Public Services Committee Meeting: August 04, 2025

Zoom / Conference Call

Members attending: Kristen Blankenship (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Kelly Fisher (Eureka College), Beth Hultman, (Elgin Community College), Charity Ringel (University of Illinois Springfield), Gretchen Schneider (Oakton College), Kimberly Shotick, co-chair (Northern Illinois University), Dawn Sterning (Prairie State College), Diana Sykes, co-chair (Erikson Institute), Kate Tallman (Illinois State University)

CARLI Staff attending: Elizabeth Clarage, Amy Maroso

Decisions

• Minutes of May 28 approved.
• Minutes will rotate alphabetically by committee member last name beginning with Schneider this month, then Shotick in September, etc.
• We will hold meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 10-11 a.m.
• Everyone will take a week to add to the project ideas Box document.
• Kimberly Shotick will create a poll after one week to decide what topic(s) we will focus on this year. It will be open for 2 weeks, so that the committee can discuss the results at its next meeting.

Tasks Assigned

• Minutes taken by Gretchen Schneider
• Kimberly will create a poll for members input on the committee’'s work this year.

Announcements

• Member Announcements:
  • No announcements.
• CARLI Announcements:
  • The CARLI Annual Meeting will be held Oct 21, 10 am - 3 pm. Registration is now open.

Discussion

• Reviewed the communication tools for the committee and CARLI.
• Reviewed the Committee Charge and Guidelines.
• Brainstormed FY26 Committee project ideas. Created a topic brainstorm Box document.

Next Meeting Dates and Deadlines

The Public Services Committee will next meet on September 17, 2025, at 10 a.m.

Committee Meetings:
September 17, 2025, minutes taken by: Kimberly Shotick
October 15, 2025, minutes taken by: Diana Sykes
November 19, 2025, minutes taken by: Dawn Sterning
December 17, 2025, minutes taken by: Kate Tallman
January 21, 2026, minutes taken by: Kristen Blankenship
February 18, 2026, minutes taken by: Kelly Fisher
March 18, 2026, minutes taken by: Beth Hultman
April 15, 2026, minutes taken by: Charity Ringel
May 20, 2026, minutes taken by: TBD
June 17, 2026, minutes taken by: TBD

Deadlines: