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Vice President for Finance and Planning
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Vice President for Finance and Planning

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Leadership Profile for Current Opening - Associate Vice President & CIO - March 2026

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Budget Update - March 2025

Illinois State implemented a comprehensive strategy (RISE) in September 2024 to ensure long-term financial stability. The strategy included divisional budget holdbacks, hiring reductions, deferral of non-urgent projects, and reduction in out-of-cycle and additional pay increases.

Read more about the Budget Update from VPFP Glen Nelson

 

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Division News

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A message from Vice President Nelson, April 24, 2026

Illinois State University Vice President for Finance and Planning, Dr. Glen Nelson, provides an update on the University's financial outlook, recent legislative engagement, ongoing labor matters. 
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Earth Day Breakfast talk, farmers market promote sustainable food production

A farmers market added fresh flavor to Illinois State University’s 2026 Earth Day Breakfast featuring best-selling author Kelsey Timmerman on Wednesday, April 22, in the Bone Student Center’s Brown Ballroom. 
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Deaf activist and model Nyle DiMarco amplifies the power of identity at Cultural Dinner

Nyle DiMarco, a deaf activist, filmmaker, and award-winning model, was the featured guest at the University Housing Services Cultural Dinner on April 15.