QEP: Quality Enhancement Plan
What is the QEP?
The letters QEP stand for "Quality Enhancement Plan." To enhance the quality of undergraduate education, ECSU has initiated a campus-wide plan focused on academic writing skills: "Think! Write! Revolutionize! Writing the Pathways to Discovery!"
The purpose of ESCU’s QEP is to enhance students’ academic writing skills, while strengthening their reading comprehension and critical/analytical thinking skills.
The successful implementation and completion of the QEP is a requirement of accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC).
Guided by our Mission Statement and the goals in our Strategic Plan, the ECSU QEP is designed to impact student learning positively. The purpose of developing the QEP as a part of the reaffirmation process has become an opportunity for ECSU to improve academic writing and enhance the overall quality of the institution.
The QEP supports ECSU’s Vision Statement to "attract and retain a diverse and highly qualified faculty that will educate and lead our students to become productive members of a global and increasingly interdependent society."
QEP Writing Studio
The QEP Writing Studio is currently open to all first- year students who are taking Composition & Grammar I (GE 102) or Composition & Vocabulary II (GE 103) courses. The Writing Studio is also a resource for QEP faculty and ECSU faculty for workshops, handouts, syllabi, sample essays, and opportunities to be workshop leaders. Students are encouraged to visit the QEP Writing Studio for assistance with an assignment or draft at any stage. It is also recommended that students schedule an appointment. However, walk-ins will be assisted when an appointment time slot becomes available.
To Make an Appointment
Call the QEP Writing Studio at (252) 335-4326 or email your name, desired appointment date, and a brief description of the assignment to: QEPWritingStudio@ecsu.edu. The Studio is located in 143 Johnson Hall with Hours of Operation from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.