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NIU Board approves consent agenda including two interim-dean appointments
Summary
The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved a consent agenda that included moving and approving interim-dean appointments for the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the transcript does not specify the appointees' names.
The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved a consent agenda that included two interim-dean appointments during its public meeting.
President Freeman read the items moved to the consent agenda as agenda item 7a, "appointment of interim dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts," and agenda item 7b, "appointment of the interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences." The president said the university has held a series of pre-commencement celebrations and described the ceremonies as "a very, very special time at NIU." (President Freeman)
A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded as recorded in the transcript; the board approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript attributes the motion to a trustee identified as Wasiletz and the second to a trustee named Anson; no roll-call tally for this vote appears in the public record excerpt. The transcript does not list the names of the interim deans or provide start dates or terms for the appointments; those details were not specified in the recorded remarks.
The board also approved the meeting agenda and the minutes of the regular meeting of March 19, 2026, earlier in the session by voice votes.
The board set its next regular meeting for June 4, 2026, at 9 a.m. and then moved on to other business.
