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1 1 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO SENATE AGENDA Thursday, November 30, 2017, STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING, ROOMS B&C, 3:15PM I. ANNOUNCEMENTS David Hilbert, Presiding Officer (3:15-3:17) - Membership of UIC Promotion and Tenure Committee (Roster available at: II. III. GUEST - Timothy Killeen, President (3:17-3:32) REMARKS - Michael Amiridis, Chancellor (3:32-3:42) - Susan Poser, Provost (3:42-3:52) - Robert Barish, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs (3:52-4:02) IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES David Hilbert, Presiding Officer (4:02-4:05) - Senate Meeting of October 25, 2017 (attached p. 2) V. COMMITTEE REPORTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Catherine Vincent, Chair - Oral Report (4:05-4:25) - For Action: Motion to Confer Degrees (attached p.6) - For Action: Second Reading: Proposed revisions to the Statutes, Article XIII, Section 8- to authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate revisions to the Statutes (USC ST-79) (attached p. 7) - For Action: Election of Presiding Officer of the UIC Senate (Biographies attached p.14) EDUCATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT Ilene Harris, Chair - For Action: New and Revised Programs (report available at: (4:25-4:40) VI. VII. OBSERVER, REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS - IBHE Faculty Advisory Council, Lucy Park (written report p.15) - Board of Trustees Observer Report, November 16, 2017, Harshdeep Ingle (written report p. 17) OLD BUSINESS VIII. NEW BUSINESS (4:40-4:45) IX. ADJOURNMENT (4:45pm unless extended by vote) ******************************************************************************************************************* - Parking for Senate members is available in the Harrison Street Parking Structure after 2:30 p.m. on Senate meeting days by pre-arrangement with the Parking Office. - When addressing the Senate, please step to the microphone and identify yourself for recording purposes. Thank you. - For Regional Sites: Senate teleconference dial-up should be available at 3:05 pm at Access Code SENATE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR AY Wednesday, January 31; Wednesday, March 7; Thursday, April 26 (SSB - Rms B&C, 3:15 4:45 PM)

2 2 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO MINUTES OF THE SENATE MEETING ( ) OCTOBER 25, 2017, STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING (SSB) 3:15 P.M. 10/25/17-1 The meeting was called to order at 3:15 p.m. by Presiding Officer David Hilbert (LAS-Humanities). Senators from the College of Medicine at Peoria regional site participated by teleconference. ANNOUNCEMENTS David Hilbert, Presiding Officer 10/25/17-2 Presiding Officer Hilbert welcomed everyone to the October 25 Senate meeting. He announced that free flu shots for UIC employees and retirees will be administered on October 31, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cardinal Rooms, Student Center East. He recognized the service of Carol Johnson as a Senate Office employee. The Senate applauded. CHANCELLOR S REMARKS Michael Amiridis 10/25/17-3 Chancellor Amiridis paid tribute to Michael Redding, Vice Chancellor for Public and Government Affairs, who died October 19, The Chancellor provided an update on the searches for the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services and also for the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development. He announced that the kick off for the IGNITE campaign will occur on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the UIC Pavilion. The priorities of the campaign are faculty, students, and infrastructure. At the IGNITE kickoff event, UIC will also announce the formation of a new UIC Alumni Association. Chancellor Amiridis stated that the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education ranked the University of Illinois at Chicago 23rd among the Best Public U.S. Universities and Colleges. He explained that the UIC Forum will be renamed the Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum as part of a $3 million gift that will also be used to establish an endowed scholarship fund for high achieving Cook County high school students. 10/25/17-4 Senator Kondos (MED) inquired about the recent Crain s article regarding the Discovery Partners Institute and the role UIC might play in it. 10/25/17-5 Chancellor Amiridis stated there were two announcements released by President Killeen on October 19, One announcement was about the Discovery Partners Institute. The second announcement was about a new partnership for innovation between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Chicago that will be dedicated to technology development for some of society s most pressing challenges, from producing clean water to treating cancer. The Chancellor explained that the only information that the he has is what is included in the press releases. 10/25/17-6 Senator Persky (SPH) asked the Chancellor for clarification about the new Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development position title. PROVOST S REMARKS Susan Poser 10/25/17-7 Provost Poser explained that she has been holding budget meetings with the Deans. She provided an update on the searches for the Vice Provost and Associate Chancellor for Diversity and for the Executive Director for the UIC Extended Campus. She explained that a tenure track faculty hiring initiative is under development. Provost Poser stated that she attended a conference

