Trustee Training
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the Board of Higher Education Act requires "every voting member of the governing board of a public university appointed for a term beginning after January 1, 2016, to complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, public university and labor law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a member of a governing board within 2 years after beginning service and within every 2 years of service thereafter." (110 ILCS 205/13)
The following Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees members have completed the required training:
- Betty Fleurimond (completed Oct. 26, 2023)
- Ann Kalayil (completed Oct. 24, 2024)
- Jorge Leon (completed Oct. 26, 2023)
- Michelle Morales (completed Oct. 26, 2023)
- J. Todd Phillips (completed Oct. 24, 2024)
- Anna Meresidis (completed Oct. 24, 2024)
- Paula Wolff (completed Oct. 24 2024)
Training materials: October 26, 2023 (2024 Training materials will be posted soon)
- Agenda
- Updates on the Implementation of the Higher Education Strategic Plan for a Thriving Illinois
- Session I - Equity Plan Framework: Where we are. Where we are going.
- Session II - Economic Development for a Thriving Illinois
- Session III - Guideposts and Guardrails for Illinois Public University Trustees
- Session IV - Good Governance: Good Leadership - We Need Both!
- Presenter Biographies
- Master Slide Deck