Quality Initiatives

“The HLC Open Pathway for Reaffirmation of Accreditation requires the institution to undertake a major Quality Initiative designed to suit its present concerns or aspirations. The Quality Initiative takes place between years 5 and 9 of the 10-year Open Pathway Cycle. A Quality Initiative may be designed to begin and be completed during this time or it may continue an initiative already in progress or achieve a key milestone in the work of a longer initiative. The Quality Initiative is intended to allow institutions to take risks, aim high, and if so be it, learn from only partial success or even failure.”
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UIS Quality Initiative Timeline

The University of Illinois Springfield's Quality Initiative (QI) proposal is due to the Higher Learning Commission by June 1, 2025, with the final report due to the Higher Learning Commission by June 1, 2027.

Timeline	stage	details
January 2024	QI Planning Begins	Institutional Effectiveness distributed a survey to the UIS community soliciting suggestions on areas that should be considered for the quality initiative over the next few years. A total of 434 responses were received (78 faculty/instructors, 138 staff/administrators, 124 undergraduate students, and 94 graduate students).
November 2024	QI Topic Refinement	Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to sign up for a focus group to share their ideas on a topic for the HLC Quality Initiative. Ideas can also be submitted through the Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness website.

UIS Quality Initiative Contact

Michele Gribbins, Ed.D., Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Effectiveness

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