Welcome to AUD's Quality Enhancement Plan webpage.
‘Lean on Me’: Mentoring First Year Student Learning and Success in Gatekeeper Courses
In 2007, AUD became the first institution of higher learning outside the Americas to be awarded independent accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in the United States. A fundamental component of AUD's re-affirmation of this prestigious accreditation is the successful creation of a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).
The QEP is our commitment, as an institution, to enhance the overall quality and effectiveness of the education provided by AUD. Ultimately, the goal of the QEP is to improve student learning and success.
If you have any comments, questions, or concerns about our institutional QEP, please feel free to contact us at: qep@aud.edu
We look forward to working with you to enhance the educational experience for the AUD community!
The QEP goal is to enhance first-year student success though mentorship in Developmental Math courses (MATH 090, 095, 103, 104).
Following a data and research-driven QEP development process, Developmental Math courses were identified to be gatekeeper courses that effectively function as pre-requisites for progression to higher-level courses. Developmental Math courses carry no credit but have an impact on student success in subsequent credit-bearing courses. More specifically, these can be characterized as barriers to student success and persistence. These courses tend to have high annual enrollment rates and a high rate of students not passing (i.e. below 70%).
The focus of the QEP is to enhance student success though mentorship in Developmental Math courses, thus transforming them into “gateway” courses. “Gateway” courses should prepare more students with the knowledge and skills needed to advance towards degree completion (that is, enhanced first year student success).
To support the achievement of the QEP goal, QEP objectives have been developed. These objectives, along with associated actions to be implemented, are based on a literature review of best practices associated with first-year student success. An implementation plan, budget and assessment plan have also been developed as part of the QEP to support the achievement of the QEP goal.
The mission of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Steering Committee is to: create and apply a complete process that encompasses every stage of QEP development and the various tasks therein; ensure that the QEP development process complies with the requirements and guidelines set by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC); oversee the production of a final QEP document that is ready for submission to the SACSCOC within the timeframe set for QEP completion and submission; and create mechanisms for implementing the QEP once it is approved by the SACSCOC.
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Dr. Farah Arkadan |
Assistant Professor of Marketing (Committee Chair) |
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Dr. Wael Bazzi |
Dean of the School of Engineering |
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Ms. Salma Halawa |
Academic Advisor |
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Dr. Brigitte Howarth |
Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Associate Professor of Natural Sciences |
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Ms. Matilda Jabbour |
Registrar |
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Dr. Sabrina Joseph |
Provost and Chief Academic Officer |
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Ms. Sara L. Montero |
Dean of Student Affairs |
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Mr. Mazen Salih |
Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness |
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Dr. David A. Schmidt |
President |
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Dr. Perri Giovannucci |
Associate Professor of English |
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Ms. Miriam Khalil |
Senior Academic Advisor |
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Ms. Carol Maalouf |
Director of Admissions |
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Dr. Hania Mahassen |
Coordinator and Associate Professor of Mathematics |
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Dr. Kristin Rozzell Murray |
English Division Head and Assistant Professor of English |
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Mr. Mazen Salih |
Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness |
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Dr. Reimara Valk |
Assistant Professor of Management |
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