Background Image Alternative Text: Josh Green, a senior art major from Tupelo, presents his web and print portfolios to MSU faculty as part of his capstone graphic design course.

About the QEP

MSU’s regional accreditor, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), requires each institution to engage in a five-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) as part of its reaffirmation for accreditation. QEPs must focus on “a well-defined topic or issue(s) related to enhancing student learning” (SACSCOC, 2014).

MSU chose experiential learning as the topic of its next QEP. Entitled Bulldog Experience, the goal is to engage all MSU undergraduate students in experiential learning activities through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities. Upon completion of these activities, students will reflect on their experiences to demonstrate the transformation of the experience into new knowledge. The initiative will officially begin during the 2024-2025 academic year; however, pilot projects will be conducted in Summer 2023, Fall 2023, and Spring 2024.

To read the Bulldog Experience Quality Enhancement Plan, click here.

Staff

  • Kayla Pineda, Executive Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Professor, College of Education; Faculty Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Jason Cory, QEP Coordinator

Bulldog Experience Executive Committee

  • Brent Fountain, Vice Provost

  • Tracey Baham, Associate Vice President for Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness and Accreditation Liaison

  • Kayla Pineda, Executive Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Professor, College of Education; Faculty Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Jason Cory, QEP Coordinator

Bulldog Experience Steering Committee

  • Chris Ayers, Assistant Teaching Professor, Curator of Collections, College of Forest Resources

  • Tracey Baham, Associate Vice President for Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness and Accreditation Liaison

  • Karyn Brown, Instructor II, College of Arts & Sciences

  • Reuben Burch, Associate Vice President for Research; Associate Professor, Jack Hatcher Chair, College of Engineering

  • Annika Campbell, Director, Study Abroad

  • Jason Cory, QEP Coordinator

  • Anastasia Elder, Associate Dean, Shackouls Honors College; Director of Undergraduate Research; and Professor, College of Education

  • Brent Fountain, Vice Provost

  • Michelle Garraway, Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, Office of the Provost

  • Ellie Herndon, President, Student Association

  • Adam Knight, Professor, College of Education

  • Caroline Kobia, Associate Professor, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

  • Lyndsey Miller, Associate Professor, College of Architecture, Art, and Design

  • Bethany Mills, Executive Director, Career Center

  • Todd Mlsna, Professor, College of Arts & Sciences

  • Eric Moyen, Assistant Vice President for Student Success, Professor, College of Education

  • Jackie Mullen, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Student Experience

  • Bindu Nanduri, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Kayla Pineda, Executive Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Professor, College of Education; Faculty Director, Quality Enhancement Plan

  • Leanna Smith, Assistant Director, Alumni Partnerships & Business Development 

  • Kathleen Thomas, Professor and Head, College of Business

Committee minutes are available upon request

Experiential Learning Task Force: Topic Selection (Named October 2021)

Task Force Chairs

  • Brent Fountain, Chair, Vice Provost

  • Tracey Baham, Co-Chair, Assistant Vice President

Members

  • Kenneth Anthony, College of Education

  • Caragh Boyles, Career Center

  • Jassen Callender, College of Architecture, Art & Design

  • Annika Campbell, Study Abroad

  • Rachel Carpenter, Undergraduate Student Representative

  • Anastasia Elder, Shackouls Honors College, Undergraduate Research

  • Amy Fountain, College of Arts & Sciences

  • Cory Gallo, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Robert Green, College of Engineering

  • Kimberly Hall, College of Education

  • Jimmy Hardin, College of Arts & Sciences, Student Capstone Experiences

  • Joseph Iupe, Division of Development and Alumni Affairs

  • Kathy Jones, Student Leadership and Community Engagement

  • Billy Klauser, Division of Research & Economic Development

  • Angelia Knight-Adams, College of Business

  • Jennifer McPherson, Division of Finance and Administration

  • Lanna Miller, College of Forest Resources, Student Services

  • Brittany Moore-Henderson, College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Jackie Mullen, Campus Activities

  • Lauren Priddy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Jordan Ramsey, Alumni Services

  • Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Quality Enhancement Plan, College of Education

  • Emily Shaw, Office of the Registrar

  • Kathleen Sherman-Morris, College of Arts & Sciences

  • Amanda Tullos, Division of Research and Economic Development

  • Dominique Quarles, Division of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion

 

Committee minutes are available upon request