QEP-REACH Goals
The overarching goal of the QEP (REACH) is to increase students’ awareness and knowledge of careers, and to develop and enhance students' career readiness skills and competencies. REACH is focused on integrating career themes and concepts into the academic programs. To accomplish this, the career-centered academic focus will intersect with career services to carry out the following goal: increase awareness and knowledge on careers related to chosen major so as to become sufficiently engaged in learning and develop/enhance career readiness skills. To ensure adequate fulfillment of this goal, the following elements are being implemented: (1) integration of technology, (2) integrated academic and career advising, (3) experiential and service learning, (4) faculty development/training, (5) curriculum development (i.e. integration of career concepts and activities into the first-year orientation program), and (6) mentoring. All of these elements are embedded in the student experience, thus working toward the goal. This program is specially designed and conducted to both enable and equip the students with the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully allow them to gain the necessary college and life survival skills to complete their chosen program and to enter a profession and the workforce.
QEP-REACH Objectives
The objectives for REACH are to 1) increase awareness and knowledge on careers related to chosen major so as to become sufficiently engaged in learning and (2) develop/enhance career readiness skills. To ensure adequate fulfillment of these objectives, focus is placed on the following elements: (1) integration of technology, (2) integrated academic and career advising, (3) experiential and service learning, (4) faculty development/training.
QEP-REACH Committee
Dr. Maria Calhoun, Co-Director
Dr. Kellei Samuels, Co-Director
Mrs. Edna Woodson, Co-Director
Dr. Carla Jackson Bell
Ms. Genece Blackmon
Dr. Elaine Bromfield
Mr. Walter Cooper
Mrs. Brittney Mills Foster
Dr. S. Keith Hargrove
Ms. Nikasha Jones
Mrs. Verna Little
