1. Faculty/Staff QEP Focus Groups Monday, February 18, 2013

2. Overview of Preliminary Implementation Plan: Purpose: The purpose of “Navigate: Get THERE through Team Advising” is to improve students’ academic planning skills through team advising.

3. Goal 1: Student Learning- Through team advising, students will set and make plans for achieving educational success goals. Student Learning Objectives: (The student will be able to... ) Demonstrate knowledge of the advising structure. Set an academic goal. Develop an academic plan. Demonstrate individual responsibility for academic success. Preliminary Target Audience: Fall 2014 Cohort Students (students who are new to VWCC) who are in a degree program and in SDV. Thereafter, first year students enrolled in a degree program and taking SDV.

4. Goal 2: College-To improve the quality of advising by forming an effective team. College Objectives: (The advising team will be able to... ) Understand their roles Have a greater awareness of the importance of advising and an academic plan Use the progressive model of advising Have a manageable advising workload Utilize technology to assist in efficiently serving students

5. Primary advising team members: Advising Specialists (i.e. Academic Advisors located in Chapman) Advising Liaisons (i.e. newly proposed but not yet approved full time positions to begin 2014) Faculty advisors (i.e. full-time teaching faculty members)

6. Other key points: Chapman Student Questionnaire Computer labs for student self registration QEP Director Case management system Consistent academic plan assignment for SDV Enhanced consistent communication Advising professional development

7. Where are we in the process of developing the QEP? Phase 1: Dialogue about QEP topics (Spring 2012) Phase 2: Topic selection Advising picked as broad topic by survey (Late Spring 2012) Literatu re review to narrow topic (Summer 2012) Teamwork Advising picked by survey (Beginning of Fall 2012) Phase 3: Focus (Fall 2012) Through multiple meetings, developed a preliminary 5 year action plan Phase 4: Design Phase (Spring 2013)

8. What committees are working this semester? Design Team Assessment Committee Budget Committee Professional Development Committee Technology Committee

9. What work is left to complete? Much committee work left to be completed to produce full implementation plan Anticipated QEP Report completion--End of Spring or Early Summer 2013 Semester October 1-3, 2013 SACS On-site visit

10. Questions about the preliminary implementation plan? Now, we would like to get your feedback.

11. Our contact information: Kristel Clark kclark@virginiawestern.edu Jenifer Kurtz jkurtz@virginiawestern.edu