The governor's budget will be presented in February, with legislative action next spring. The appointment of Sylvia Manning as chancellor at the UIC campus, effective immediately. Manning joined the UI in 1994 as vice president for academic affairs. She served as interim chancellor at UIC following former Chancellor David Broski's resignation last year. The appointment of Susan A. Fowler as dean of the College of Education at Urbana.
Fowler is a professor of special education and associate dean for academic affairs in the college.
She succeeds Mildred Griggs, who retired. The appointment of Matthew Wheeler to the UIUC Athletic Board. Wheeler is a professor of animal sciences. The UI Board of Trustees is moving forward with plans to sell 1,800 acres of farmland near Allerton Park to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The land is to be restored to a natural prairie and proceeds from the sale will go toward maintenance and improvements at the park.