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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio


Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Malcolm X College

HYBRID MEETING WILL CONVENE AT 1 P.M. IN PERSON AT MALCOLM X COLLEGE,
1900 WEST JACKSON BLVD, CHICAGO, 60612 AND ONLINE VIA WEBEX AS
PERMITTED BY PUBLIC ACT 101-0640 ENACTED JUNE 12, 2020.

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Meeting Agenda

A. Call to Order/Roll call

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

  • Welcome and Overview by David A. Sanders, President, Malcolm X College

  • Remarks, Ginger Ostro, Executive Director

B. Presentation: City Colleges and One Million Degrees: Scaling Partnerships

  • Veronica Herrero, Chief of Staff and Strategy, City Colleges of Chicago, and IBHE Board Member

  • Aneesh Sohoni, Chief Executive Officer, One Million Degrees

C. Presentation: Diversifying Faculty in Illinois: Two Perspectives

  • Xóchitl E. Guerrero, MSW, LCSW, PhD student, Jane Addams College of Social Work at UIC

  • Derrick O. Brown, Orientation Coordinator, DePaul University, former DFI Fellow

D. Reports and Updates from Board Advisory Committees

E. Resolution Honoring Former Board Member

F. Public Comment

  • Request from Members of the Public to Address the Board

G. Action Items

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

  2. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction, Public Service, and Research at Public Universities (Dr. Nkechi Onwuameze)

  3. Consideration and Approval of New Operating and/or Degree Granting Authority for Independent Institutions (Dr. Nkechi Onwuameze)

  4. Consideration and Approval of Administrative Rules – NC State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (Dr. Nkechi Onwuameze)

  5. Consideration and Approval of Revisions to Administrative Rules – Nursing School Grant (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

  6. Consideration and Approval of Revisions to Administrative Rules –Nurse Educator Fellowship (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

  7. Consideration and Approval of Updates to the PaCE Framework (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

H. Consent Agenda Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – January 18, 2023

  2. Consideration and Approval of Update to IBHE Personnel Policies

  3. Consideration and Approval of Line-Item Budget Transfer for the Illinois Math and Science Academy

  4. Consideration and Approval of Amendment to Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Amount for Grow Your Own-Illinois

  5. Consideration and Approval of Appointment of Commissioner to the Midwest Higher Education Compact

I. Executive Session

  • Executive session for the purpose of discussing matters pursuant to Sections 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act

J. Informational Items

K. Other Business

L. Adjournment


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

This meeting will be audio recorded and a copy may be requested through the IBHE website. Board agenda materials online at: www.ibhe.org.

In compliance with pertinent state and federal laws, this meeting will be accessible to persons with disabilities upon notification of anticipated attendance. Persons planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact: Board Secretary, Illinois Board of Higher Education, 1 North Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333, Springfield, Illinois 62701, telephone: 217/557-7351 (TTD 217/524-3494), e-mail:lynch@ibhe.orgby March 13, 2023.