University of Illinois System

Training and Evaluation

Trustee training

Effective January 1, 2017, the Board of Higher Education Act requires "every voting member of the governing board of a public university appointed for a term beginning after January 1, 2016 to complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, public university and labor law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a member of a governing board within 2 years after beginning service and within every 2 years of service therafter." (110 ILCS 205/13) 

The following University of Illinois Board of Trustees members have completed the required training as of January 30, 2024:

  • J. Carolyn Blackwell
  • Ramón Cepeda
  • Tami Craig Schilling
  • Donald J. Edwards
  • Joseph Gutman
  • Patricia Brown Holmes
  • Wilbur C. Milhouse III
  • Sarah C. Phalen
  • Jesse H. Ruiz
  • Sanchita Teeka
  • Mohammed A. Haq
  • Kyle Ingram

Performance reviews

The University of Illinois Act requires that annual performance reviews concerning the president and chancellors of each university be made available to the public.

President Timothy L. Killeen

Chancellor Robert J. Jones

Chancellor Janet L. Gooch