Timeline of the Rust College Quality Enhancement Plan

Timeline	Actions	Personnel	Resources
Spring 2012	President establishes focus groups consisting of faculty, staff and students to assess institutional data and propose a range of possible QEP topics	President, faculty, staff and students	N/A
April-May 2012	A tentative topic emerges.	The focus groups, President and President’s Cabinet.	N/A
May 2012	President appoints a director for the Quality Enhancement Plan at Spring Managers’ Retreat.	President	N/A
August 2012	Surveys administered to faculty and staff on proposed topic. Incoming Freshmen surveyed.	Faculty and staff; administered by FYE staff	Office support
September 2012	QEP Core Committee identified and approved; initial planning begins.	QEP Core Committee	Office support
October 2012	(1)QEP establishes guidelines for role of students. (2) SLOs discussed. (3)Timeline for the QEP planning finalized. (4) Marketing ideas addressed.	Core Committee	Office support
November-December 2012	Topic for the QEP is narrowed; SLOs and proposed assessment methods discussed.	Core Committee	Office support
January - March 2013	QEP document and Implementation Plan are outlined (do-able and assessable) and presented for approval; QEP Promotions/ Marketing of QEP initiated; initiate discussion groups around the QEP topic.	QEP Committee and Director, President, President’s Cabinet, students faculty and staff	Office support
April-May 2013	Review Literature and begin writing the QEP document.	Core Committee and editing/ proofing team	Office support
June 2013	Feedback from first draft.	President, President’s Cabinet and Faculty	Office support
July 2013	Draft finalized.	President, President’s Cabinet and faculty	Office support
August 2013	Final QEP document submitted to SACS	SACS Liaison	Office support