The QEP team hosted a Student Listening Session at the Paulding campus on Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom to gather feedback from students about their experiences at GHC. The event included free snacks provided by Student Engagement.
The session was one of several QEP town halls held across campuses to involve students in shaping the next Quality Enhancement Plan, a project the college develops every 10 years to improve student success.
Susanna Smith, co-chair of the QEP Steering Committee, and Jayme Feagin, co-chair, pose after a student listening session at the Paulding campus on Sept. 23.
“We’re trying to figure out what kind of project we can do that will help students succeed both in and outside the classroom,” said librarian Susanna Smith, who co-chairs the QEP Steering Committee. “What we’d really like is feedback from students because no one knows more about what they need than they do.”
History professor Jayme Feagin, the committee’s other co-chair, explained that this is the college’s third QEP. Past plans focused on information literacy and academic advising.
“The new options for getting in touch with advisors through the virtual hub came from a previous QEP,” Feagin said. “We’ve talked to faculty, staff, administration and the community, and now we want to hear from students.”
Smith said the team is looking for at least one student volunteer to join the QEP Steering Committee, which will meet Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. to review all student suggestions and narrow them down to 10 ideas. The team will then send those ideas to the student body to vote on their top choices.
“We’d love a student voice on the committee,” Smith said. “We’ll also be collecting feedback through a short survey that asks what GHC has done well, where students have had challenges and what could be improved.”
Students received an email from Student Engagement with a link to the feedback form, which is also posted on D2L. The QEP team encourages students to complete the form and share it with classmates.
“This is your opportunity to have your voice heard,” Feagin said. “Please participate.”
Student input will help the college determine its next major initiative through the Quality Enhancement Plan. Each idea shared will play a role in shaping programs that support student success for the next decade.
