The topic of our Quality Enhancement Plan, Ready Day 1 Connect (RD1C), has been identified and will be discussed with our SACSCOC Reaffirmation Committee during the upcoming On-Site Review in March. Based on committee feedback, including that of a QEP Evaluator, Georgia Southern will refine our implementation plan and officially launch RD1C. Below is an excerpt from our QEP. For a deeper dive into the development and implementation of the QEP, please see the link below.

Georgia Southern University's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Ready Day 1 Connect (RD1C), helps students identify and demonstrate their existing professional skills in job-seeking scenarios by directly connecting their experiences to explicit career competencies throughout their academic journey. Although students develop competencies through their disciplinary coursework, internal and external surveys indicate a disconnect between this skill development and graduates' ability to articulate these competencies in professional contexts. RD1C addresses this disconnect, particularly in critical thinking, communication, and professionalism, through three primary goals: (1) increase students' ability to recognize career competencies they develop through academic experiences; (2) enhance students' confidence in articulating these competencies in professional contexts; and (3) improve employers' perception of graduates' ability to demonstrate career readiness.