Calendar of Meetings and Committee Membership
Information about meetings of the Board of Trustees is provided below. All members of the public are welcome to attend in person or view meetings via video. Links to view meetings are posted on the Board Meeting Materials page.
Regular board meetings, unless noted otherwise, begin at 1 p.m. and are held at Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60625. The Board holds one meeting at each of its Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies and El Centro locations annually.
Confirmed Board and Committee meeting locations and times may be found on the agendas for posted meetings on the Board Meeting Materials page.
Meetings may include a Closed Session if voted upon by the Board in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
2026 Board Meetings
- January 15, 2026
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- February 19, 2026
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- March 19, 2026
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- April 16, 2026
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- May 14, 2026
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- **June 11, 2026
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- September 17, 2026
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- September 24, 2026
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting - 9:30 a.m.
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- October 15, 2026
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- * November 19, 2026
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
* El Centro Location: 3390 N. Avondale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
** Jacob H. Carruthers Center: 700 E. Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60653
2027 Board Meetings
- January 14, 2027
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- February 18, 2027
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- March 18, 2027
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- April 15, 2027
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- May 13, 2027
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- June 10, 2027**
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- September 16, 2027
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- September 24, 2027
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
- October 21, 2027
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee - 9:30 a.m.
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee - 1:00 p.m.
- November 18, 2027*
- Regular Board Meeting - 1:00 p.m.
* El Centro Location: 3390 N. Avondale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
** Jacob H. Carruthers Center: 700 E. Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60653
FY2026 Standing Board Committees:
- Academic/Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Technology Committee
- Ann Kalayil, Committee Chair
- Betty Fleurimond
- Carlos Garcia
- Daniela Navarrete
- Michelle Morales
- Audit Committee
- Anna Meresidis, Committee Chair
- Carlos Garcia
- Jorge Leon
- Executive Committee
- J. Todd Phillips, Board Chair
- Michelle Morales, Vice Chair
- Anna Meresidis, Secretary
- Paula Wolff, Officer Pro Tem
- Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee
- J. Todd Phillips, Committee Chair
- Anna Meresidis
- Paula Wolff