3 3 Senate Minutes October 25, 2017 M2 recently at the University of Chicago on the topic of the First Amendment on college campuses. UIC is developing a new policy on the First Amendment and Free Speech. She provided an update on the faculty administrator leadership program. The Provost announced that the last Campus Conversation of the semester will take place on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. in Student Center West, Michele Thompson Room A. on the topic of Climate Change. The last East West Research Mixer of the semester will take place on November 16, 2017 on the topic of big data. There were no questions for the Provost. VICE CHANCELLOR FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS REMARKS Robert Barish 10/25/17-8 Vice Chancellor Barish provided a brief update on the searches for the Dean of Pharmacy and for the CEO of the University of Illinois Hospital. He stated that he is meeting this week with the members of his External Advisory Council. There were no questions for Vice Chancellor Barish. GUEST Cynthia Klein-Banai, Associate Chancellor for Sustainability 10/25/17-9 Cynthia Klein-Banai, presented an overview of the Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP) using PowerPoint. MINUTES 10/25/17-10 Minutes of the Senate meeting held on September 28, 2017 were approved as submitted. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Catherine Vincent, Chair 10/25/17-11 Chair Vincent stated that the Committee met with Chancellor Amiridis. The Chancellor responded to a question raised by the Committee prior to the meeting about what it will cost for students to live in the new the mixed living learning facility that is a public-private partnership. He, also, shared some actions UIC is taking to support institutions of higher education in Puerto Rico. Chancellor Amiridis and Provost Poser explained the percentage of tenure-track versus nontenure track faculty at UIC and plans for the future. Provost Poser shared background about the transition of certain IGPA tenure lines to UIC from UA. Vice Chancellor Barish announced the College of Nursing s NIH funding ranking. He shared his vision to improve research infrastructure in the health sciences. He, also, described to the Committee his plans to develop academic research that spans the different health colleges. Chair Vincent explained that the Committee continues to develop a set of Committee priorities. 10/25/17-12 Chair Vincent, on behalf of the Committee, presented for endorsement the Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP). 10/25/17-13 Senator Persky (SPH) inquired about whether the bus shuttle service would be improved between the two campuses as part of the CAIP? 10/25/17-14 Senator Thompson (CBA) inquired about Strategy number 2 purchase power. His understanding is that the wind farm market is heavily subsidized by the government, which means that it is paying lower taxes than other producers of energy. If we are consuming that energy, does not that mean that some of the energy we use is being paid by taxpayers?

4 4 Senate Minutes October 25, 2017 M3 10/25/17-15 Upon vote, the motion to endorse the Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP) carried with one audible no vote. 10/25/17-16 On behalf of the Committee, Chair Vincent introduced for first reading the proposed revisions to the Statutes, Article XIII, Section 8-to authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate revisions to the Statutes (USC ST-79). She stated that the Committee did not endorse the proposed revisions. 10/25/17-17 Vice Chair De Groote (LIB) and Senator LaDu (MED) presented some reservations about the proposed revisions because they provide the President power to directly recommend changes to the Statutes. The President can currently suggest changes to the Statutes through the Board of Trustees or University Senates Conference. They recommended that the UIC Senate should not approve the proposed revisions. 10/25/17-18 As part of the Executive Committee Report, Presiding Officer Hilbert, introduced the discussion topic of Safety and Perceptions of Safety for today s meeting. Following the topic discussion he explained that he will compile a report of the suggestions raised on the topic at today s meeting and share it with the Senate Executive Committee to determine next steps of action. He requested that Senators the Clerk of the Senate, Elizabeth Dooley, topic ideas that can be discussed as part of Senate meetings. EDUCATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE Ilene Harris, Chair 10/25/17-19 On behalf of the Committee, Vice Chair Corte, using PowerPoint, presented an overview of the following new and revised programs and policies for approval: PR-17.36, Revision of the Master of Healthcare Administration; PR-18.02, Revision of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); PR-18.03, Revision of the Master of Science in Materials Engineering; PR-18.04, Rename the Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Design and Arts as the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts; PR-18.05, Establish the Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts (IDEA) Course Subject Rubric; CP-18.01, Establish the Post-Baccalaureate Campus Certificate in Sleep Health; and CP-18.02, Establish Ten (10) Post-Doctor of Nursing Practice Campus Certificates. Senator Kling (SPH) requested that PR-18.02, Revision of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) be removed from the motion for discussion. 10/25/17-20 Upon vote the motion to approve the remaining proposals, except for PR-18.02, Revision of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), carried. 10/25/17-21 Senator Kling (SPH) inquired about whether students were still required to pay fees for the zero credit hours courses included in proposal PR-18.02, Revision of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). 10/25/17-22 Marieke Dekker Schoen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Pharmacy, responded that students pay a blanket tuition rate to enroll in the College of Pharmacy. 10/25/17-23 Upon vote, the motion to approve the proposal PR-18.02, Revision of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), carried.

