The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District met Tuesday at Frontier Community College.
During the meeting, the Board approved the first reading of Board of Trustees and Foundations Collaboration Policy 100.41, establishing clear guidelines and assigned responsibilities, while also approving the deletion of Relationship with College Foundations Policy 600.1.
Chancellor Ryan Gower was authorized to move forward with listing property adjacent to Olney Central College’s soccer fields for public sale, with a deed restriction requiring that it be developed exclusively for student housing serving IECC students.
The Board also approved naming recognitions at two campuses in honor of significant donor contributions. At Lincoln Trail College, Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s support of the new Technology Center will be recognized by naming the Process Technology Skills Lab in the company’s honor. At Frontier Community College, longtime supporter Jerry Cox was honored for his gift toward the new athletic facility, with the basketball court officially named after him.
In other action, the Board approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Capital Development Board to purchase furniture and equipment for the nearly completed Allied Health addition at Olney Central College. Approval of employment was also given for Jaeda Thomason as TRIO SSS Academic Advisor at FCC, effective September 22.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held Tuesday, October 21 at 6:15 p.m. at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, preceded by a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Technology Center on that campus at 4:30 p.m.
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