{"id":44,"date":"2024-05-24T19:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/quest\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:42:59","slug":"archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/quest\/archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Quest for Student Success 2025 Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quest 2025 Development Committee 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark Byrnes, Provost; Committee Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Bales, Vice President for University Advancement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Butler, Vice Provost for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Gibson, Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joey Gray, 2017-18 Faculty Senate President<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Hoffschwelle, Professor, Department of History and Director, MT Engage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faye Johnson, Associate Provost for Strategic Planning and Partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marva Lucas, Professor and Chair, Department of University Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Myers-Shirk, Professor, Department of History; Director, General Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ken Paulson, Dean, College of Media and Entertainment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Schmidt, Vice Provost for International Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deb Sells, Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost for Academic and Enrollment Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Sluder, Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean, University College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Resources:&nbsp; Chris Brewer and Sylvia Collins, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set direction for the&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Quest for Student Success: with Distinction&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>for the next seven years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Determine goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set \u201cdistinction\u201d benchmark(s)\/outcome(s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish quantifiable success measures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish qualitative success measures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define baseline institutional impact measures<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>November 15&nbsp;<\/td><td>President appointed committee to revisit Quest for Student Success<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December 6<\/td><td>Organization meeting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 5<\/td><td>Working&nbsp;Concept Completed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 7<\/td><td>Working Concept&nbsp;to Deans for Review and Comment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 9<\/td><td>Deans meeting to review working concept<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 15<\/td><td>Working Draft 1 Completed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 5<\/td><td>Share Draft with Deans<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 11<\/td><td>Deans\u2019 Meeting to Discuss Working Draft 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 7<\/td><td>Submit Draft to President<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 10<\/td><td>Share Draft with President\u2019s Student Success Team<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 5<\/td><td>Post revised draft to University community for review and comment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 26-27<\/td><td>University Forums in Faculty Senate Chambers:&nbsp;<br>Wed, Sept 26, 2:00PM and Thurs, Sept 27, 3:00PM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 8<\/td><td>Submit Final Plan to University Planning Committee for Approval<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/td><td>Submit Final Plan to President for Approval<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October 22<\/td><td>Post and Implement Final Plan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 13<\/td><td>Notify Academic Affairs, Student Life &amp; Athletics Committee<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiODAwNmM1ZDMtOWFkYy00ODljLWI1MWItNmJlNTI5ZTAyZjY4IiwidCI6Ijc2MmViZjQwLTgwYjItNDBiYS04NmZlLTZkZDQwOWFjYjQ5OSIsImMiOjN9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fall-to-Fall Retention Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/iepr\/funding.php\">Quality Assurance Funding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/iepr\/surveys.php#1\">National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) (2015-16 Results)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Career Development Center Consultant Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tnscore.org\/\">SCORE (State Collaborative on Reforming Education<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/56cf531db6aa6036fa14e1f8\/t\/5a2f284a24a694abf96ca2f8\/1513040124477\/Beneath+the+Surface_State+of+Higher+Education+in+Tennessee_2017.pdf\">Beneath the Surface: The State of Higher Education in Tennessee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>T<\/em><em>he Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cStudents on the Margins\u201d October 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c2026, The Decade Ahead: The Seismic Shifts Transforming the Future of Higher Education\u201d May 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Future of The Degree: How Colleges Can Survive the New Credential Economy\u201d September 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThe Future of Work: How Colleges Can Prepare Students for the Jobs Ahead\u201d April 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cTake Back the Ivory Tower\u201d October 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Relationships-Are-Central-to\/242230?cid=at&amp;utm_source=at&amp;utm_medium=en&amp;elqTrackId=f91d4b446c984d6f99d9d163c2e60137&amp;elq=92551a083cd24c10b572884182b66671&amp;elqaid=17472&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqCampaignId=7651\">\u201cRelationships Are Central to the Student Experience. Can Colleges Engineer Them?\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;January 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cBringing Back Adult Students Takes More Than a Catchy Campaign\u201d February 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aligning the classroom with employer needs: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/paid-article\/IBMNJIT-Partner-to\/95\">IBM and NJIT Partner to Increase Access to New Collar Skills Education in New Jersey<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>APLU Council on Engagement and Outreach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThe Centrality of Engagement in Higher Education\u201d August 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EAB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eab.com\/research-and-insights\/academic-affairs-forum\/studies\/2017\/integrating-academic-and-career-development\">Integrating Academic and Career Development<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Education Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/edtrust.org\/resource\/rising-tide\/\">Rising Tide: Do College Grad Rate Gains Benefit All Students?<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/edtrust.org\/resource\/risingtideii\/\">Rising Tide II: Do Black Students Benefit as Grad Rates Increase?<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lumina Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED513340.pdf\">Strategic Plan: Goal 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bloomberg Businessweek<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-02-06\/maybe-stem-isn-t-the-future-after-all-soft-skills-are-coming-on-strong\">Maybe STEM Isn\u2019t the Future After All. Soft Skills Are Coming on Strong<\/a>\u201d February 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quest&nbsp;2025 Implementation Committees<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launch, Planning and Implementation Work Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vincent Windrow, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success, Work Group Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Sluder, Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean, University College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Butler, Vice Provost for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Cottle, Faculty Senate President 2020-2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bud Fischer, Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keith Gamble, Chair, Chairs Council 2020-2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leah Lyons, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruce Petryshak, Vice President, Information Technology Division and CIO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deb Sells, Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost for Academic and Enrollment Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alan Thomas, Vice President for Business and Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Brewer, Assistant Vice Provost, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becky Cole, Associate Provost for Academic Administration and Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nita Brooks, Interim\u00a0Vice Provost for Academic Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Hoffschwelle, Associate Provost for Strategic Planning and Partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philip Phillips, Associate Dean, University Honors College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cheryl Torsney, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laurie Witherow, Associate Vice Provost for Admissions and Enrollment Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quest 2025 Implementation Steering Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rick Sluder, Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean, University College, Committee Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Bales, Vice President for University Advancement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Brewer, Assistant Vice Provost, Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom Brinthaupt, Director of Faculty Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nita Brooks, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Butler, Vice Provost for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becky Cole, Associate Provost for Academic Administration and Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Cottle, Faculty Senate President 2020-2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bud Fischer, Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keith Gamble, Chair, Chairs Council 2020-2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Gibson, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Hoffschwelle, Associate Provost for Strategic Planning and Partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beverly Keel, Dean, College of Media and Entertainment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marva Lucas, Professor and Chair, Department of University Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leah Lyons, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Massaro, Director of Athletics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathy Musselman, Assistant Vice President, Human Resource Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Myatt, Director, MT Engage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Myers-Shirk, Director, General Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrew Oppmann, Vice President, Marketing and Communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruce Petryshak, Vice President, Information Technology Division and CIO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathleen Schmand, Dean, Walker Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deb Sells, Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice Provost for Academic and Enrollment Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Summers, Vice Provost for International Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alan Thomas, Vice President, Business and Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cheryl Torsney, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Urban, Dean, Jones College of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick Vanosdall, Interim\u00a0Dean, College of Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Vile, Dean, University Honors College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William Waits, Assistant Vice President, Campus Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terry Whiteside, Dean, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vincent Windrow, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laurie Witherow, Associate Vice Provost for Admissions and Enrollment Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quest 2025 Development Committee 2018 Charge Set direction for the&nbsp;Quest for Student Success: with Distinction&nbsp;for the next seven years Timeline November 15&nbsp; 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