Council of Member Institutions

The Council of Member Institutions (CMI) is composed of institutional representatives appointed by the chief officer of each of the member institutions plus the College of Lake County. The CMI elects its chairperson, vice-chairperson, and representatives to serve on the Governing Board. Those elected to the Governing Board represent the CMI itself and not their individual colleges or universities. The slate of Governing Board candidates usually tries to achieve a balance of public university and private university representatives. They cannot serve on the Governing Board for more than three consecutive two-year terms. The Council considers a variety of matters including recommendations from various Center committees, and in turn advises and assists the Board in matters such as:

facilitating inter-institutional communication.
facilitating inter-institutional communication.
identifying needed instructional support facilities and services.
assessing local needs.
electing representatives to the Governing Board.

The CMI has significant responsibility for reviewing applications for membership and proposals to bring additional degree or certificate programs to the University Center. They make recommendations to the Governing Board about each program proposal or membership application and the Governing Board (or its Executive Committee) makes the final decision to approve or deny the applications/proposals. The proposal forms are provided at the bottom of this page and should be submitted to Executive Director Joel Willams at least three weeks in advance of the CMI meeting. He may be reached at or (847) 665-4011.

2019-20 CMI meeting dates: August 8, 2019; November 14, 2019; February 13, 2020; April 9, 2020