QEP News
Update from May 15, 2009
George Mason University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) will help Mason foster a culture of scholarship and creativity among students and faculty by engaging departments across the institution in disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and co-curricular inquiry, exploration, and activity. This culture of scholarship and creativity shall include opportunities for students and faculty to explore global issues, to author original research projects and creative works, and to apply imaginative thinking to today’s pressing questions and social concerns. The QEP Planning Committee believes there is considerable energy throughout the university for the ideas embedded in this vision, along with a number of opportunities to develop and build on existing programs and activities.
Engaging students with faculty in a culture of scholarship and creative activity will enhance Mason’s competitive position among the most prestigious research universities in the country; will foster innovative breakthroughs and initiatives that further disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding; and will be a catalyst for creating leaders with the knowledge, experience, and competencies needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
During the next year and a half, a QEP Planning Committee will be developing a plan for implementation to make this vision a reality. We sincerely appreciate the input and involvement of the more than two thousand students, faculty, and university administrators who shaped our thinking during the past year by participating in community forums, departmental and college-based discussions, the QEP Café, and the recently concluded on-line survey. The resulting QEP project represents a collaborative synthesis of ideas from many sectors of the university.
Click here to read the "Fostering a Culture of Student Scholarship" white paper.
Update from April 3, 2009
Thank you for your continued support and interest in this exciting process to enhance student learning at Mason! We encourage you to explore the executive summaries or full white papers for each of our QEP topic finalists by clicking on the links in the table below. We also invite you to view our new QEP video, which is currently airing between programs on GMU-TV.
The QEP Planning Committee would like to know what you think about our top three topics, along with the one that you believe should become the subject of Mason’s QEP. Please visit our Topic Selection Survey before Tuesday, April 28th to share your favorite!
Your input and feedback will greatly inform the selection of our QEP topic by the end of the semester.
Topic Finalists: Executive Summaries & White Papers
Update from February 6, 2009
The QEP Planning Committee would like to thank everyone who reviewed and submitted feedback on our twelve topic proposals via email or by visiting the QEP Cafe! Based on your feedback and our topic evaluation criteria, we are pleased to announce that our top three topics are Cultivating Global Perspectives, Fostering a Culture of Student Scholarship, and Social Entrepreneurship: 21st Century Leaders of Change. We invite you to learn more about what each of these topics entail by clicking on the links in the table below.
As you’re reading these executive summaries, you’ll notice that we have attempted to incorporate relevant themes and student learning outcomes from other proposals where possible. These three topics will be developed into white papers through mid-March, at which time we will release a topic selection survey that will help us determine Mason’s final QEP topic by the end of the spring semester. If you have any questions about our next steps, please email us.
Topic Finalists: Summaries
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