Expanding Horizons at Trinity University: IL and the QEP

Michelle S. MilletTexas Library Association

Conference 2008

Background• Trinity University• Started position in 2003• First heard of the QEP in 2006

Quality Enhancement Plan• New piece of the SACS reaffirmation of

accreditation• Other plan existed at that point

– UCF

QEP Selection Process• 2006: Proposal Committee

– 25 proposals– Narrowed to 10– 3 finalists to President

WE WON!

NOW WHAT?• Importance of committee members• Campus buy-in• Wide-scale publicity

Even to students…• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPDkQs

O6NRU

How we did it• Assessment, assessment, assessment

The Message to Faculty• Be wary of “money” talk• Talk about successes/failures; how this

CAN be done

Faculty Support & Needs• Annual Workshops• Course Stipends• Standing IL Committee• Travel Grants• New Teaching Space• Faculty Positions

Implementation Plan• 2008-2009: First-Year Experience• 2009-2010: Curriculum & Campus Life• 2010-2011: Curriculum & Campus Life• 2011-2012: The Senior Experience• 2012-2013: Graduate Programs

Co-Curricular Focus• New Student Orientation• Campus Publications, Career Services,

International Programs• Athletics, Health Services• Community Service

Goals• Understanding the nature of information and the varieties

of information sources [UNDERSTAND]• Accessing internal and external information efficiently and

effectively [ACCESS]• Understanding the concept of intellectual property and the

economic, legal, and social contexts of information and using information ethically [USE ETHICALLY]

• Evaluating information and its sources [EVALUATE]• Incorporating and synthesizing information into existing

knowledge for individual and group products [CREATE]

Things to Remember…• Assessment.• Already have a QEP? That’s OK.• Find other programs/initiatives.• Host discussion.• Be persistent.

Parting Thoughts…

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