What is the AQIP Systems Portfolio?

Waubonsee Community College submitted its first AQIP Systems Portfolio to the Higher Learning Commission in November of 2007. This submission represents a significant milestone in the college's quality journey. The Systems Portfolio is a product of the collective efforts of many of the college's staff, faculty, administrators and key stakeholders. This is a foundational document that serves multiple purposes including:

• demonstrating the college's committment to accreditation under the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) and to the quality improvement process
• serving as a means to obtain actionable feedback on organizational strengths and opportunities from a team of quality improvement experts and educators
• serving as a body of evidence to show that the college is meeting the HLC Criteria for Accreditation and that over time AQIP is working to the college's advantage
• serving as a planning tool that helps the college shape its future agenda and concentrate attention on those areas that should be the focus of improvement
• providing public information that helps college stakeholders to understand how the college is organized, what our processes are, what kind of performance those processes produce and how the college improves
• providing public information about what is being accomplished with college resources

Waubonsee's AQIP Systems Portfolio

Institutional Overview
Category 1: Helping Students Learn
Category 2: Accomplishing Other Distinctive Objectives
Category 3: Understanding Students' and Other Stakeholders' Needs
Category 4: Valuing People
Category 5: Leading and Communicating
Category 6: Supporting Institutional Operations
Category 7: Measuring Effectiveness
Category 8: Planning Continuous Improvement
Category 9: Building Collaborative Relationships
Index to the Five Criteria for Accreditation
Glossary of Abbreviations
Internal Resources
External Resources
Appendix: Principles and Categories for Improving Academic Quality

If you have any questions about the college's AQIP Systems Portfolio, please contact Dr. Karen J. Stewart, Vice President of Quality and Strategic Development at quality@waubonsee.edu.