{"id":834,"date":"2022-09-19T20:27:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/qep\/?page_id=834"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:21:09","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/qep\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The process of selecting and developing Tarleton\u2019s QEP,&nbsp;<em>Texan Smart<\/em>, was based on multiple activities that occurred in two distinct phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Phase 1 spanned one year and involved a thorough review of data sources from which to select the QEP topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phase 2 spanned one year and encompassed the development, organization, and assessment of Tarleton\u2019s QEP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In each phase, QEP committees were formed and included a comprehensive representation of faculty and staff members from Divisions across the institution.<br><br><strong>Phase 1: Review of Data<\/strong><br>The goal of the QEP Planning Committee was to review a wide range of data to explore possible QEP topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-8ad7a004-d474-4ff4-92d3-4f4153660524 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M13,7h-2v4H7v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4V7z M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M12,20 c-4.41,0-8-3.59-8-8s3.59-8,8-8s8,3.59,8,8S16.41,20,12,20z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7,11v2h10v-2H7z M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M12,20 c-4.41,0-8-3.59-8-8s3.59-8,8-8s8,3.59,8,8S16.41,20,12,20z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">QEP Planning Committee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table advgb-table-frontend\"><tbody><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>Title<\/td><td>Unit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Keith Emmert<\/strong><br>Co-Chair<\/td><td>Professor of Mathematics<\/td><td>College of Science and Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jolena Waddell<\/strong><br>Co-Chair<\/td><td>Associate Dean &amp; Associate Professor of Animal Science<\/td><td>College of Agricultural and Natural Sciences<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Credence Baker<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Graduate Dean &amp; Associate Professor of Educational Technology<\/td><td>College of Graduate Studies &amp; College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mr. Mike Barnette<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>New Student Programs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jeremiah Bass<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Professor of Mathematics<\/td><td>College of Science and Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Melissa Becker<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Professor of Curriculum and Instruction<\/td><td>College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mr. Gabriel Bermea<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Vice President<\/td><td>Strategic Student Success Initiatives<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Denae Dorris<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Director<\/td><td>Center for Transformative Learning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jennifer Edwards<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Vice President &amp; Professor of Communication Studies<\/td><td>Student Success and Multicultural Initiatives &amp; College of Liberal and Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Eileen Faulkenberry<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Professor of Mathematics<\/td><td>College of Science and Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Rusty Freed<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Vice President &amp; Professor of Management<\/td><td>Outreach and Off-Campus Programs &amp; College of Business <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jim Gentry<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Director &amp; Professor of Literacy&nbsp;<\/td><td>Center for Instructional Innovation &amp; College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Laura Helvie-Mason<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Dean &amp; Professor of Communication Studies<\/td><td>College of Liberal and Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mr. Chris Ireland<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Professor of Art and Digital Media<\/td><td>College of Liberal and Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Nathalie Jones<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Professor of Social Work<\/td><td>Division of Health Science <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. ShaRhonda Maclin<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Vice President<\/td><td>Student Engagement &amp; Success<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Paula McKeehan<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Professor of Nutrition<\/td><td>College of Agricultural and Naturals Sciences<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Denise Martinez<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Dean &amp; Professor of Engineering<\/td><td>College of Science and Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Julie Merriman<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Dean &amp; Associate Professor of Counseling<\/td><td>Division of Health Science <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Kayla Peak<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Dean &amp; Professor of Kinesiology<\/td><td>College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Beth Riggs<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Professor of Mathematics<\/td><td>College of Science and Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Chris Shao<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Dean &amp; Professor of Marketing<\/td><td>College of Business <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Joseph Schuessler<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Dean &amp; Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems<\/td><td>College of Business <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jason Sharp<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Professor of Computer Information Systems<\/td><td>College of Business <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Julie Thomas<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Department Head Pre-Nursing Licensure &amp; Assistant Professor of Nursing<\/td><td>Division of Health