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. "The QEP describes a carefully designed and focused course of action that addresses an identified element from within the institution’s comprehensive planning process that focuses on continuous improvement regarding student learning outcomes and/or student success" (SACSCOC, 2024).

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, Bulldog Experience

  • 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, Bulldog Experience

  • Jason Cory, QEP Coordinator

Bulldog Experience Advisory Board

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

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

  • Mike Breazeale,Inclusion & Diversity Fellow; Professor of Marketing; Marketing Doctoral Coordinator, College of Business

  • Karyn Brown, Assistant Dean for Communications & Media; Instructor II, College of Arts & Sciences

  • Reuben Burch, Associate Vice President of ORED, Jack Hatcher Chair, Associate Professor, and Associate Director of CAVS

  • 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

  • Adam Knight, Professor, College of Education

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

  • Thomas La Foe, Technology & Innovation Director, University Libraries

  • Carson McFatridge, President, Student Association

  • 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

  • Terry Prentice, Deputy Athletic Director and General Manager/Student-Athlete Brand Services & Business Development

  • Aswathy Rai, Assistant Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator, College of Agricultutre & Life Sciences

  • Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Professor, College of Education; Faculty Director, Bulldog Experience

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

  • Ross Smith, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Engineering

  • Kathleen Thomas, Professor and Head, College of Business

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, Bulldog Experience

  • 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