Unit: Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees action items, December 12, 2020

Image of the Illinois State University seal with the words Gladly we learn and teach.

The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University approved a contract for processing COVID-19 tests during the spring semester, authorized the University to use an external search firm for a presidential search, and extended President Larry Dietz’s contract to June 30, 2021.

Board of Trustees meeting, December 12

image of Williams Hall on The Quad of Illinois State University

The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2020. Per Executive Order 2020-71, the meeting will be held virtually.

President Larry Dietz announces plans to retire

Larry Dietz at a wood podium with banners for Illinois State University in the background.

Illinois State University President Larry Dietz announced Friday he will retire as the University’s 19th president on June 30, 2021, capping a higher education career surpassing 50 years.

Board of Trustees approves named spaces within ISU’s Multicultural Center

The current Instructional Technology and Development Center, where the Multicultural Center is expected to open in summer 2021.

A third named space within Illinois State University’s Multicultural Center has been announced following action by the Board of Trustees on October 16. The Mr. Stan L. and Dr. René R. Shingles Black Student Union Office is named in recognition of gifts from Stan ’82, M.S. ’88 and René Revis Shingles M.S. ’86. Two other named spaces were approved by the governing board in July. The Multicultural Center is scheduled to open summer 2021 at 301 N. Main St., where the Instructional Technology and Development Center is currently located.

Board of Trustees action items, October 16

Illinois State University Quad in the fall

The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University approved the FY2021 operating budget, looked to future building projects, approved a contract to establish a lab to process COVID-19 saliva-based tests, and more.

Board of Trustees meeting, October 16

image of Quad in fall

The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University will hold its next quarterly meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2020, in the Bone Student Center Brown Ballroom I and II.