The FIU SASCOC Leadership Team is responsible for providing oversight for the reaffirmation process, including the development, implementation and completion of the Quality Enhancement Plan in accordance with SACSCOC expectations.
- Jeanette Nuñez, Interim FIU President
- Elizabeth M. Bejar, Ph.D., FIU Provost; Executive Vice President
- Aime Martinez, Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
- Andres G. Gil, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Dean, University Graduate School
- Hiselgis Perez, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Analysis and Information Management
- Robert Grillo, MBA, Vice President for Information Technology; Chief Information Officer
- Jennifer L. Doherty-Restrepo, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Academic Planning and Accountability; Director, Accreditation; SACSCOC Liaison
- Noel Barengo, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, FIU Faculty Senate; Associate Professor, Medical Education
The FIU SACSCOC Leadership Team has appointed Jennifer L. Doherty-Restrepo as SACSCOC Liaison, responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with QEP requirements throughout its development, implementation, maintenance and completion. She supervises the faculty QEP director to ensure the plan’s successful execution and oversees the preparation and presentation of annual QEP progress reports to FIU constituencies. She also coordinates the submission of the QEP Impact Report to SACSCOC.
Faculty QEP Co-chairs
The FIU SASCOC Leadership Team appointed three faculty QEP Co-Chairs to serve as subject-matter experts supervising the educational content and assessment of student learning outcomes in the three micro-credentials.
Michael Creeden, MFA
QEP Faculty Director; Co-Chair for Emotional Intelligence (Understanding Emotional Intelligence)
Michael's Biography
Leonardo Bobadilla, Ph.D.
Co-Chair for Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence: How It Works and Its Impact)
Leonardo's Biography
Subject-matter workgroup members
Name | Affiliation | Area of expertise |
|---|---|---|
Leonardo Bobadilla, Ph.D. | School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing | Robotics |
Miguel Alonso, Ph.D. | School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing | General machine learning |
Mark Finlayson, Ph.D. | School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing | Artificial Intelligence |
Hannibal Travis, JD | College of Law | Intellectual property |
Shahin Vassigh, MArch | Department of Architecture, College of Communication, Architecture, and the Arts | Visualization techniques for educational purposes |
Katherine Perez, Ed.D. | Office of Academic Planning and Accountability–Institutional Effectiveness | Assessment |
Morgan McKie, MS | Division of Information Technology | Instructional design |
Name | Affiliation | Area of expertise |
|---|---|---|
Sneh Gulati, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) | Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Statistics |
Tawia Ansah, Ph.D. | College of Law | International law |
Zoran Bursac, Ph.D. | Department of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Biostatistics |
Sukumar Ganapati, Ph.D. | Department of Public Policy and Administration, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Public administration |
Richard Klein, Ph.D. | College of Business | Business analytics |
Gabriel Odom, Ph.D. | Department of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Biostatistics |
Giri Narasimhan, Ph.D. | School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing | Bioinformatics |
Katherine Perez, Ed.D. | Office of Academic Planning and Accountability–Institutional Effectiveness | Assessment |
Marco Moreno | Division of Information Technology | Instructional design |
Name | Affiliation | Area of expertise |
|---|---|---|
Michael Creeden, MFA | Department of English, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Technical and professional writing |
Lisa Arango, Ph.D. | Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy |
Alok Deoraj, Ph.D. | Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Environmental toxicology |
Paul Feigenbaum, Ph.D. | Department of English, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Grant writing, rhetorical theory and practice |
Ivan Lopez, MFA | Department of Theatre, College of Communication, Architecture, and the Arts | Acting as a form of therapeutic healing |
Mark Macgowan, Ph.D. | Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Evidence-informed group work, adolescent suicidality |
Diann Newman, Ed.D. | Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Diversity, emotional intelligence, human relations |
Martha Pelaez, Ph.D. | Department of Counseling, Recreation, and School Psychology; College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Mother–infant attachment |
Katherine Perez, Ed.D. | Office of Academic Planning and Accountability–Institutional Effectiveness | Assessment |
Ashley Rosario | Division of Information Technology | Instructional design |
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee serves under the leadership of the faculty QEP co-chairs. The committee’s purpose is to support and guide the progress of the plan by offering advice, ensuring the successful delivery of the micro-credentials, facilitating the assessment of student learning outcomes, and reviewing annual reports to identify areas for improvement. Committee membership includes faculty representatives from each college and school, and faculty administrators from the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, the Division of Information Technology-Media Support, and the Office of Academic Planning and Accountability-Institutional Effectiveness, and the Office of Micro-Credential.
QEP Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is a voluntary group of students, faculty, and industry partners that offer advice and support to the FIU SACSCOC liaison, associate vice president of academic planning and accountability, and faculty QEP director. The industry partners serving on the board provide informed guidance on artificial intelligence–, data–, and emotional intelligence–related knowledge, skills, abilities, and values required for graduates to be successful in the 21st-century world of work. The faculty members serving on the board provide advice regarding evidence-based pedagogy to maximize learner attainment of established student learning outcomes and effective strategies to encourage and incentivize faculty engagement in the QEP. Students serving on the board provide insight concerning effective communication strategies for promoting student enrollment, persistence, and completion of Micro-Credentials. Members of the advisory board are appointed by FIU’s SACSCOC liaison.
Chair
- Bridgette Cram, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Members
- Angie Morris, Manager of Student Development and Opportunity Management at MITRE Corporation
- Cat Stolar, Future-ready Skills Lead at Microsoft
- Edgar Ferrer, Senior Account Executive of Florida for Microsoft Education
- Jason Morales, Global Strategy Leader for Data and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft
- Paul Raun, Vice President and Store Manager at TD Bank
Contact
Office of Academic Planning and Accountability
11200 SW 8th Street, PC 112
Miami, FL 33199
305-348-1796
QEP@fiu.edu
Michael Creeden
Faculty QEP Director, Co-Chair for Emotional Intelligence
creedenm@fiu.edu
McLudmer Charite
QEP Manager
mcharite@fiu.edu