Sciences <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ex-Officio<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Ashley Ayers<\/strong><br>Staff Senate Representative,<br>2018-2019<\/td><td>Operations Coordinator<\/td><td>Innovative Technology Solutions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jordan Barkley<\/strong><br>SACSCOC Liaison,<br>2019 &#8211; 2021<\/td><td>Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Administration &amp; Professor of Literacy<\/td><td>Academic Affairs &amp; College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Mark Morvant<\/strong><br>SACSCOC Liaison,<br>2018-2019<\/td><td>Associate Vice President for Academic Administration &amp; Professor of Chemistry<\/td><td>Academic Affairs &amp; College of Science and Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mr. Clayton Gillespie<\/strong><br>Staff Senate Representative,<br>2019-2020<\/td><td>&nbsp;Research Compliance Coordinator<\/td><td>Sponsored Projects-Research Compliance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jarrod Schenewark<\/strong><br>Faculty Senate President,<br>2019-2020<\/td><td>Associate Professor of Sport Science<\/td><td>College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Laurie Sharp<\/strong><br>First- and Second- Year Initiatives,<br>2019 &#8211; 2021<\/td><td>Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies for First- and Second-Year Experiences &amp; Associate Professor of Literacy and Educational Leadership<\/td><td>Academic Affairs &amp; College of Education<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Pam Winn<\/strong><br>Faculty Senate President,<br>2018-2019<\/td><td>Professor of Educational Leadership<\/td><td>College of Education<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note.<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>The table denotes administrative titles and academic titles and ranks upon appointment to serve on the QEP Planning Committee. Also, the committee members may have transitioned or moved on to pursue other roles, however, their impact and involvement in QEP efforts is much appreciated. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase 2: Develop, Organize, and Assess the QEP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of the QEP Steering Committee was to finalize selection of the QEP topic and lead development of the QEP proposal. The QEP Steering Committee as of <strong>December 2023<\/strong> is below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-575afbf7-5032-4dbe-85dd-b79bc0df78de advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M13,7h-2v4H7v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4V7z M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M12,20 c-4.41,0-8-3.59-8-8s3.59-8,8-8s8,3.59,8,8S16.41,20,12,20z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7,11v2h10v-2H7z M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M12,20 c-4.41,0-8-3.59-8-8s3.59-8,8-8s8,3.59,8,8S16.41,20,12,20z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">QEP Steering Committee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unit<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Juan E. Gallardo<\/strong>                       <br>QEP Lead<\/td><td>Director for Texan SMART Financial Center and QEP Coordinator<\/td><td>Academic Affairs and University College<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Jason Latouche<\/strong>                 <br>SACSCOC Liaison<\/td><td>Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Administration, Operations, and Accreditation<\/td><td>Academic Affairs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Rusty Freed<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Interim Dean and Professor of Management<\/td><td>University College<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Michele Hancock<\/strong>                      <br>Member                        <\/td><td>Accreditation and Compliance Specialist<\/td><td>Institutional Data and Analytics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Morgan Carter<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Vice President of Institutional Data and Analytics<\/td><td>Institutional Data and Analytics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Marisa Bermea<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Director<br>Lance Zimmerman Department<br>of Student Involvement &amp; Family Relations<\/td><td>Division of Student Engagement and Success<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Chandra Andrew<\/strong>                                             <br>Member<\/td><td>Associate Professor of Agricultural Communications<\/td><td>College of Agriculture and Natural Resources<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Megan O\u2019Quin<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services \/ SWA<\/td><td>University Athletics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Melissa Elliot<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Director of Student Accounts\/Texan Smart Liaison<\/td><td>Business Services<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Jenny Watts<\/strong>                          <br>Member<\/td><td>Executive Director, TRIO Programs &amp; First-Gen Initiatives and Director of &nbsp;Student Support Services<\/td><td>Lozano Long Division of Global, Community, and First-Gen Initiatives<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Open Seat<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Director of Career Services<\/td><td>University College<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Open Seat<br><\/strong>Member<\/td><td>Technical Communications Coordinator<\/td><td>University College<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Amanda Petrosian<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Director of Financial Aid<\/td><td>Division of Enrollment Management<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dr. Karl Aho<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Assistant Professor<\/td><td>College of Liberal &amp; Fine Arts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ms. Shawndi Wilson<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Director of Scholarships<\/td><td>Division of Enrollment Management<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mr. Kade Gibson<\/strong><br>Member<\/td><td>Senior Data Analyst for Academic Affairs<\/td><td>Academic Affairs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of selecting and developing Tarleton\u2019s QEP,&nbsp;Texan Smart, was based on multiple activities that occurred in two distinct phases. 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