Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990
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346 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 12 • The membership of such search committees; • Means to assess the needs of a campus and the University at any given time and include these as consideration in the search process; • Ways to pursue affirmative action goals; • Maintenance of confidentiality regarding the work of the committee and applicants; • Recommendations concerning the use of search firms to assist in searches. The president indicated that he expected a report from the committee at least by the end of the academic year. Comments on the Fiscal Year 1992 Budget and Fiscal Year 1993 Budget President Ikenberry spoke to the board about the two items in the agenda dealing with the FY 1992 and the FY 1993 budgets. He reported that the current budget is balanced and that this was accomplished with great strain within the University and is due mainly to internal reallocation. The president said that this is as lean a budget as the University has seen in many years. For FY 1993, the prognosis is that there will be little or no relief. The president pointed out that the greatest problem for the University in these difficult times is the lack of competitiveness with peer institutions in the area of compensation for faculty and staff. He noted that the position of the University of Illinois in compensation has slipped markedly in recent years and poses a serious problem for retention of faculty and staff for the near future. OLD BUSINESS There was no business reported under this aegis. NEW BUSINESS Mrs. Gravenhorst reported that she and Ms. Reese attended the meeting of the Illinois Board of Higher Education at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, on September 4, 1991. She noted that at that meeting Northern Illinois University was granted approval to open a facility in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Other actions included approval of four new programs for the University of Illinois. In addition, Mrs. Gravenhorst noted that a program operated jointly by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Parkland Community College, known as the Basic Educational Skills Tutoring (BEST) program, received special commendation as an example of a program with laudable results. (This program was assisted by a grant of $100,000 from the Higher Education Cooperative Act funds.) REGULAR AGENDA The board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University.
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