JJC Board Takes First Reading of Seven Revised Policies, Including Cadaver Images

Joliet Junior College | September 16, 2026

Article Summary: The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees received the first reading of seven revised board policies on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, including a completely rewritten scholastic review policy and a new policy on the use and storage of cadaver images. No trustee asked a question, and the policies return for a second reading and possible approval at the next regular meeting.

Board Policy First Reading Key Points:

Seven policies were presented for first reading; none were adopted. A second reading is scheduled for the next regular meeting.

Policy 04.20.00, Scholastic Review, was “overhauled entirely and rewritten for clarity.”

Policy 04.27.00, Use and Storage of Cadaver Images, replaces an existing policy that the committee said was “a cut and paste from a different policy.”

Policy 10.01.00, Information Security Governance, was revised to address cloud-hosted and third-party systems.

JOLIET — Seven Joliet Junior College board policies came before the Board of Trustees for first reading on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, following an Aug. 26 meeting of the board’s policy committee. None were adopted, and all return for second reading and possible approval at the board’s next regular meeting.

Student Trustee Byron McCullum delivered the policy committee’s summary under item 1.6.7, walking through each change in turn.

Policy 01.51.00, Request for Public Information and Inspection of College Records, carried “just an update to reporting office/department,” McCullum said.

Policy 03.07.00, Student Participation in College Activities, received “just a minor language modification.”

Policy 03.12.00, Student Tours and Field Trips, carried a minor language change “made for more clarity to ensure that the policy language and corresponding procedures are clearly aligned.”

Policy 04.04.00, Graduation Requirements, received minor language modifications “and added a reference to credit for prior” policy, which McCullum identified as 04.14.

Policy 04.20.00, Scholastic Review, “was overhauled entirely and rewritten for clarity,” he said.

On policy 04.27.00, Use and Storage of Cadaver Images, McCullum said, “The existing policy was a cut and paste from a different policy, and the new policy was created in alignment to a much more institutional procedure.”

The final item, policy 10.01.00, Information Security Governance, drew the longest explanation. The language modification “was made to align with the current cybersecurity best practices,” McCullum said, and “key changes include clarifying leadership and department” roles, “formally incorporating incident response and risk management responsibilities, and expanding the policy scope to address cloud-hosted and third-party systems that support college operations.”

“Oo, that’s a tongue twister,” he added.

No Questions From Trustees

Chair Nancy Garcia Guillen told the board that McCullum’s summary covered the same material listed on the agenda as item 4.1, the first reading of board policies, and that questions could be raised when the board reached that item.

When it did, Garcia Guillen went through the list, asking in turn whether trustees had questions on the public records policy, the student participation policy, and then on any of the seven. No trustee asked a question.

“OK, no questions. Let’s go ahead and move on,” Garcia Guillen said. “As a reminder, right now they’re part of our first reading of board policies. That means that next regular meeting it would be up for second reading” and approval.

The policy committee is chaired by trustees Nancy Garcia Guillen and Diane Harris, with McCullum, according to the agenda. The committee met Aug. 26, 2026.

The revised information security policy arrives as the college prepares to move its core administrative systems to a cloud-hosted platform, with a go-live date set for March 5. Administrators described that migration to the board earlier in the same meeting.