The Packways QEP at NC State
A Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is an integral component of the SACSCOC reaffirmation of accreditation process.
A Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is an integral component of the SACSCOC reaffirmation of accreditation process. It reflects and affirms a commitment to enhance overall institutional quality and effectiveness by focusing on an issue that NC State considers important to improving student learning outcomes and/or student success
Per SACSCOC requirements, a QEP has:
- a topic identified through an institution’s ongoing comprehensive planning and evaluation processes;
- broad-based support of institutional constituencies; focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success;
- commits resources to initiate, implement and complete the QEP; and
- includes a plan to assess achievement.
Visit the SACSCOC and Accreditation FAQ page for more information about the development of NC State’s QEP.
NC State’s 2024-29 QEP
As we begin the five-year period of Packways, our pilot program has been designed to help us fully map all of the High Impact Experiences at NC State. Our framing questions are:
- What are the experiences that align with our vision of HIEs at NC State?
- How do students learn about these activities?
- How can we best educate students about the value of these experiences, guide them towards the experiences they need and help them to get the most out of these experiences?
- How are students able to get involved with different campus HIEs, and determine their quality?
- What programs already embed critical reflection practices?
The Packways Pilot Year (2024-25) will focus on:
- Activating a multi-faceted communication plan with student voices explaining the benefits of HIEs, overcoming challenges to getting involved, and gateways to learning more and getting engaged;
- Launching a three-pronged professional development program co-designed by campus partners to engage HIE mentors and advisors in learning and exchange about HIE best practices, facilitating involvement and embedding critical reflection;
- Close collaboration with a group of HIEs that are most likely to reach entering freshmen/transfer students (first year seminars, living learning villages, student employment in the University Libraries and the Wellness and Recreation Center);
- *These HIEs were selected because of their status as gateways – places where new NC State students are likely to learn about a variety of HIEs. In partnership with Packways staff, these programs will circulate HIE resources to students, provide professional development opportunities, encourage students to complete Packways surveys and participate in HIE focus groups, and provide a sampling of reflection artifacts for assessment.
- Testing the assessment models developed (Student Learning Outcomes, assessment for HIE quality).
Who We Are
Dr. Holly Hurlburt
QEP Advisor and Associate Dean and Executive Director, Academic Enrichment Programs, University College
Partners
- Office of Assessment and Accreditation
- Division of Academic and Student Affairs
- DELTA
- Office for Faculty Excellence
- Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs
- NC State University Libraries
- Shelton Leadership Center
Implementation Team
- Levent Atici, Associate Vice Provost for Student-Centered Interdisciplinary Initiatives, Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs
- Tricia Buddin, Director of Student Services, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Jennifer Capps, Assistant Vice Provost, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs
- Diane Chapman, Executive Director and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Office for Faculty Excellence
- Kim Duckett, Department Head, Collections and Research Engagement, NC State University Libraries
- Melissa Edwards Smith, Director of Education and Campus Engagement, Office of Equal Opportunity
- Melvin Jai Jackson, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement, Office for Faculty Excellence
- Sharon Joines, Associate Dean of Academic Strategy and Professor, Graphic Design and Industrial Design, College of Design
- Michele Kurtz, Director, Student Leadership and Engagement, Division of Academic and Student Affairs
- Kelly Laraway, Director of Employer Relations, Career Development Center, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Julia Law, Director, Study Abroad, Office of Global Engagement
- Verna Little, Assistant Director, Intern Program and IT Governance, Office of Information Technology
- Herle McGowan, Chair of the Faculty and Teaching Professor, Statistics, College of Sciences
- Chester Miller, Director, Residential Learning, University Housing, Division of Academic and Student Affairs
- Seth Murray, Teaching Professor and Director of International Studies Program, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Janice Odom, Director, Caldwell Fellows, NC State Alumni Association
- Annaka Sikkink, Program Coordinator for Student Engagement, Campus Enterprises
- Rhonda Sutton, Assistant Dean for Professional Development, The Graduate School
- Nancy Whelchel, Assistant Vice Provost for Institutional Survey Research and Analysis, Institutional Research and Analysis
- Tyler Wiersma, Director of High-Impact Experiences, Poole College of Management
Past Student Participants 2024-25
- Student Interns
- Radja Chinoun, Graduate Assistant, Doctoral Student, College of Education
- Anna Czarkowski, Communications Intern
- Haley Pearce, Communications Intern, Undergraduate Student, Poole College of Management
- Student Advisory Board
- Tanjina Akter
- Hailey Gardner
- Jermaine Hudson
- Deana Jaramillo-Jaimes
- Desi Moran-Guzman
- Connor Lemnios
- Dhruthi Singamsetty
- Emani Small
- Nina Sutherland
- Morgan Thorpe
- Caleb Twigg
- Amber Yassin