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Board hears several proposed resolutions and contracts for consideration, including strategic framework and tenure-on-hire
Summary
Trustees were presented with multiple proposed items for future Board action: election of officers (Res. 26‑01); multiple MOUs with bargaining units (Res. 26‑02–26‑06); the Institutional Strategic Framework 'Better Together' (Res. 26‑07); tenure upon hire for Christine Watt, PhD (Res. 26‑10); and two contracts exceeding $250,000 (ERP system maintenance and off‑campus housing).
Administrators presented a slate of proposed action items to the Committee of the Whole for subsequent Board consideration. Items introduced included Resolution 26‑01 (Election of Board Officers and Representatives) and Resolutions 26‑02 through 26‑06, which are memoranda of understanding with bargaining units: University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100; Operating Engineers, Local 399; Teamsters Local 743 Clerical; Teamsters Local 743 Maintenance Laborers; and SEIU Local 73.
Provost and Chief Academic Officer Beverly Schneller presented Resolution 26‑07, approval of the Institutional Strategic Framework titled 'Better Together.' Resolution 26‑10 was introduced for tenure upon hire for Christine Watt, PhD, OTR/L. Vice President Corey Bradford introduced an ERP software maintenance contract request (Resolution 26‑08) exceeding $250,000, and Vice President Paul McGuinness introduced a contract for off‑campus student housing (Resolution 26‑09) likewise exceeding $250,000. The items were presented and discussed; no final Board votes on these specific resolutions are recorded in the provided transcript.
