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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio


Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 1:00 pm

This meeting will convine at 1 P.M. in person at Northern Illinois University
Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, 231 N. Annie Glidden Rd, DeKalb, Illinois and
in person at Vandalia CUSD #203 District Office, 1109 N. 8th St., Vandalia, Illinois.

Members of the public may join the meeting virtually via WebEx. Participation by WebEx
requires registration. Please click on the register button below. After your registration
has been approved, you will receive instructions for joining the meeting. 

Agenda

Meeting Agenda

A. Call to Order/Roll call

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

  • Remarks, Ginger Ostro, Executive Director

B. Action to Permit Board Members Virtual Attendance

C. Action to Permit Virtual Public Comment

D. Reports and Updates

E. Presentations

F. Public Comment

  • Request from Members of the Public to Address the Board

G. Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2024 Grants and Programs

  2. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2024 Grants under the Independent Colleges Capital Investment Grant Program

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

  4. Consideration and Approval of Potential Board Extension of Accreditation Timeline Required for Operating and Degree Granting Authority at an Independent Institution (Dr. Nkechi Onwuameze)

H. Consent Agenda Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Non-Instructional Capital Projects for Fiscal Year 2024 – Northern Illinois University

  2. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – March 15, 2023

I. Executive Session

  • Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Matters Pursuant to Sections
    2(c)(1) and 2(c)(21) of the Open Meetings Act

J. Action Item

  1. Consideration and Approval of Removing Confidentiality of Executive Session Minutes and Destruction of Verbatim Recording

K. Other Business

L. Adjournment


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