This workshop is for institutional Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALOs). It will cover the leadership and communication responsibilities of the ALO, the new requirements for the verification of distance learning students' identity as well as quality assurance activities mandated by the Higher Education Act, the ALOs leadership role in promoting institutional quality and effectiveness, and the specific role the ALO plays in the preparation and submission of the self-study and other accreditation reports. There will be opportunity for experienced ALOs to share what they have learned and all ALOs to ask questions in a "lessons learned from the field" segment.