Illinois State Senate Executive Committee met May 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo

Aug 24, 2022

Illinois State Senate Executive Committee met May 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

CLOSED SESSION MINUTES

Chair Rob Kar, Vice-Chair John Dallesasse, Nicole Arnold, Mike Bohlmann, Nicholas Burbules, David Forsyth, Richard Gegg, Shawn Gilmore, Kim Graber, Vindhya Kalipi, Linda

Moorhouse, JJ Pionke, Chaya Sandler, Helga Varden

Ex officio: Chancellor Robert Jones

Absent: Prasanta Kalita, Gay Miller, Josh Small, Dana Yun

Guests: Christopher Span (Chief of Staff & Associate Chancellor for Administration and PreK12 Initiatives)

V. CLOSED SESSION WITH THE CHANCELLOR TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS OF THE SIX VICE CHANCELLORS

Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) Exceptions. A public body may hold closed meetings to consider the following subjects: (1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee or legal counsel for the public body.

University of Illinois Statutes, Article III, Section 1.g. Vice chancellors shall be appointed annually by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the chancellor/vice president and the president. The chancellor/vice president shall on the occasion of each appointment seek the advice of the executive committee of the senate. The executive committee may seek the counsel of other university bodies in preparing its advice.

SEC voted, by roll call vote, to move into closed session at 3:20 pm.

Yes: Kar, Dallesasse, Arnold, Bohlmann, Burbules, Forsyth, Gegg, Gilmore, Graber, Kalipi, Moorhouse, Pionke, Varden

No: None

Abstain: None

SEC members provided feedback to the Chancellor on the annual performance of the following six Vice Chancellors:

Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, Barry Benson

Vice Chancellor for Administration and Operations, Michael DeLorenzo

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost, Andreas Cangellaris

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Danita Brown Young

Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Sean Garrick

Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, Susan Martinis

SEC voted, by roll call vote, to move out of closed session at 4:56 pm.