5 5 Senate Minutes October 25, 2017 M4 10/25/17-24 Presiding Officer Hilbert noted that due to the lateness of the hour, the Senate needed to vote to extend the meeting beyond 4:45pm to consider other business items. The motion to extend was seconded and carried. EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORT William Bike, Chair 10/25/17-25 Chair Bike (Academic Professional) solicited nominations for honorary degrees this year. There were no questions or comments. OBSERVER, REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS 10/25/17-26 IBHE Faculty Advisory Council Reporting Representative, Lucy Park, added some remarks to her written report. She encouraged faculty to attend the meeting with representatives from the Association of American Publishers in October titled "College and University dialogue on the role that digital course materials and technologies in reducing higher education costs and improving student success. She said that the IBHE Faculty Advisory Council is investigating how to reduce the number of students from leaving the state to attend college. Reporting Representative Lucy Park, discussed the issue of public university faculty representation on IBHE. OLD BUSINESS 10/25/17-27 Presiding Officer Hilbert stated that there was no Old Business. NEW BUSINESS 10/25/17-28 Presiding Officer Hilbert stated that there was no New Business. ADJOURNMENT 10/25/17-29 The meeting adjourned at 4:50 pm. Prepared for the Senate by: Elizabeth Dooley, Senate Clerk

6 6 REPORT OF THE SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE NOVEMBER 30, 2017 SENATE MEETING FOR ACTION: Motion to Confer Degrees The Senate Executive Committee moves that the Senate recommend that the President, under the authority of the University Board of Trustees, confer degrees, diplomas and certificates upon those candidates who have been recommended by their faculty.

7 7 REPORT OF THE SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE NOVEMBER 30, 2017 SENATE FOR ACTION: SECOND READING: Proposed revisions to the Statutes, Article XIII, Section 8-to authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate revisions to the Statutes (USC ST-79) The proposed revisions are presented on the following pages. The Senate Executive Committee did not endorse the proposed revisions to the Statutes, Article XIII, Section 8-to authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate revisions to the Statutes (USC ST-79). For the Committee, Catherine Vincent, Chair

8 U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S Urbana-Champaign Chicago Springfield 8 University Senates Conference 378 Henry Administration Building, MC South Wright Street Urbana, IL September 6, 2017 Professor Bettina Francis, Chair Professor Catherine Vincent, Chair UIUC Senate Executive Committee UIC Senate Executive Committee Dept. of Entomology Dept. of Women, Child, and Family Health Sci 320 Morrill Hall MC NURS MC 802 Professor Ranjan Karri, Chair UIS Campus Senate Dept. of Management MS UHB 4060 Re: Proposed revisions to the Statutes, Article XIII, Section 8 to authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate revisions to the Statutes. (USC ST-79) Background statement to additions proposed on 4/27/17. Dear Colleagues, On May 11, 2017, you were sent additional revisions to this section of the Statutes that included a process for the president to be able to propose revisions to the Statutes (letter enclosed). At its meeting on August 25, the Senates Conference felt that it would be beneficial to include a background statement to address these additional revisions. The University Senates Conference requests that you kindly distribute the enclosed background statement when deliberating the new language. In addition, there is an editorial revision that deletes a redundant statement in Section 8.a.(3). Sincerely, Enclosures c: Elizabeth Dooley, UIC Senate Brian Moore, UIS Senate Jenny Roether, UIUC Senate Members, University Senates Conference Mrinalini C. Rao, Chair University Senates Conference Telephone (217) Fax (217)

