Quality Enhancement Plan
QEP Committee
The QEP Working Group meets monthly to discuss QEP matters, to facilitate and analyze assessment, and to plan professional development for advisors. The Working Group reports updates to the CARE Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee on a regular basis.
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Name |
Role |
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Julie Cowley |
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs |
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Kimberly Faris |
Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness |
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Beth Grant* |
Assistant Director of Advising and Retention |
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Rob Phillips* |
Professional Academic Advisor |
|
Dave Seiler |
Senior Director of Academic Success & Advising |
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Debika Sihi |
Lucy King Brown Chair in the Social Sciences and Professor of Business |
*Rob Phillips is filling in for Beth Grant for 2026
The original QEP Committee disbanded after Southwestern’s successful Reaffirmation in June 2023. Members are listed below:
|
Name |
Role |
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Eugenia Agobe |
Student; Student Director of Peacebuilding |
|
Bob Baldwin |
Director of Enrollment Operations |
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Julie Cowley |
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs |
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Abigail (Abby) Dings |
Associate Professor of Spanish |
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Alisa Gaunder |
Dean of the Faculty |
|
Jason Hoogerhyde |
Associate Professor of Music |
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Jennifer Leach |
Director of Advising and Retention |
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Scott McLean |
Professor of Kinesiology |
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Kendall Richards |
Associate Dean of the Faculty |
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Debika Sihi |
Associate Professor of Business |
|
Shelley Story |
Dean of Students |
|
Natasha Williams |
Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness |