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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio


Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 1 p.m.

To be conducted both at the Illinois Board of Higher Education office in Springfield and
the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, and by telephone and video conference.

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Meeting Agenda

A. Call to Order/Roll call

  • Call Meeting to Order and Remarks, John Atkinson, Chair

  • Remarks, Ginger Ostro, Executive Director

B. Public Comment

  • Request from Members of the Public to Address the Board

C. Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction at Public Community Colleges (Dr. Gretchen Lohman)

  2. Consideration and Approval of New Operating and/or Degree Granting Authority for Independent Institutions (Dr. Gretchen Lohman)

  3. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction, Public Service, and Research at Public Universities (Dr. Gretchen Lohman)

  4. Consideration and Approval of Supplemental Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund Fiscal Year 2022 Supplemental Grant Allocation

  5. Consideration and Approval of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) for Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Fiscal Year 2022 Allocation

  6. Consideration and Approval of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief 105 (GEER) Grant Fund for Competitive Grants for Private Colleges and Universities Fiscal Year 2022 Grant Allocation

  7. Consideration and Approval of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Grant Allocation from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRSSA)

  8. Consideration and Approval of Illinois Tutoring Initiative

  9. Consideration and Approval of Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity: Supporting the Illinois Early Childhood Workforce to Attain Degrees

  10. Consideration and Approval of Early Childhood Credential Completion Cohort (EC4) Grant

  11. Consideration and Approval of Common Application University Allocation, Analysis and Administration

  12. Consideration and Approval of Grow Your Own Teacher Program Historically Disadvantaged Male Initiative

  13. Consideration and Approval of North Central College Capital Grant

  14. Consideration and Approval of Assessment of Public Higher Education in the Quad Cities

D. Consent Agenda Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – June 8, 2021

  2. Consideration and Approval of Strategic Plan Board Meeting Minutes June 15, 2021

  3. Consideration and Approval of Update to Personnel Policies

E. Informational Items Not Requiring Board Action (Written Reports)

  1. Report on Fiscal Year 2022 Diversifying Faculty in Illinois Grant

  2. Report on Fiscal Year 2022 Illinois Cooperative Work Study Grant

F. Other Business

G. Adjournment

This meeting will be audio recorded and a copy may be requested through the IBHE website