9 U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S Urbana-Champaign Chicago Springfield 9 University Senates Conference 378 Henry Administration Building, MC South Wright Street Urbana, IL May 11, 2017 Professor Ranjan Karri, Chair Professor Catherine Vincent, Chair UIS Campus Senate UIC Senate Executive Committee Dept. of Management Dept. of Women, Child, and Family Health Sci MS UHB NURS MC 802 Professor Gay Miller, Chair UIUC Senate Executive Committee Dept. of Pathobiology/College of Vet Med 2635 Vet Med Basic Sci Bldg MC 002 Re: Proposed revisions to the Statutes, Article XIII, Section 8 to authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate revisions to the Statutes. (USC ST-79) Dear Colleagues, All three senates approved proposed revisions to the Statutes that would authorize the University Senates Conference to initiate statutory revisions. The language was transmitted to President Easter on June 11, The proposal was put on hold due to the overall review of the Statutes. In the meantime, as President Killeen reviewed the overall statutory changes, he felt that it would be beneficial for him to be able to propose revisions to the Statutes. The USC Statutes and Governance Committee proposed language that would authorize the president to propose amendments and refer them to the University Senates Conference for its consideration, comment, and transmission to the senates for action. USC approved the language at its April 27 meeting. The University Senates Conference asks that you consider the revised version for action by your senates in the fall. Sincerely, Enclosure c: Elizabeth Dooley, UIC Senate Brian Moore, UIS Senate Jenny Roether, UIUC Senate Members, University Senates Conference Kathy Novak, Chair University Senates Conference Telephone (217) Fax (217)

10 10 Background statement on ST-79 Revisions to Article XIII, Section 8 of the Statutes were drafted and proposed by the University Senates Conference in January of 2013, and approved with clarifying amendments by all three university Senates by April of USC collected the advice of the three Senates and transmitted ST-79 to the President in June of Because of the large packet of changes to the Statutes and General Rules already being reviewed by the President, no further action was taken on ST-79 at that time. The purpose of the revisions was to articulate a formal process for the University Senates Conference to initiate proposals for changes to the Statutes. Any proposed changes would still need to be routed through and approved by the Senates before being transmitted to the President and the Board. As the President began his review of the larger packet of Statutes revisions, he noted the anomaly that the Statutes allowed others to propose amendments, but there was no provision for him to do so. Therefore, he asked that the President also be allowed to propose revisions to the Statutes. The rationale was as follows: This opportunity would facilitate the collaborative relationship between USC and the President's Office, while maintaining the existing consultative review process; Under the current Statutes, the President's position is limited to merely accepting or rejecting proposed revisions to the Statutes, in contrast to the Board, the Senates, and (if ST-79 is approved), the University Senates Conference; Since the Statutes endow the President with the responsibility for enforcing the rules and regulations of the University, it follows that the President should also have an authorized path to proposing changes to those rules. In the past, presidents have indirectly proposed amendments to the Statutes by suggesting potential revisions to the Board of Trustees to propose on their behalf. In USC s view, it is preferable that the record clearly show the provenance of the proposed amendment. From a governance point of view, amendments proposed by the President will benefit from early consultation with the system-wide faculty elected to represent the Senates. With the adoption of the language proposed for ST-79, regardless of where proposed changes originate, the three university Senates must always be involved in the review, approval, or possible revision of any Statutes changes. Taking these points into consideration, after discussion at the April 2017 meeting, USC voted to amend ST-79 by adding the following language to the 2014 revision:

11 2 11 The President may also propose amendments and refer them to the University Senates Conference for its consideration, comment, and transmission to the senates for action. This information was transmitted to the three university senates in May The USC now provides the rationale for the amendment to ST-79 and also added one minor housekeeping edit that does not substantially alter the section (see text in blue strikethrough). USC formally transmits this amendment to ST-79 to the Senates with its recommendation that it be approved through the existing processes for Senates to amend the Statutes.

12 12 USC ST-79 Approved 4/27/17 Editorial revision 9/1/17 (The underlined changes in black have already been approved by the senates. The proposed revisions of 4/27/17 are in blue underline. The editorial revision is in blue strikethrough.) Section 8. Amendments a. Initiation by a Senate or by the University Senates Conference. (1) Each of the senates by vote of a majority of all members present and voting at a regular or special meeting may propose amendments to these Statutes. No final senate action shall be taken on a proposed amendment until the next meeting following the one at which it was introduced. The secretary of a senate shall notify the secretary of the other senates and the secretary of the University Senates Conference of the text of a proposed amendment promptly after the meeting at which it is introduced approved. The proposed amendment shall be referred to the University Senates Conference for its consideration and transmission to the other senates for action; the conference may append its comments and recommendations. [continue here without paragraph break] The proposed amendment shall be placed promptly on the agenda of the other senates. (2) The University Senates Conference by vote of a majority of all members present and voting at a regular or special meeting may propose amendments to these Statutes. The President may also propose amendments and refer them to the University Senates Conference for its consideration, comment, and transmission to the senates for action. The secretary of the conference shall notify the secretaries of the campus senates of the text of a proposed amendment promptly after the meeting at which it is introduced. The proposed amendment shall be transmitted to the senates for such action as each of them shall see fit; the conference may append its comments. The proposed amendment shall be placed promptly on the agenda of each senate. (3) Each senate may act on the proposed amendment in accord with its own established procedures, including the right to accept, to modify, or to reject any proposed amendment or proposed statutory text. No final senate action shall be taken on a proposed amendment until the next meeting following the one at which it was introduced. Final action in each senate on the proposed amendment may be taken by a majority of all members present and voting at a regular or special meeting held not earlier than the next meeting following the one at which it was

13 13 introduced in that senate. (4) If every senate acts affirmatively on the proposed amendment and concurs as to its text, the conference shall send the proposed amendment to the president for transmission to the Board of Trustees and shall simultaneously notify the senates of its action; the conference may append its comments. If the senates do not agree as to the proposed amendment, the conference shall endeavor to promote agreement of the senates. Where agreement cannot be effected among all the senates within a reasonable period of time, but the text of a proposed amendment has been agreed upon by all but one of the senates, the conference shall send that proposed amendment, the recommendations of the dissenting senate, and its own recommendations to the president for transmission to the Board of Trustees and shall simultaneously notify the senates of its action. A senate may record and send its further comments to the president for transmission to the Board of Trustees. b. Initiation by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may initiate proposals to amend the Statutes, but the board shall not finally adopt any such proposal without first seeking the advice of the president, the senates, and the University Senates Conference. Any proposal to amend the Statutes which is initiated by the Board of Trustees shall be transmitted through the president to the University Senates Conference and transmitted by the conference, with its recommendations, to the senates for consideration and advice. The proposed amendment shall be placed promptly on the agenda of each of the senates. If the senates do not agree in their advice concerning the proposed amendment, the conference shall endeavor to promote agreement; where agreement cannot be achieved within a reasonable period of time, the conference shall send the advice of the senates and its own recommendations to the president for transmission to the Board of Trustees and shall simultaneously notify the senates of its action. A senate may record and send its further comments to the president for transmission to the Board of Trustees. An amendment shall become effective when approved by the Board of Trustees or at such later time as the board may specify.

14 14 Presiding Officer Biographies November 2017 Election Min J. Joo (MED) Min Joo has been at UIC for over 18 years. She is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy and Affiliate Faculty at the Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy (PSOP) at UIC. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Ohio State University and M.D. at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She received her M.P.H. in Epidemiology at the UIC School of Public Health and completed a post-doctoral health services research fellowship at Northwestern University. In addition to being a board certified pulmonologist and intensivist, Dr. Joo is a physician scientist and health services researcher. She completed an NIH NHLBI K23 mentored career development award and currently has an R01 from AHRQ to study the impact of diagnostic error in COPD and asthma in an underserved population. She is currently on the UIC Senate Executive Committee. Donald Wink (LAS) Donald Wink is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and a program faculty member in the Learning Sciences Research Institute. He conducts research and curriculum development work in chemistry associated with introductory courses in preparatory, general, and organic and biochemistry courses. He also carries out research in small molecule x-ray crystallography. His work in learning sciences includes professional development and research activities associated with high school science teacher education. All of these research and teaching activities are done in collaboration with other faculty in multiple UIC departments and with the Chicago Public Schools. He has been at UIC for 25 years after time as a faculty member at NYU. He was DGS in learning sciences for 9 years and has been DUS in chemistry for 11 years. He is also a member of the LAS Educational Policy Committee and has served on the Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee for 2 years. His current term in the Senate began in 2015 and he is in his third year on the Senate Executive Committee.

