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University leaders highlight staff contributions, a new UIS library and enrollment challenges; support‑staff leader urges higher pay
Summary
President Killeen, Chancellor Janet Gooch and University Senate representative Linda Herrera emphasized staff contributions and debated the university's global role; Gooch announced UIS's 52,000‑square‑foot library commons and outlined enrollment declines driven by a 27% drop in international graduate students. Thomas Gebhardt, president of UPI 4100 support staff, urged trustees to secure higher pay and transparency.
President Killeen and campus leaders used the March 2026 Board of Trustees meeting in Springfield to underscore the role of staff across the University of Illinois system and outline campus projects and enrollment challenges.
President Killeen introduced the university officers, thanked staff for supporting teaching and research across the system and asked trustees to recognize system employees. The board viewed a short video and heard staff testimonials about the day‑to‑day work that keeps campuses running.
Chancellor Janet Gooch provided a substantive UIS update. She said construction began last July on a three‑story, 52,000‑square‑foot, state‑funded library commons that will combine the…
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