Meet Our Team
Julia Schmitz
QEP Director
Associate Professor of Biology
Perry Rettig
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Michelle Irvin
QEP Administrative Assistant
QEP Athens Committee
Mike Friedline, Chair
Assitant Professor, Psychology
Members: Mitzi Heck, Wilma Hutcheson-Williams, Michelle Leach, Julia Schmitz, Laura Starrett, Jane Kidd
QEP Assessment Committee
Melissa Tingle, Chair
Assistant Professor, Mass Communications (News Media)
Members: John Brooks (As Needed), Ed Carmack, Kim Crawford, Ed Taylor, Cindy Peterson, Perry Rettig, Julia Schmitz
QEP Communication Committee
John Roberts, Chair
Director of Marketing & Communications
Members: Abby Cox, Danielle Jenkins, Zachery Moore, Melissa Tingle, Michelle Leach, Julia Schmitz, Joanna Tucker
QEP Fellows
Julia Schmitz, Chair
QEP Director & Associate Professor of Biology
Members: Abby Cox, Michael Friedline, Melissa Jackson, Melissa Tingle
QEP Piedmont Symposium Committee
Julia Schmitz, Chair
QEP Director & Associate Professor of Biology
Members: Elaine Baily, Jeff Bowers, Windy Charles, Kim Crawford, Abbey Dondanville, Kelly Land, Sandra Maughon, Megan Ramsey, Roberts Roberts, Susanna Warnock
QEP Steering Committee
Julia Schmitz, Chair
QEP Director
Associate Professor of Biology
Leslie Lopez (SGA)
Student Representative—Demorest
Steve Jacobs
Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Sociology
Associate Professor of Sociology
Kelly Land
Assistant Professor, Education
Coordinator of Clinical Experiences
Coordinator of Clinical Experiences
Jim Peeples
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Laura Starrett
Associate Professor of Nursing
Melissa Tingle
Assistant Professor, Mass Communications (News Media)
Vickie Turner (Ex-Officio)
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Dan Silber (Ex-Officio)
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor, Psycology
Associate Professor of Mass Communications
Associate Vice President of Student Success
Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
Professor of Mass Communications
Abby Cox (Student)
QEP Student Committee
Abby Cox
Student Representative—Demorest
Leslie Lopez (SGA)
Student Representative—Demorest
CREDO Strategic Initiatives Quality Enhancement Plan Committees
1.3.1 High-Impact Practices
Schmitz, Julia (Initiative Owner)
Lovern, Beth
Ramsey, Megan
1.3.2 Student Success Model
Carmack, Ed
Schmitz, Julia