QEP Process & Timeline
Developing and implementing a QEP is an approximately 9-year process that occurs in phases. We began our new QEP process in August, 2024. The first year involved the QEP Topic Selection Committee evaluating institutional data and soliciting input from stakeholders to identify the top potential topics, and President Kelly selecting from among the recommendations. (See “Topic Selection” tab for details.)
The second phase began in August, 2025 with a QEP Topic Planning Committee taking the lead. This committee will work together for approximately one year, leading a collaborative effort with students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders toward crafting a recommendation that explains a framework for approaching our AI Literacy topic and strategy for implementation and assessment. The planning process entails digging into the literature and best practices; engaging the campus community and beyond in ideation and feedback; developing goals, student learning outcomes, and action plans; and, developing an assessment plan that includes measurement tools.
The Topic Planning Committee will ultimately craft a 75-page proposal to submit to SACSCOC for review, which is due in January, 2027. Later in spring 2027, CNU will undergo an on-site visit from our SACSCOC reaccreditation team, during which further review of the proposed QEP will occur. Revisions to our QEP will be made based on the team’s feedback.
QEP implementation will begin in spring/fall 2027. This part of the process, along with data gathering and assessment running in tandem, will roll for about five years, taking us through spring 2032. At that point, the relevant QEP committee will draft an Impact Report to be submitted to SACSCOC in fall 2032, with the final version due in spring 2033 with CNU’s 5th year reaffirmation of accreditation materials.