Executive Summary 1

Process Used to Develop the QEP 2 Stage 1: SACS Liaisons and Initial Topic 2 Discussion Stage 2: Leadership Team and QEP Committees 3 Stage 3: Selection of the QEP Topic 3 Stage 4: Development of the QEP 5 Stage 5: Campus Endorsement of the QEP 5

Identification of the Topic 6 Initial Discussions 6 QEP Selection Committee 7 Work of the Joint Committees and the Emergence of the Topic 8 Table 1: Under-Prepared Students by Institution: Incoming Classes of 2002 and 2004 11 Table 2: Number of Subjects in which Students were Under-Prepared by Institution: Incoming Classes of 2002 and 2004 12 Table 3: KSU Retention and Graduation Rates 13 Table 4: Percentages of Students Who Withdrew from Developmental and Gateway Courses or Received a Grade Below C 14 Table 5: Freshman "Time Usage"-preparing for class 15 Table 6: "Time Usage" -providing care for dependents, commuting to class, working for pay on campus, working for pay off campus 16 Table 7: Percentile Scores from CSI Summary and Planning Reports, Fall 2004 – Spring 2008 19 Committee Conclusion for the QEP Topic 26