Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980
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1979] UNIVERSITY O F I L L I N O I S 217 O n m o t i o n of M r . V e l a s q u e z , t h e s e d e g r e e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d a s r e c ommended. Honorary Degrees, Urbana (12) T h e senate at the Urbana-Champaign campus has recommended that honorary degrees be conferred on the following persons at the Commencement Exercises on May 20, 1979: PHILIP HANDLER, scientist and educator, president, National Academy of Sciences — the degree of Doctor of Science. HAMILTON OTHANEL SMITH, microbiologist, 1978 Nobel Laureate in Medicine — the degree of Doctor of Science. EUDORA WELTY, author, Pulitzer Prize winner — the degree of Doctor of Letters. T h e chancellor has concurred in the recommendations. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a r m , these d e g r e e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d as r e c o m mended. Change in Departmental Organization, Department of Linguistics, Urbana (13) T h e faculty of the Department of Linguistics, School of Humanities, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Urbana campus, has requested a change from the present headship organization to a chairperson form of departmental organization, effective August 21, 1979. Upon written request of the faculty of the department and in accord with the University of Illinois Statutes, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences polled by secret written ballot the faculty members of the department holding the rank of assistant professor and above. T h e vote was nine for and two against a change to a chairperson form of organization. T h e chancellor, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the director of the School of Humanities concur in this request. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Neal, this request was approved. Rate Increases for University-Operated Housing Facilities, Medical Center and Urbana (14) T h e chancellors at the Urbana-Champaign and Medical Center campuses have recommended rate increases for University-operated housing for the 1979-80 academic year. T h e proposed rates are required to meet the inflationary cost increases anticipated for utilities, food supplies, salaries, and general commodities, in order to maintain the current level of services, to provide for debt service, and to provide for the Auxiliary Facilities System Repair and Replacement Reserve. T h e proposed annual rate increases are as follows. Urbana-Champaign Undergraduate Housing (room and board, academic year) — 8 , 7 1 7 spaces Proposed Percentage 1978-79 Increase 1979-80 Increase Single $1 796 $134 $1 930 7.5 Double 1 590 120 1 710 7.5 Triple 1 496 114 1610 7.6
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