30, 2007, the topic was forwarded to the KSU SACS Leadership Team, which approved the topic for development. (Link to QEP_Topic_Title_Proposal.pdf) It was formally announced to the University community at the January, 2008, Faculty/Professional Staff Conference.

With the selection of the QEP topic, the QEP Selection Committee had completed its task and operations for the development of the QEP passed to the QEP Committee. It initiated a student art contest to design a logo for the QEP topic and met each week to discuss and draw up a structure to meet the student learning outcomes that accompanied the topic. With the approval of the President and Leadership team in May, 2008, the Committee developed a Pilot Project that was initiated at the start of the fall 2008 semester (Link to QEP Committee Minutes_5-13-2008.pdf). As a miniature version of the QEP, involving a cohort of 60 students who required remediation in reading, writing, and mathematics, and an equal number of similar students in a control group, the Pilot Project was designed to provide feedback to the University for ensuring the successful launch of the QEP at the start of the fall 2009 semester. On June 12 the President, members of the Leadership Team and the QEP Committee had a fruitful discussion with Dr. Gerald Lord, the University's liaison with the Commission on Colleges, to discuss the report. The QEP Committee submitted a revised report on June 3 to the President and Leadership Team, which was forwarded to the University Board of Regents later that month to keep them abreast of developments. In September the Associate Provost/KSU SACS Liaison, Dr. Titi Ufomata, distributed the draft report to faculty for feedback. The Chairperson of the QEP Committee, Dr. Mark Shale, sent copies to the Executive Committees of the Student Government Association and the Staff Senate Council. Feedback from constituent groups along with suggestions by the Leadership Team resulted in additional revisions to the plan. This included (1) moving the start date for the QEP from fall to summer with the University paying all costs for students enrolled in the summer section of the program each year; (2) beginning an enlarged pilot in summer 2009 to test the effect of the changes and compare them with the pilot that began in the fall of 2008. The full project start date was moved to summer 2009.

In September, 2008, the KSU Leadership Team circulated the plan to the faculty, staff, and students for suggestions and feedback. Those suggestions were given to the QEP Committee and incorporated into the current document. During that time the Faculty Senate recommended to KSU faculty that they support the principles of the QEP. At the beginning of 2009, the KSU Leadership Team, Faculty Senate, Student Government Association, Staff Council, and the University Board of Regents endorsed the final report.

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