Chancellor’s Emergency Operations Policy Group
The Chancellor’s Emergency Operations Policy Group (EOPG) is explicitly charged with overseeing the university’s crisis management and violence prevention strategies; reviewing general policies; promoting the safety of students, faculty, and staff; and coordinating university response and recovery efforts in the event of an emergency, property maintenance, and instruction/business/research/patient care continuation. Additionally, should an emergency arise in any form, the Group would be immediately convened to participate in the implementation of emergency protocols.
Principal Members:
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost (Co-Chair)
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services (Co-Chair)
Chief Executive Officer, University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics
Senior Associate University Counsel
Vice Chancellor for Budget, HR, Financial Administration
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Innovation
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Marketing and Communications
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Vice Chancellor for Research
Ex Officio:
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Preparedness and Response
Associate Dean for Systems-Based Practice, VCHA
Associate Provost, Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost / VCAA
Chief Administrative Officer, University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics
Chief of Police, UIC Police
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor
Scope of responsibilities:
- Policy-level decisions
- Evaluate institutional effects
- Authorize suspension of programs
- Address legal issues
- Fiscal authorizations
- Strategic prioritization
- High-level conflict resolution
- Waiving university polices to facilitate response and recovery (bid processes, paperwork requirements, HR or benefits changes, etc.)
- Communication with Offices of the Chancellor and the President, and other executive authorities
- Approve reallocation of resources across conventional boundaries