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Criterion 5 Core Components
| *The material on this page is taken from the Higher Learning Commission Handbook of Accreditation. |
Core Component 5a - The organization learns from the constituencies it serves and analyzes its capacity to serve their needs and expectations.
As it defines and interprets evidence related to this Core Component, an organization may wish to consider the following Examples of Evidence.
- The organization’s commitments are shaped by its mission and its capacity to support those commitments.
- The organization practices periodic environmental scanning to understand the changing needs of its constituencies and their communities.
- The organization demonstrates attention to the diversity of the constituencies it serves.
- The organization’s outreach programs respond to identified community needs.
- In responding to external constituencies, the organization is well-served by programs such as continuing education, outreach, customized training, and extension services.
Core Component 5b - The organization has the capacity and the commitment to engage with its identified constituencies and communities.
As it defines and interprets evidence related to this Core Component, an organization may wish to consider the following Examples of Evidence.
- The organization’s structures and processes enable effective connections with its communities.
- The organization’s co-curricular activities engage students, staff, administrators, and faculty with external communities.
- The organization’s educational programs connect students with external communities.
- The organization’s resources—physical, financial, and human—support effective programs of engagement and service.
- Planning processes project ongoing engagement and service.
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Core Component 5c - The organization demonstrates its responsiveness to those constituencies that depend on it for service. As it defines and interprets evidence related to this Core Component, an organization may wish to consider the following Examples of Evidence.
Core Component 5d- Internal and external constituencies value the services the organization provides. As it defines and interprets evidence related to this Core Component, an organization may wish to consider the following Examples of Evidence.
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| *The material on this page is taken from the Higher Learning Commission Handbook of Accreditation. |

