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14Topic Selection ProcessTopic Selection TimelineWinter 2010ExplorationSpring 2010Initial CollegeAwarenessSummer 2010StakeholdersInputFall 2010Topic ScoringSpring 2011Topic Voted &QEPLT FormedThe QEP topic selection process began in January 2010, six months into the merger of SwainsboroTechnical College and the former Southeastern Technical College. Given the Colleges’ recent merger,the Executive Council (EC) decided that the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness (VPIE) wouldcoordinate a review process to explore the former Colleges’ annual planning and assessment data toidentify possible issues affecting student learning.Executive Council - ECNameLarry CalhounTeresa ColemanDr. Barry DotsonDr. Cathryn Mitchell*Eide Nesmith/ Charla NailDenise PowellGail WareDavid Yarbrough*Eide Nesmith resigned and was replaced by Charla Nail.TitleProvostVice President for Academic AffairsVice President for Student AffairsPresidentDirector of Institutional AdvancementVice President for Administrative ServicesVice President for Institutional EffectivenessVice President for Economic DevelopmentWinter 2010 - ExplorationThe Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Division began the data review by exploring the planning andassessment database systems of both former Colleges for fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009. Thesedatabases contain the annual evaluation results of program and student learning outcomes, which areentered into the system by faculty. Also, grade distribution reports, employer surveys, and minutesfrom Advisory Committee and Academic Affairs Division meetings were reviewed.Spring 2010 - Initial College AwarenessDuring the annual Strategic Planning Day in March 2010, the President, the Vice President for AcademicAffairs (VPAA), and the VPIE presented a “College Awareness” session. The purpose of the session wasto introduce the faculty and staff to the reaffirmation process and to the Quality Enhancement Plantopic selection process.Page 14