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Leadership Training
Still need to meet your training requirement?
Contact: boardsecretary@ibhe.org for information on how you can meet your requirement.
Effective January 1, 2017, the Board of Higher Education Act was amended to include leadership training requirements for Illinois’ public universities board of trustees members: “The Board [of Higher Education] shall require every voting member of the governing board of a public university appointed for a term beginning after January 1, 2016 to complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, public university and labor law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a member of a governing board within 2 years after beginning service and within every 2 years of service thereafter." (110 ILCS 205/13)
Sixth Annual Trustee Conference – October 13, 2021
Agenda (pdf)
Higher Education Advancing Equity in Illinois (pdf)
Session I: The Higher Education Strategic Plan for A Thriving Illinois (pdf)
Session II: Supporting Students’ Learning Renewal and Academic
Success: Rethinking Developmental Education (pdf)
Session III: Guideposts and Guardrails for Illinois Public University Trustees (PDF)
Session IV: Good Governance: Good Leadership - We Need Both! (PDF)
Fifth Annual Trustee Conference – October 20, 2020
Agenda (pdf)
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Session I: The Importance of Board Engagement in Closing Equity Gaps in Higher Education (pdf)
Session II: Creating Plans to Close Equity Gaps in Higher Education (pdf)
Session III: Guideposts and Guardrails for the Trustee Role (pdf)
Session V: Navigating the Leadership Relationship: What Does a President Need from a Good Board (pdf)
Fourth Annual Trustee Conference – September 25, 2019
Agenda (pdf)
Session I: The Right Way (pdf)
Session II: MBE/WBE/DBE Contracting and Workforce Development (pdf)
Session III: Budget Process (pdf)
Academic Programs (pdf)
Third Annual Trustee Conference – September 11, 2018
Agenda (pdf)
Session I: The Right Way (pdf)
Session II: The Board’s Role in Financial Oversight (pdf)
Session III: Presidential Evaluations (pdf)
Second Annual Trustee Conference – October 30, 2017
Agenda (pdf)
Session I: The Right Way (pdf)
Session II: The Board’s Role in Financial Oversight (pdf)
Session III: Student Success (pdf)
First Annual Trustee Conference – October 27, 2016
Agenda (pdf)
Illinois Public University Trustees Conference (pptx)
Business Model for Public Colleges and Universities (pptx)
Illinois Fiduciary Principles and Why They Matter for Consequential Boards (ppt)
