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By Stephanie Doscher
FIU has chosen global learning—one of the three components of the university’s founding mission—as its QEP.
1. What does QEP stand for?
Quality Enhancement Plan
2. What is a QEP? Why does FIU need one?
A QEP is a carefully designed plan for enhancing student learning. In order to have its accreditation reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 2010, FIU must design a focused QEP addressing a single topic-one that will inspire and pull together the entire university community to support higher levels of student learning and achievement.
3. Why has FIU chosen Global Learning as our QEP topic?
Global Learning-it’s a natural choice. Our middle name is International-it’s who we are and what we do. Take a look in any classroom and you’ll see faces and hear voices from all around the world; glance at the student activities calendar and you’ll be impressed by all of the international and intercultural events available; leaf through the course catalogue and you’ll find lots of opportunities to learn about the forces that are shaping and connecting our world.
4. If all of this Global Learning is already going on, what’s left to do?
Even though International is our middle name, there are many students who graduate from FIU who are not fully prepared to live and work in our increasingly interconnected world. The goal of FIU’s Global Learning QEP is to ensure that every FIU graduate has the educational opportunity to achieve the knowledge, skills and attitudes of global citizenship in the 21st century.
5. So when will the QEP start?
The QEP will be fully implemented in the fall of 2010. Currently the Office of Global Learning Initiatives, which is coordinating the QEP, is seeking approval from the Faculty Senate for the development of required and elective Global Learning courses in the core curriculum and in every major department. Pilot sections of these courses are being taught now and will be offered in the summer and fall of 2009. The office is also working with various campus and community partners to enhance international and intercultural co-curricular programs, and to increase and publicize connections between the curriculum and co-curriculum.
6. How can I get more information?
Contact Andrew Gomez, program assistant, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, GL 470, by phone (305-348-4145) or e-mail (agomez@fiu.edu).
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