University Senates Conference Mission Statement:
To work for the greater good of the University of Illinois System and all of its universities.
ITEMS OF INTEREST:
University Senates Conference Statement on University Debates 05/16/2024
University Senates Conference White Paper on Shared Governance at the University Level 05/26/2015
University Senates Conference Resolution on Avoiding Cross-Campus Conflicts 08/25/2014
University Senates Conference Statement on Excellence at the University of Illinois 05/22/2014
The Senates Conference is a statutory body (Article II, Section 2 of the University of Illinois Statutes) providing the major link between the faculties of the Chicago, Urbana-Champaign, and Springfield campuses and is charged with reviewing “all matters acted upon by each Senate” and with determining “whether senate actions requiring implementation or further consideration” are being referred to appropriate officers. The Senates Conference must decide whether actions taken by one senate have broader all-university relevance and thus also must be considered by other senates. If the Senates Conference decides that the senates have acted differently on a matter, it must “attempt to promote agreement or consistency,” and in cases of continuing disagreement among the senates, the Senates Conference may forward its own recommendations on the matter.
In addition, the Senates Conference acts as an advisory group to the Board of Trustees through the President, to the President, to other administrative officers, and to the senates themselves on matters of university-wide concerns. It is a “special concern of the conference executive committee to aid in maintaining harmonious relations among such officers and the University.”