By: Kristi P. Kirkland Georgia Southern University Final Project – Part II EDLD 8433.

Higher Education Governance – Illinois

Descriptive Analysis

By: Kristi P. KirklandGeorgia Southern University

Final Project – Part IIEDLD 8433

Board of Higher Education1

University Center of Lake County10

State Universities Retirement

System4 (SURS)

State Universities Civil Service

System3

(SUCSS)

Public Universities2

(12 Campuses)

Quad Cities Graduate Studies Center8

Illinois Student

Assistance Commission7

(ISAC)

Illinois Mathematics

& Science Academy 6

(IMSA)

Illinois Community

College Board5

(ICCB)

Community Colleges (48)

East St. Louis College Center

Independent Institutions9

Public Higher Education Governance Structure - IllinoisOffice of the Governor Illinois General Assembly

Statewide Boards and Commissions

Advisory Committees to the Board of Higher Education11:

• Faculty Advisory Council (FAC)• Independent College & University

Advisory Council• Proprietary Advisory Council (PAC)• Student Advisory Council (SAC)• Council of Community College

Presidents

Illinois HE Governance Structure

The Illinois Board of Higher Education functions as a coordinating agency for public and private postsecondary education in Illinois.

Established in 1961, the board and its structure have been amended a number of times since then, most recently in 1995.

Key legislation enacted in 1995 - ◦ Reduced the membership of the board from 17 to 16 members, eliminating

the chairs of the then 4 public university governing boards and adding 2 members, 1 representing independent colleges and university boards of trustees

◦ Abolished 2 of the 4 public university governing boards, the Board of Governors and the Board of Regents; transferred 1 of their campuses to the governance of the University of Illinois; and established individual institutional governing boards for the remaining 7 institutions, formerly governed by the Board of Governors and Board of Regents

The Board consists of 16 members: ◦ 10 public members appointed by the governor with the

consent of the Senate for 6-year terms;

◦ A member representing public university governing boards and a member representing private college and university trustees, both appointed by the governor for 1-year terms;

◦ The chair of the Illinois Community College Board and the chair of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, both of whom serve as ex-officio voting members by virtue of the office that he or she holds and serve at the pleasure of the governor;

◦ Two student board members who serve a 1-year term selected by the recognized advisory committee of students of the Board of Higher Education, one of whom must be a non traditional undergraduate student who is at least 24 years old and represents the views of non traditional students

Illinois Board of Higher Education1

Planning and policy development for all public universities, public community colleges, independent not-for-profit colleges and universities and degree-granting proprietary institutions

Administers state and federal grant programs Approves all new units of instruction, research, and public

service, as well as new academic administrative units, for public colleges and universities in the state

Has statutory responsibility to approve operating authority and degree-granting authority for certain independent and out-of-state institutions operating in Illinois

Maintains Information Systems & Technology to establish and collect a system of comprehensive, meaningful, and timely data about higher education in Illinois

Board Functions

Continually monitors legislation that affects colleges and their students;

Proposes initiatives to advance Board priorities; Addresses issues raided by members of the General

Assembly Reports annually to General Assembly on:

◦ budget recommendations for higher education institutions and agencies

◦ public university revenues and expenditures◦ the status of underrepresented groups

The Board and Legislation

Entitled One Illinois, the Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career Readiness hopes to bridge the divide between the two parts of Illinois: one educated and prosperous, the other struggling to achieve educational success and financial security

The Public Agenda includes 4 goals:1. Increase educational attainment2. Improve college affordability3. Strengthen workforce development4. Link research and innovation to economic

growth

Key Educational Policy

9 public universities on 12 campuses

48 community colleges

97 independent non-for-profit colleges and universities

35 independent for-profit institutions

**Enrollments and Degrees Conferred: http://www.ibhe.org/EnrollmentsDegrees/Search.aspx

**Carnegie Classifications can be found at: http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/resources/

Postsecondary Institutions in Illinois

Chicago State University Eastern Illinois University Governors State University Illinois State University Northeastern Illinois University Northern Illinois University Southern Illinois University University of Illinois (System)

◦ At Chicago◦ At Springfield◦ At Urbana-Champaign

Western Illinois University

Click on links above for Carnegie Classifications

Public Universities in Illinois2

State Universities Civil Service System3 (SUCSS)

