CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – The Parkland College Board of Trustees are making their return for the first meeting of the Spring 2025 semester.
In their first regular meeting, the board approved a boiler replacement and purchased group travel services to enrich community residents. The new boiler was purchased for the Dodds Athletic Complex from Davis-Houk Mechanical Inc. for $388,800. The members also approved $145,000 to Parkland Community Education’s selection of Club Europa for a 12-night journey to Rome, Assisi, and the Tuscany area in Fall 2025.
Douglas County EDC Executive Director Brian Moody also presented details of their property tax agreement.
According to a press release from Parkland College, “This agreement would establish a value on a brownfield property in Douglas County that would attract a company considering the property for a new $750 million corn wet milling and biofermentation manufacturing plant.”
On top of this, the trustees also approved:
- the filing of grant applications:
- Illinois Community College Board (ICCB): FY25 Scaling and Assessing Developmental Education Reform Act Project
- National Science Foundation (NSF): Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program (EFRI)—EFRI BEGIN OI: Neurocomputers Integrating 3D Patterned Neural Organoids and Solid-State Electronics for Biocomputing
- personnel appointments and modifications:
- Daniel Ayala, Assistant Dean of Students, Student Services
- Laura Wright, Consultant, Labor and Employee Relations, Human Resources
- Kyle Waller, Specialist, Multimedia Support, Campus Technologies
- Jaeden Hardin, Associate, Selective Admissions, Admissions and Records
- Mir Amin Mirzad, Specialist, Assessment Center
- Lisa Lyne, Program Manager, Career Specialist, Career and Community Engagement