QEP Task Force Meeting - March 26, 2020

Attendance:

Dr. Erina Duganne, Associate Professor, School of Art and Design
Dr. Kelly Kaufhold, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Dr. Lon Olson, Assessment Director
Mr. Ismael Lozano, Assistant to the Director of Assessment
Mr. David Sharp, Biochemistry major, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mr. Richard G. Powe, Geography Resource and Environmental Studies major, Department of Geography
Dr. David Wierschem, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Dr. Yihong Yuan, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Ms. Victoria G. Black, Director, Personalized Academic and Career Exploration Center
Dr. Peter Golato, Associate Professor, Department of World Languages and Literatures
Dr. Alejandra Sorto, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Dr. Kent Griffin, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance
Ms. Sarah Naper, Director, Research and Learning Services
Ms. Flisa Stevenson, Director of Development Communications
Ms. Susan Thompson, Senior Research Analyst, Office of Institutional Research
Mr. Tom Shewan, Associate Vice President, Facilities
Dr. Doug Morrish, Professor & Assistant Dean
Dr. Peter Tschirhart, Associate Dean, Honors College
Ms. Evy Gonzales, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Dr. Paula Williamson, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology
Dr. Daniel A. Brown, Dean of University College and Director of PACE Center
Ms. Melissa Hyatt, Associate University Registrar, Office of the University Registrar
Ms. Toni Moreno, Assistant Director for Hispanic Student Retention in the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion
Dr. Nico Schüler, University Distinguished Professor, School of Music
Dr. Amy Louise Schwarz, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Disorders
Mr. Whitten Smart, Special Assistant, Information Technology
Dr. Karen Lewis, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Not in Attendance:

Ms. Laramie McWilliams, Assistant Dean of Students, Leadership Institute
Mr. Shane Rich-New, Biochemistry major, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ms. Isabel Valdez, Graduate Assistant, Exercise Science major, Department of Health and Human Performance
Mr. Patrick Smith, Assistant Director, Office of Distance & Extended Learning
Ms. Jennifer Idema, Campus Life Committee Chairperson, Graduate House
Mr. Nik Farrell, Recreation Administration major with a Southwestern Studies minor, Department of Health and Human Performance
Ms. Vanessa Jones, Dance major, Department of Theater and Dance
Mr. Jaxon Castillo, Electrical Engineering major, Ingram School of Engineering
Ms. Imani McDonald, Graduate Assistant, Marketing Research and Analysis major, Department of Marketing
Ms. Amy Baker, Biochemistry major, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Eric J. Paulson, Professor & Associate Dean, Doctoral Program in Developmental Education

Meeting

Peter Golato starts the meeting by stating the agenda for the meeting. As well as introduces Kambra Bolch as a guest for the meeting.

Erina discusses what the acronym for RES could stand for and gathers input from the rest of the QEP members.

Members discuss the title for the seminar course, RES 3399, as well as the prerequisites, and description.

Kambra Bolch Brooks discusses what a course needs to be considered a writing-intensive course since the committee would like to make the course to be WI.

Erina asks input from the members for the 4000-level course, just like the 3000-level course (description, title, and prerequisites, etc.)

Variable courses are discussed if they should be variable credit or just be a 3 hours credit for the purposes of the QEP and assessment. In the future, it can be made into variable course credit.

Lon discusses a projection for the number of students to be in the program from the pilot to the end of the QEP.

The rest of the QEP leaders update everyone on their progress on their respective parts.