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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio


Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 2:00 p.m.

Lake Land Community College, Board and Administration Center (BAC),
Room 001, 5001 Lake Land Blvd,Mattoon, Illinois and
the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
601 S. Morgan St., Room 401 (4th Flr), Chicago, Illinois
and via Zoom.

Meeting Agenda

A. Call to Order/Roll call

  • Call Meeting to Order and Remarks, Pranav Kothari, Chair

  • Welcome and Remarks, President Josh Bullock, Lake Land Community College

  • Executive Director Report, Ginger Ostro, Executive Director

B. Action to Permit Board Members Virtual Attendance

C. Equity Plans and Practices Update

D. Non-Instructional Capital Improvement Project (Action)

  1. Consideration and Approval of Non-Instructional Capital Projects for Fiscal Year 2025 – Northern Illinois University (Ginger Ostro)

E. Public Comment

  1. Request from Members of the Public to Address the Board

F. Action Items

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

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

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

G. Consent Agenda Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – August 14, 2024

H. Executive Session

  1. Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Matters involving 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Matters discussed may include the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees No final action will be taken in closed session.

I. Other Business

  • The next meeting will be Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

J. Adjournment


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: bealon@ibhe.org by November 12, 2024