Southeastern Louisiana University‘s Quality Enhancement Plan is an extension of its Mission and Strategic Plan. Ongoing processes to achieve Vision 2025 guided the development of the QEP and its focus on transfer students with 30 or more hours.
SACSCOC, our accrediting body, requires a QEP to be implemented every five years. Lion Transfer Tracks: Plotting a Path to Success will officially begin in the Fall of 2025 and will entail the creation of a centralized transfer student hub for networking and obtaining vital information, along with a transfer-specific orientation to welcome transfer students with 30+ hours.
Southeastern Louisiana University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) called Lion Transfer Tracks: Plotting a Path to Success is designed to create a culture of transfer student success. This will be accomplished by achieving three overarching goals: Connection, Persistence, and Completion. Because excellent programming through the Office of First-Year Success is already in place at Southeastern for transfer students with fewer than 30 hours, Lion Transfer Tracks will focus on the success of transfer students with 30 or more hours. To accomplish these goals, Southeastern will implement four initiatives that emerged from a review of the literature as key strategies for transfer student success: (1) Establish a Transfer Student Success Center (TSSC), (2) Facilitate a comprehensive, proactive advising plan, (3) Implement a transfer-specific orientation program, and (4) Implement a comprehensive communication plan.
Exploration and Topic Selection
Beginning in April of 2022, Southeastern began a thorough process aligned with its Mission and Vision 2025 to identify areas for improvement that would greatly enhance the success of its students. In 2023, the QEP Design Team gathered data and explored possible QEP topics. Ultimately, the Design Team finalized its plan and recommended that the topic for the QEP focus on transfer student success as a vehicle for student support, engagement, and retention.
Pilot and Implementation
In 2024, the QEP was approved and its name, “Lion Transfer Tracks: Plotting a Path to Success,” was chosen by the campus community. During this year, the QEP Design, Assessment, and Implementation teams identified the goals and outcomes of the QEP; designed the implementation strategies and assessment and evaluation plan; and began to pilot a selection of QEP programs. After the SACSCOC on-site review in February 2025, Year 1 Implementation will officially begin in Fall 2025.
This long and comprehensive journey has led to an exciting plan that will deepen Southeastern’s commitment to its transfer students and strengthen their opportunities for success.
For questions or additional information please contact:
Kandace Formaggio
Transfer Student Success Center Director and QEP Coordinator
985-549-2595
