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By WJBC Staff and 25 News
NORMAL – Illinois State University President Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy outlined the future steps for the university during the school’s annual State of the University speech.
One of those new plans is to hire a Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer to be the center point of collaboration and creative thinking.
Dr. Doris Houston, a former assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion, and Milner Library Dean Dallas Long will lead the search for a new Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer to be in place by the summer of 2023.
This week, students, faculty, and staff are receiving a survey to determine the university’s current standing on diversity.
Next five years a time of change at ISU
By 2027, Kinzy said students will be attending ISU’s new College of Engineering. Also, there will be a new 1200 bed residence hall and 700 seat dining center on south campus, plus a Fine Arts complex.
Kinzy indicated she would like to see donors come forward with large-enough gifts that some day their names will be affixed to some of the university’s new facilities.
“We’re looking for more names of those committed to investing in students and the university by boldly placing their names on buildings, halls, rooms, and centers,” Kinzy said.
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