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 State Universities Civil Service System 

Merit Board


The governing body of the University System is the University Civil Service Merit Board, hereinafter referred to as the Merit Board. The Merit Board is composed of 11 members appointed by the public universities of the State of Illinois.

Merit Board meetings are held at the University System office and video conference locations are available.


Next Scheduled Meeting

Date August 11, 2026
Time 1:00 PM
Location State Universities Civil Service System and video locations
Additional Details View via live stream at the following address: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/sucss/sucss-live.html.
Closed Captions are available within the video stream.
Documents No Documents Available

Members

Name University Name Details
Ms. Barb Baurer Eastern Illinois University View Bio
Ms. J. Carolyn Blackwell University of Illinois View Bio
Dr. John Butler, Chair Northern Illinois University View Bio
Mr. Ramon Cepeda University of Illinois View Bio
Ms. Tami Craig Schilling University of Illinois View Bio
Mr. Jim Kvedaras Governors State University View Bio
Dr. Kisha Lang Western Illinois University View Bio
Dr. Robert Navarro Illinois State University View Bio
Mr. J. Todd Phillips Northeastern Illinois University View Bio
Mr. Jason Quiara Chicago State University View Bio
Mr. John Simmons Southern Illinois University View Bio

Upcoming Meetings

Date Time Document
August 11, 2026 1:00 PM
November 17, 2026 1:00 PM

Meeting Archive

Date Time Document
Mar 10, 2026 1:00 PM Agenda
Video Recording
Jan 30, 2026 10:30 AM Agenda
Dec 09, 2025 1:00 PM Agenda
Video Recording
Minutes
Closed Session Minutes
Aug 19, 2025 1:00 PM Agenda
Video Recording
Minutes
Closed Session Minutes
Apr 22, 2025 1:00 PM Agenda
Video Recording
Minutes
Closed Session Minutes
Feb 06, 2025 1:00 PM
Oct 15, 2024 1:00 PM Agenda
Video Recording
Minutes
Closed Session Minutes
Sep 05, 2024 1:00 PM
Jul 09, 2024 1:00 PM Agenda
Video Recording
Minutes
Closed Session Minutes
Jun 06, 2024 1:00 PM
Mar 14, 2024 1:00 PM Agenda
Minutes
Video Recording
Nov 30, 2023 1:00 PM Agenda
Minutes
Closed Session Minutes
Video Recording
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 PM Agenda
Minutes
Video Recording