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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio

March 5, 2019 Board Meeting
1:00 P.M.

University of Illinois at Springfield
Student Union Ballroom Room 224
2251 Richard Wright Drive
Springfield, IL

For audio recordings, please send your requests to the
Board Secretary. boardsecretary@ibhe.org


A. Call to Order/Roll call

  • Call Meeting to Order, Tom Cross, Chair

B. Welcome and Remarks

  • Welcome by Dr. Susan Koch, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Springfield
  • Welcome and remarks by Chair Tom Cross
  • Remarks by Interim Executive Director Mr. Nyle Robinson

C. Reports and Updates

  • Advisory Committee Report – Student Advisory Committee, Mr. Carl Frasor

D. Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction at Public Community Colleges (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)
  2. Consideration and Approval of New Operating and/or Degree Granting Authority for Independent Institutions (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)
  3. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction, Public Service and Research at Public Universities (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)
  4. Consideration and Approval of Appointment of Hearing Officer Pertaining to the Potential Revocation of Operating and Degree Granting Authority of an Independent Institution (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

E. Non-Instructional Capital Project Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Non-Instructional Capital Project – Northern Illinois University (pdf) (Dr. Alan Phillips)
  2. Consideration and Approval of Non-Instructional Capital Project – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (pdf) (Dr. Alan Phillips)
  3. Consideration and Approval of Non-Instructional Capital Project – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (pdf) (Dr. Alan Phillips)

F. Consent Agenda Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – December 4, 2018 (pdf)
  2. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Financial Report as of January 31, 2019
  3. Consideration and Approval of Board Member Appointment to Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)

G. Informational Items Not Requiring Board Action

  1. Private Colleges and Universities Capital Distribution Formula (pdf) (Ms. Karen Helland) (written report)
  2. Illinois Transfer and Articulation Initiatives Annual Report 2017-2018 (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit) (written report)
  3. Illinois Community College Board Update on the General Education Core Curriculum Credential(written report)
  4. Fiscal Year 2020 Governor’s Higher Education Budget Operations, Grants,and Capital Improvements (Dr. Alan Phillips)
  5. Legislative Report (Ms. Jaimee Ray)

H. Public Comment

I. Other Business

J. Adjournment