15 15 ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY ADVISORY COUNCIL Meeting at Illinois Valley Community College, November 17, 2017 Twenty three FAC members and one IBHE staff, Gretchen Lohman, attended the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. Mike welcomed us to campus and introduced President Jerry Corcoran and Vice President for Academic Affairs Deborah Anderson. Corcoran passed out a sheet of IVCC Quick Facts. IVCC is the second oldest community college in the State and has a history of excellence and quality. They have a tradition of transparency in setting tuition. Corcoran has been at IVCC for 27 years, 9¾ as president. Anderson has been at IVCC for 3 years. The last couple of years she has been working on an academic plan with faculty that is tied to their strategic planning process. Illinois community colleges serve different audiences: the academic side with the goal of transfer to 4-year institutions and the work force development side. Some states have separated these roles into different systems. IVCC is developing mission and vision statements which are nearly complete. Goals and objectives are pretty standard; faculty have been substantially engaged in the process. Their academic plan drives the strategic plan. Steve A. initiated a discussion on his role with the IVCC Study Abroad program. He is IVCC s representative to the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP). This group is 33 years old and currently involves 26 community colleges plus some schools in Wisconsin and Indiana. Most students that study abroad have traditionally done so in their junior year. ICISP gives community college students an opportunity at reasonable rates. He described the various program locations. The experience is life changing for the students. Faculty also have opportunities to participate as mentors and adjunct faculty. For faculty, there is also a two week exchange program. Workshops are offered and there are multi-campus opportunities. Four year institutions can join; send Steve an if interested. As to SB440, Marie met recently with Senator McGuire; the legislation will reactivate in January. Al Bowman is the new IBHE Executive Director; he will be at the December FAC meeting for the first hour. Dan Cullen is no longer with IBHE. The HLC met with CSU; they removed all sanctions and CSU is back in good standing. Gretchen from IBHE provided a handout on IBHE-Approved Dual Credit Institutions by Higher Education Region. Five Illinois public universities are now participating. Three out of state institutions are currently involved with more seeking entry. There are 13 private institutions with offerings. There is a need to think about how Dual Credit helps our students. Dual Credit will be a focus at our December meeting. We were joined by Aseret Loveland, IVCC Assistant Director of Admissions and Transfer Coordinator, and Jim Moskalewicz, IVCC Counselor and former Transfer Coordinator. The presented a PowerPoint entitled Making Transfer Student Success a

16 16 Priority. They described the course articulation process, highlighting Form 13 (which is sent to the universities for review). It is institution to institution. Matches of 75-80% are the expectation. There are possible delays. There can be a lack of communication when universities change individual courses which can strip the articulation. The relationship to IAI was commented on. Collaboration among transfer coordinators is important. Guide sheets for students are helpful. A sheet of best practices for both community colleges and universities was distributed. An orientation directed at transfer students was recommended. Following lunch, caucuses met. For the Publics, Sue wondered if the IBHE staff could offer suggestions/solutions to the problems with Dual Credit. How does Dual Credit impact the number of faculty and course offerings? Are those students college ready? Gretchen noted that the current IBHE focus is just on approvals for offering Dual Credit. A regional approach was recommended. The Publics are looking at General Education across the campuses. John indicated that the Community Colleges are considering a white paper on whether or not out of state institutions could/should be offering Dual Credit in Illinois. Gretchen mentioned that the administrative rules do not currently prevent this. Marie offered to present aspect of this issue at the next IBHE meeting. Gretchen added that out of state institutions pay fees. The Caucus also discussed enforcement of standards in the Dual Credit Act and how students are placed into Dual Credit. Mike suggested requiring high schools to justify not using an Illinois community college before contracting with an out of state institution. For the Privates, Michael mentioned that suggestions for the web site will be sent to Devi. Rather than prepare position papers, we could draft talking points (with data and questions) Marie asked that we to her the issues we have with Dual Credit. Gretchen recommended contacting Harper College about their process with Dual Credit. Should we invite gubernatorial candidates to a meeting? Dan noted that we had a bad experience previously. Paul suggested some names for us to consider. The consensus was to invite all candidates who might be available. There was approval of the minutes from our October meeting. Thanks were extended to Mike, Steve A., and IVCC for hosting. The meeting adjourned at 2:10 pm. Respectfully submitted, Steven Rock, FAC Secretary

17 17 University of Illinois Board of Trustees Meeting November 16, 2017 at UIC Harshdeep Ingle, UIC Senate Observer Link to the meeting materials for November 16, 2017 on the website: At 10:44am, open session resumed. Chairman Timothy N. Kortiz introduced the UIC School of Music funk band Flames of Funk to everyone. The band then performed State Song. President Killeen and Chairman Kortiz thanked the performers. President Killeen then welcomed all and asked Treasurer Lester H. McKeever to speak a few words on the celebrations of Veterans Day (which was on Saturday, November 11). Chairman Kortiz updated everyone about the developments happened since the last meeting in September -- - Recent announcement on construction of Discovery Partner Institute (DPI) which is a 62-acre research park. - Illinois Innovation Network which is a state-wide joint effort concentrating on Big Data & Computing, Health Care and Food Science. - Spoke about the kick off campaigns of all the 3 universities and thanked everyone for their participation. - Expressed his gratitude to the Larry Gies family for the $150mn gift to UIUC College of Business, which happens to be a single largest donation to University of Illinois in its history. A significant amount of this gift will go to student financial aid and Chairman Kortiz also mentioned that Mr. Gies stated in a public announcement that from now on any man or woman who deserves to be a student at College of Business will not be denied due to financial issues. President Killeen thanked everyone and then introduced University Officers, Board of Trustees, Academic Professional Staff Representatives and Senate Observers. He thanked Chairman Kortiz for briefly updating the Board on recent developments followed by his opening remarks -- - the kick off campaigns hosted by the 3 universities were the largest and most ambitious fundraising campaigns in the history. The unique initiatives were custom-made for each campus and targeted the distinctive priorities and aspirations of each university. - These campaigns (combined) aim to raise $3.1bn over the next 5 years to support the students, faculty, staff and programs and facilities for the future. - By the end of October $1.5bn have been raised to support the push towards high aspirations of Strategic Framework. - He also mentioned naming UIUC College of Business as the Gies College of Business. - He then thanked all the donor for their generosity and also the dedicated staff at University of Illinois Foundation. - introduced a new marketing campaign at the system level Altogether Extraordinary and played a short video showing a reflection of what University of Illinois system is and what it will be in the future. - the DPI project, which will deliver high power jobs. DPI will bring top researchers to Chicago to fast track discovery that addresses most pressing challenges from cyber security to life saving drugs to breakthroughs in agriculture. They will work closely with the world class researchers at UIC, UIUC and other partner universities. Researchers will also work side by side with companies from across Chicagoland providing expertise to solve their real-world challenges and they will work with students from the entire system and partner universities.

18 18 - Facilities news: New Engineering innovation building and New learning center at UIC; UIS is heading an iconic campus landmark opening in January; Center for Design, a new hub for student focus learning and discovery and some major renovations at UIUC. At 11:10am, Chancellor and Vice President Amiridis welcomed all to the UIC campus. He very proudly highlighted the growth of UIC, increase in student s intake and,. He then expressed his thoughts on the new expansions at UIC Engineering Innovation building, which will be 50,000sqft of engineering labs, structural spaces and offices and will also include state of the art structural research lab. He then announced that the 3 rd campus wide commencement which is also the 2 nd annual ceremony for honoring the golden graduates, will be held on December 16, 2017 and described how this ceremony will be. At 11:17am, Interim Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller Avijit Ghosh gave a detailed presentation of the financial report focusing on the summary of financial resolves in FY17. - We ended the FY17 with a modest $53mn increase in net position. - Major revenue sources o Tuition: $1191.5mn that s 4% increase from last year o Patient Care: $1010.6mn that s 11% increase from last year o Research grants: $908mn that s 7% increase from last year o Gifts: $190mn that s 20% increase from last year - FY17 total revenue excluding payment on behalf is $4534mn. Revenue distribution per unit: 49% Chicago (including Hospital), 47% Urbana, 2% Springfield and 2% System. - CFO Ghosh explained major revenue types by university and major categories of expenses. - Going forward o Continued diversification of revenue sources o Revenue growth o Prudent spending o Plan for Pension Cost shifts Question from the trustee - where are our capital expenditures in that financial presentation? on which CFO Ghosh answered that it is included in the operational expenses as most of the capital now is spent on operations. One of the trustee suggested that the Board should start acting on the pension cost shift issue and also engage more in financials at the health care company level and university level. At 11:36am, Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation Edward Seidel gave a presentation focused on the Discovery Partners Institute: An Engine for Economic Development and Illinois Innovation Network. - Gave a brief back ground on what Office of Economic Development and Innovation does. Office of Technology Management at UIC and UIUC that works for technology management. Illinois Ventures funds lot of activities focusing on IDS that come out of universities. - Economic Development Framework has three different themes Train & Retain Talent >> Support Entrepreneurs >> Create Innovation Clusters. - Initiative for all the three campuses to come together stronger together. It will be a terrific platform for the students from all the campuses. - DPI will help retain local talent and attract more companies. DPI focuses on addressing critical industry challenges by working with faculty, students and postdocs collaboratively very much the way Innovation Center at UIC campus operates. Dr. Seidel mentioned that Innovation Center is an inspiration and that is how he wants to do this moving forward. - DPI is planned to work in three major areas: Computing Big Data and Predictive Analysis, Biosciences and Health, Food and Agriculture. - Timeline for this project will be Design & Planning in 2017 Groundbreaking and Launch Institute in 2018 Institute Facilities Open in 2020 Institute Fully Operational in 2022

19 19 - It will be let by the University of Illinois System with major partners as the University of Chicago and the Northwestern university. At 11:57am, reports from various committees were presented. - Trustee Ramon Cepeda presented the report from Audit, Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee. - Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Wilson gave the presentation on operational budget for FY18. The budget is $6.53bn which is up by 1.4% from The unrestricted fund is $27.4mn (decreased by 1.2%) and restricted funds are $40.8mn (increased by 1.6%). Total budget distribution across all units: 48% at UIC (this includes hospital), 46% at UIUC, 2% at UIS and 2% at University of Illinois System. An increment of $98mn is proposed for FY19. The refurbishing or restoration of buildings on campuses is required and the request to increase of the budget is to manage the deferred maintenance. On this Chancellor Amiridis commented that at UIC we have reached a point where buildings are beyond renovation. - Trustee Patrick Fitzgerald presented the report from Governance, Personal and Ethics Committee. - Trustee Timothy Kortiz presented the report from University Healthcare System Committee. - Trustee Jill Smart presented the report from Academic and Student Affairs Committee. At 12:44pm, Professor Nicholas Burbules presented the faculty report. He focused on - Freedom of expression and climate change - Role of social media and filter bubble At 12:54, Public comment session began. - Tony Henson spoke about his proposal for inclusion of Native American in Fighting Illini Athletics. He started with a brief background of the problem and described the historical identity of Fighting Illini Athletics. He is advocating to bring back the authentic identity and cultural display where they pay tribute the war veterans and native Illini tribes at the half times. - Patrick Thompson spoke about minority contracting of construction projects with the University of Illinois. He expressed his concern that they received a notice of work from the University of Illinois on a project which was later backed out causing financial loss. He is advocating on behalf of the minority sub-contractors who have to partner with general contractors on projects. At 1:06pm, Secretary Dedra Williams read the regular voice vote agenda items. All items were approved, no oppositions, no abstentions. Next, roll call agenda was read. Trustees Cepeda, Edwards, King, Koritz, McMillan, Mitchell, Smart, Reyes, Robles voted yess to all. Trustee Montgomery voted yes to all except 26, 27, 28 from which he abstained. Trustee Fitzgerald voted yes to 15, 16, 18, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 and abstained to 17, 19-21, No old/new business. Next meeting schedules: January 18, 2018 at UIC (it will be annual meeting), March 15, 2018 in Urbana and May 17, 2018 in Springfield. At 1:24pm, Board went into the executive session.