Bill Text: IL HR0964 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Christina "Chris" Kuberski on her outstanding leadership and service to Highland Community College and the citizens of northwestern Illinois throughout her distinguished career in higher education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2026-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0964 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0964-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend Christina "Chris" Kuberski on | ||||||
| 4 | her outstanding leadership and service to Highland Community | ||||||
| 5 | College and the citizens of northwestern Illinois throughout | ||||||
| 6 | her distinguished career in higher education; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski was named the ninth president of | ||||||
| 8 | Highland Community College in July 2020 after serving for five | ||||||
| 9 | years as the college's executive vice president; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski's leadership and commitment to | ||||||
| 11 | fostering a positive workplace culture helped Highland | ||||||
| 12 | Community College be recognized for three consecutive years | ||||||
| 13 | with the Best of the Region Community's Choice Award among | ||||||
| 14 | employers with 101 to 500 employees; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski guided Highland Community College | ||||||
| 16 | to national recognition from SmartAsset, ranking 59th among | ||||||
| 17 | community colleges nationwide and first among community | ||||||
| 18 | colleges in Illinois based on student success metrics, | ||||||
| 19 | including retention rates, affordability, and | ||||||
| 20 | student-to-faculty ratios; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski has transformed the campus of | ||||||
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| 1 | Highland by enhancing educational opportunities and student | ||||||
| 2 | experiences, including the development of new welding and CNC | ||||||
| 3 | machining laboratories, a nursing simulation hospital, a | ||||||
| 4 | mobile medical unit, renovations to fine arts facilities, | ||||||
| 5 | improved student spaces, a new welcome center, and a new | ||||||
| 6 | testing center; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski has championed investments in | ||||||
| 8 | innovative technologies and student support systems, including | ||||||
| 9 | the implementation of DegreeWorks degree-planning software and | ||||||
| 10 | the CourseLeaf catalog management system, helping students | ||||||
| 11 | more effectively navigate their educational pathways; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski has demonstrated a strong | ||||||
| 13 | commitment to academic excellence and institutional | ||||||
| 14 | improvement through her service as a peer reviewer for the | ||||||
| 15 | Higher Learning Commission and as a member of the Alliance for | ||||||
| 16 | Innovation and Transformation; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski has remained actively engaged in | ||||||
| 18 | her community through service on the boards of the Greater | ||||||
| 19 | Freeport Partnership, Northwest Illinois Economic Development, | ||||||
| 20 | and the Region 1 Planning Council; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski's leadership and service have been | ||||||
| 22 | recognized through numerous honors, including the 2021 YWCA | ||||||
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| 1 | Women of Achievement Business Award, the 2025 Stephenson | ||||||
| 2 | County Community Champion Award, and as one of Northwest | ||||||
| 3 | Quarterly's "25 Most Interesting People"; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Chris Kuberski's vision, dedication, and | ||||||
| 5 | commitment to student success has made a lasting impact on | ||||||
| 6 | Highland Community College, the Freeport region, and the State | ||||||
| 7 | of Illinois; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we commend Christina "Chris" Kuberski on her outstanding | ||||||
| 11 | leadership and service to Highland Community College and the | ||||||
| 12 | citizens of northwestern Illinois throughout her distinguished | ||||||
| 13 | career in higher education and wish her continued success and | ||||||
| 14 | happiness in all her future endeavors; and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Chris Kuberski as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 17 | esteem. | ||||||
