC will revisit the QEP in 2017 to see how we are doing.
What plans have other college submitted? Some topics include enhancing academic support services; enhancing student retention; incorporating field experience and collaborative learning; enhancing online education; enhancing student learning outcomes in developmental mathematics; including supplemental instruction; learning in a technology-rich environment; and improving student engagement through critical thinking. While many of these ideas are applicable to NOVA, we want to develop our own plan that addresses one aspect of student learning at NOVA.
What’s our QEP? Let’s decide together!
