CHICAGO — The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a slate of routine academic and administrative items by voice vote and completed a roll‑call voting package that included capital and legal matters during its July 25 meeting.

In the voice vote portion, trustees approved minutes, a set of appointments (including vice chancellor for finance positions at Urbana and Springfield and a member appointment to the University of Illinois Research Park LLC board), promotions and changes in academic rank for 2025–26, an extension of the term for the dean of the College of Dentistry in Chicago, and several curricular actions including elimination of the Doctor of Arts in mathematics and establishment of a Doctor of Philosophy in engineering technology and management for agricultural systems at Urbana.

Trustees then approved the roll‑call agenda, which the secretary read aloud. Roll‑call items included approval of a project budget for an energy conservation project (laboratory facilities, Urbana), approval of acquisition of property at 901 West University Avenue in Urbana, master‑plan variance for building demolition in Springfield and several purchase recommendations. The board also authorized two settlements: Esquivel v. Soluja, RT, and Hill v. Hajiri, MD and others. The roll‑call vote was recorded as “yes to all” from trustees present, and the secretary completed a line‑by‑line roll call.

Motions and votes: The voice vote motion to approve the listed voice‑agenda items was moved by Trustee Tammy Craig Schilling and seconded; the roll‑call package motion was moved by Trustee Blackwell and seconded by Trustee Cepeda. Secretary Jeffrey Stein recorded unanimous affirmative votes among trustees present for the roll‑call items.

Why it matters: Trustees routinely approve appointments, degree program changes and capital actions; the property acquisition and settlements carry administrative and legal implications that will be handled through university channels.

What trustees recorded: The approvals were recorded and committees had reviewed most items in prior committee meetings the day before. No dissenting votes were recorded for the acted items.