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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

April 10-11, 1996

The April meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held in the Pine Lounge, Illini Union, Urbana, Illinois, on Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 and 11, 1996, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on April 10.1 Chair Thomas R. Lamont called the meeting to order and asked the secretary to call the roll. The following members of the board were present: Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon, Mr. William D. Engelbrecht, Dr.

1 Prior to the start of the board meeting, the Committee on Buildings and Grounds met; a recommendation for selection of architects/engineers for professional services contracts at Urbana was presented. By consensus, the committee agreed that this should appear on the agenda for a vote by the board on April 11, 1996. In addition, a report on the auxiliary facilities system was presented. Also, the board discussed a plan for remodeling the South Building, Alumni Hall, Chicago, and a delegation of authority to the comptroller to award a contract for electrical upgrades at Roger Adams Laboratory, Urbana. (Materials related to these presentations are filed with the secretary of the board for record.) Following this, the Committee on the University Hospital and Clinics met. T h e board received reports on the status of the University's application for a Certificate of Need for construction of the Ambulatory Care facility in Chicago; a recommendation for a new contract with the Mile Square Health Center, Chicago; an update on proposals to change patient services at Veterans' Affairs Hospitals in Chicago; and a recommendation for a new appointment to the Board of Directors of tne University of Illinois Health Maintenance Organization. (Materials concerning these presentations are on file with the secretary.) In addition, the board received a description of a new University-wide identification card that will include financial transaction capabilities. This will be issued to all students by Fall 1996 and will be used by faculty and staff as well.

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