QEP Topic Identification & Feedback Needed by February 25th

Proposals to Improve Student Learning and / or Student Success

During the fall, faculty and staff submitted the following proposals for the QEP:

• Academic Coaching for First-Semester and Non-Traditional Learners
• Accessibility Model for Inclusion and Student Success
• Citizenship Across the Curriculum
• Early Alert
• Early, Often, and Everywhere (Library Instruction to Improve Critical Thinking)
• Gateway to Success: Improving Student Outcomes in Foundation Courses
• Information Literacy
• Learning Commons Cafés: Creating Collaborative & Comprehensive
• Academic Support Centers
• Library Reserve Textbook Acquisition Process
• NOVA Thrives (Student Advocacy Center)
• Serving the Under-Served: Achieving Access, Success, and Equity at NOVA
• Student Responsibility and Preparedness
• Student Success for Second Year + Students
• Writing across College, Career, and Community

A sub-committee of the SACSCOC Steering Committee reviewed the proposals and identified six themes for NOVA’s next QEP:

• Academic Support Services
• Access and Equity through Advocacy and Support
• College Success Strategies
• Global and Social Engagement
• Improving Writing Performance
• Information Literacy and Critical Thinking

A successful QEP must meet SACSCOC requirements and should incorporate best practices: is focused on student learning and/or student success, is based on data, incorporates feasible strategies or actions, is neither too broad nor too narrow, and closes the student achievement gap.

To learn about the QEP and the topic identification process and to provide your feedback, please visit https://www.nvcc.edu/accreditation/reaffirmation/qep/proposals.html. Feedback is due no later than Tuesday, February 25, 2020.