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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio


Tuesday, November 15, 2022

HYBRID MEETING WILL CONVENE AT 1 P.M. IN PERSON AT THE JAMES R. THOMPSON CENTER, 100 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, SUITE 2-025, CHICAGO, IN PERSON AT THE ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 1 NORTH OLD STATE CAPITOL PLAZA, SUITE 333, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 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

  • Remarks, Ginger Ostro, Executive Director

B. Resolutions and Recognition – Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Resolutions Honoring Board Members

C. Presentation

  • llinois Tutoring Initiative: Higher Education and School District Partnerships to Support Student Learning (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit, IBHE; Dr. Christy Borders, Illinois Tutoring Initiative, Illinois State University; Dr. Natasha Flowers, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Ms. Antionette Johnson, East St. Louis School District)

D. Reports and Updates

  1. Advisory Committee Report – Community Colleges (Dr. David Sam)

  2. Advisory Committee Report – Public Universities (Dr. Lisa Freeman)

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 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)

G. Consent Agenda Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Rules for the Capital Investment Grant Program for Independent Colleges

  2. Consideration and Approval of Noninstructional Capital Project for Fiscal Year 2023 – Governors State University

  3. Consideration and Approval of Noninstructional Capital Project for Fiscal Year 2023 – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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

  5. Consideration and Approval of Update to IBHE Personnel Policies

  6. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – August 16, 2022

H. Executive Session

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

I. Action Items – Approval of Closed Session Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Personnel Evaluation

  2. Consideration and Approval of Executive Session Minutes – June 29, 2022

  3. Consideration and Approval of Executive Session Minutes – August 16, 2022

J. Informational Item

  1. Instituto College Accreditation

K. Other Business

L. 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.