Training and Education Resources for ALOs
HLC provides Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALOs) a number of opportunities to participate in professional development and training. In addition to the training resources below, ALOs are invited to explore HLC's Program and Events.
Upcoming Events
2024 HLC Annual Conference: Higher Ground
April 13-16, 2024 | Chicago, IL
The 2024 conference will explore the ways colleges and universities rise up to meet the needs of their students and society. Whether through imparting the skills and knowledge needed for today’s workforce, fueling innovation, or exploring solutions to our most pressing problems, higher education is the force that propels us all to Higher Ground.
ALO Orientation: An Introduction to the Role
June 3–July 15, 2024 | Chicago, IL | Register by May 20
This online orientation introduces the role and responsibilities of the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO), including modules highlighting various responsibilities. The six-week, self-paced training modules include an overview of accreditation and peer review processes, specifics on managing substantive change activities on your campus, expectations of regular and mandatory data reporting to HLC, and staying current using HLC’s website. New ALOs are invited via email. Registration opening soon.
Webinar Recordings
Overview of Substantive Change
Understand the process of substantive change with HLC staff members. This webinar will cover various aspects of substantive change, including review processes, screening forms, applications, official letter requests and more. Recorded November 2023.
Managing Your Institution's Substantive Change Activity
Learn about HLC’s different substantive change applications, documents required to submit a complete application, how to navigate the decision process and tracking your substantive change information through Canopy. Recorded December 2023.
Managing Your Institution's Off-Campus Activities
Learn about expectations regarding additional locations and branch campuses and how to use HLC’s many resources to declare and monitor your off-campus activities. Recorded March 2024.
Pell Eligible Prison Education Programs: An Overview for Institutions
This webinar covers HLC's Pell-eligible Prison Education Program (PEP) process including policy, substantive change application, additional location confirmation visit for PEP, screening form and PEP stipulation. Recorded November 2023.
Criteria for Accreditation
These sessions walk participants through each Criteria in detail, discussing their content, context and intent. Recorded January 2023.
- Criteria 1 & 2 (Recorded January 2024)
- Criterion 3
- Criterion 4
- Criterion 5
Open Pathway Year 4 Assurance Argument: Process, Evidence, Review
Designed for institutions preparing for their Year 4 Assurance Review, this session focuses on how best to position an institution to update HLC about its activities. Recorded April 2023
Federal Compliance Overview for Institutions
This webinar introduces HLC institutional representatives to recent changes to HLC’s Federal Compliance process, forms and technology. Recorded September 2020.
Preparing for a Comprehensive Evaluation
Institutional representatives and a team chair share lessons learned during a virtual comprehensive evaluation held in fall 2020. Recorded at the HLC Annual Conference April 2021.
Preparing for a Focused Visit
Learn from experienced team chairs about expectations and how to plan for a successful focused visit. Recorded at the HLC Annual Conference April 2021.
Teach-Out Process, Policies and Updates
This session walks attendees through updates to and details of HLC's policy and processes on teach outs. Recorded September 2020.
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