• Develops, maintains, and administers a comprehensive program of human resource administration for the higher education community, specifically related to the employment and employment relationship with their auxiliary and support staff positions

• The University System has developed a comprehensive set of Administrative Rules and Procedures which effectively facilitate the administration of many aspects of the employment relationship

SURS administers the retirement system for state universities, community colleges, and state agencies in Illinois

State Universities Retirement System4 (SURS)

Serves as the coordinating board for the 39 public college districts that have a combined total of 48 campuses

Each public community college district is governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees

There are 9 public university governing boards (seven govern a single campus and 2 govern multiple campuses)

Illinois Community College Board5 (ICCB)

Mission – “to ignite and nurture creative, ethical, scientific minds that advance the human condition, through a system distinguished by profound questions, collaborative relationships, personalized experiential learning, global networking, generative use of technology and pioneering outreach”

Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy6 (IMSA)

ISAC administers:◦ Grant, scholarship, loan programs◦ Prepaid tuition programs◦ Student Loan repayment/forgiveness programs

ISAC provides:◦ Default prevention counseling and student loan

servicing◦ Training and technical assistance to institutional

partners◦ Oversight and compliance assistance

Student Assistance Commission7 (ISAC)“Making College Accessible and Affordable for Illinois Students”

Incorporated in 1969, Quad Cities Graduate Study Center is a publicly funded academic consortium of thirteen colleges and universities providing graduate-level educational opportunities for the Quad Cities community

Member Institutions (10)◦ Illinois: 5◦ Iowa: 5

Degree Programs:◦ Doctoral Programs: 4◦ Ed.S Programs: 2◦ Masters Programs: 89◦ Certificate Programs: 42

Quad Cities Graduate Studies Center8

57 Independent Illinois (private, not-for-profit) colleges and universities each with its own governing system

Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities – statewide association representing the public policy interests of the independent colleges and universities

Independent Institutions9

The University Center of Lake County (UCLC) provides classrooms, laboratories, technology services, and student services for colleges and universities offering undergraduate degree completion, graduate degree programs, and professional development at its facilities in Waukegan and Grayslake

University Center of Lake County10

Faculty Advisory Council - an advisory group to the Illinois Board of Higher Education comprise of 36 faculty members:

◦ 12 representatives, one from each of the 12 public universities

◦ 12 representatives from the private and proprietary institutions 

◦ 12 representatives from the public community colleges in the state

Student Advisory Committee - made up of student leaders and students from any college, university, or community college from across Illinois to advocate on behalf of all higher education students in to ensure that their voices are represented in state-level discussions of higher educations related issues

Advisory Committees11

Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education – http://www.icche.org

State of Illinois - http://www.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois Community College Trustees Association - http://www.communitycolleges.org/

Higher Education in Illinois – Other Links

Link to Illinois Higher Education Page - http://www.ecs.org/html/statesTerritories/stateinfo.asp?state=IL

Renewing the Promise: State Policies to Improve Higher Education Performance – Summarized findings of a study that sought to understand how public policy explains the collective performance of higher education institutions in five states (including Illinois)

Illinois Higher Education Statutes - http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs2.asp?ChapterID=18

Education Commission of the States - Illinois

1Illinois. (n.d.). The Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career Success. Retrieved from http://1illinois.org/

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (n.d.). Institution Look-up. Retrieved from http://

carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/institution.php

Education Commission of the States. (n.d.). Illinois. Retrieved from

http://www.ecs.org/html/statesTerritories/stateinfo.asp?state=IL

Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities. (n.d.). About Us. Retrieved from http://

www.federationedu.org/About-Us

Illinois Board of Education. (n.d.). Welcome to Illinois Board of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://

www.ibhe.org/default.htm

Illinois Community College Board. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.iccb.state.il.us/

Illinois General Assembly. (n.d.). Higher Education – General Provisions. Retrieved from http://

www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs2.asp?ChapterID=18

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. (n.d.). Discover IMSA. Retrieved from https://www.imsa.edu/discover

Illinois Student Assistance Commission. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.isac.org/

State Universities Civil Service System. (n.d.). Agency Profile. Retrieved from http://

www.sucss.illinois.gov/aboutus/profile.aspx?osm=c4

State Universities Retirement System. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.surs.com/

University Center of Lake County. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ucenter.org/

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