Change is an inevitable part of the lives of individuals and organizations. The purpose of this article is to analyze significant organizational change. The analysis will explore the change, the reason behind the change, key players, timeline, results, leadership strategies, mistakes made by key players, and suggestions for mitigating the mistakes. Identifying Organizational Change The significant change analyzed is the overhaul of the academic portfolio within the American Sign Language-English Interpreting (ASLEI) program at the University of Northern Colorado. The ASLEI program uses a competency-based curriculum to teach the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that interpreters need to successfully enter the field and be ready for certification (Witter-Merithew & Johnson, 2005, and DO IT Center, 2014). The portfolio is a capstone project highlighting self-awareness and reflection of the student's learning through 34 skills. Although the 34 skills are fundamental to the program's courses, the creation of the portfolio is in addition to the normal course requirements. The program offers four courses designed solely to teach their unique portfolio approach. During the first portfolio course, the portfolio is described as the “biggest, hairiest, ugliest project” comprising 34 essays, 100 to 125 pieces of evidence, and requiring 350 to 400 hours of creation (Kroll, 2013 -a, p. 85 and 2013-b). The ASLEI portfolio covers an unprecedented breadth and depth in interpreter training. The program evaluated its first portfolios in 2008. From the beginning, students have complained about the breadth and depth of the portfolio, particularly in light of regular program standards and course requirements (T. Hetman, pers.... middle of article......TR 115: Portfolio Assessment I. Greeley, CO: University of Northern Colorado ASL-English Interpretation Program Kroll, A. (2013. -b) Assignment Description [Blackboard Online Course]. In INTR 115: Portfolio Assessment I. Greeley, CO: University of Northern Colorado ASL-English Interpreting Program Malik, SH (2013). .Pakistan Journal of Commerce & Social Sciences, 7(1), 209-222.Northouse, P. G. (2013). ).A Guide to Surviving the Stress of Organizational Change. Dallas, Texas: Pritchett Publishing Company Witter-Merithew, A. and Johnson, LJ (2005). Alexandria, VA: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc..