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.

Name

Role

Julie Cowley

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Kimberly Faris

Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Beth Grant*

Assistant Director of Advising and Retention

Rob Phillips*

Professional Academic Advisor

Dave Seiler

Senior Director of Academic Success & Advising

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

Eugenia Agobe

Student; Student Director of Peacebuilding

Bob Baldwin

Director of Enrollment Operations

Julie Cowley

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

Abigail (Abby) Dings

Associate Professor of Spanish

Alisa Gaunder

Dean of the Faculty

Jason Hoogerhyde

Associate Professor of Music

Jennifer Leach

Director of Advising and Retention

Scott McLean

Professor of Kinesiology

Kendall Richards

Associate Dean of the Faculty

Debika Sihi

Associate Professor of Business

Shelley Story

Dean of Students

Natasha Williams

Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness