New University of Illinois Urbana Chancellor Robert Jones had his first opportunity to meet the public Wednesday, addressing a crowd at the Illini Union. He'll start his new job in early October, and plans to do a 'listening and learning tour' in the first 100 days in his new job.
University of Illinois officials are being encouraged to think about race in a new way. That’s thanks to a change in the university’s strategic plan proposed by a student member of the U of I Board of Trustees. On Thursday, Chicago campus Trustee Jauwan Hall suggested they replace the concept of encouraging “diversity” with encouraging "normalization."
State law requires the University of Illinois to submit a budget by the end of the fiscal year. But it's not clear what's coming from the state, if anything, due to the budget impasse. In a U of I Trustees committee meeting Monday, Chief Financial Officer Walter Knorr said the school will rely on its fiscal 2015 figure when submitting its budget plan for FY 2017.
The U of I's chief financial officer told Trustees Thursday that the budget standoff in Springfield will mean the board can't vote on a budget at its November meeting either, saying a 60 day window is needed.
The policy would involve all new hires at the U of I's three campuses, not just those with 'security sensitive' positions. If approved by university trustees next month, it would take effect October 5.
