• SACS Requirements
  • 2.12 Core Requirements Narrative
  • Considerations in Developing a QEP
• Timeline
• 1-page Process Paper on Reaffirmation/QEP
• Links to other QEPs
• Executive Summary with Pilot Project descriptions
• QEP (Final) Document
• Active Learning Portal

Fall 2004/Spring 2005

• President and Provost identify SACS Leadership Team
• President and Provost introduce QEP process to deans, chairs and faculty
• President and Provost hold strategic conversations with deans, chairs, faculty, and staff
• President and Provost host Planning Retreat for deans (April 2005)

Summer 2005

• Provost and deans complete initial stages of work on university strategic plan
• Leadership Team attends SACS orientation in Atlanta (June 2005)
• SACS Liaison submits “Institutional Summary Form” to SACS (June 2005)
• Provost identifies Compliance Certification Coordinator (June 2005)
• Provost identifies QEP Coordinator (June 2005)

Fall 2005

• Campus community gives input on QEP topic (September/October 2005)
  • Faculty On-Line Survey using potential topics identified through Strategic Conversations in Fall 2004
  • Faculty Focus Groups
  • Unit Faculty Meetings/Presentations
  • Dean's Council
  • Faculty Senate
  • Undergraduate Assembly
  • Student Congress
• QEP topic Identified (November 2005)
• Deans and QEP Coordinator identified QEP Steering Committee members (December 2005)

Spring 2006

• QEP Steering Committee submits RFP's to solicit proposals for QEP projects from UTA Academic Community (February/March 2006)
• QEP Coordinator observes On-Site Review at Middle Tennessee State University (March 21 - 23, 2006)
• QEP Steering Committee submits draft outline of QEP to UTA Academic Community for comment (April 2006)
• QEP Steering Committee completes outline of QEP (May 2006)
• QEP Steering Committee identifies potential QEP reviewers (May 2006)

Summer 2006

• QEP Steering Committee completes initial draft of QEP (August 2006)
• QEP Coordinator contacts potential QEP reviewers 

Fall 2006

• QEP Steering Committee submits draft QEP to UTA Academic Community for comment (September 2006)
• QEP Steering Committee completes final version of QEP document (December 1, 2006)
• SACS Leadership Team submits to SACS names of individuals confirmed to serve as QEP reviewers

Spring 2007

• QEP Document sent to SACS (January 15, 2007)
• SACS On-Site Review Committee conducts visit (February 26, 2007 - March 2, 2007)
• SACS Leadership Team receives report of On-Site Review Committee
• SACS Leadership Team prepares and submits response to report of On-Site Review Committee

Fall 2007

• Commission on Colleges reaffirms UTA accreditation at Annual Meeting (December 2007)

• QEP Section Sitemap