Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944
This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.
EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:
112 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [October 17 Will you please let me know about when you expect to begin your work? A r e the terms as above stated satisfactory? Please be assured that my office, as well as all offices, officials, and employees of the University will give you every possible assistance in your work and cooperate with you to the full extent of our ability. Very sincerely yours, A. C. WILLARD President TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF DEPARTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO B E INCLUDED IN SURVEY OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND METHODS 1. Business Office (Urbana and Chicago) : ( a ) University budget—form and procedure. ( b ) Collection and handling of cash. ( c ) Purchasing; Office Supply and General Chemical Storerooms. ( d ) Insurance. ( e ) Inventory records of permanent properties. ( f ) Student supply store. ( g ) Expenditure and disbursement procedure. ( h ) Accounting and financial reporting. ( i ) Investments. ( j ) Student loans. ( k ) Payrolls and employment procedure. 2. Physical Plant Department (Urbana and Chicago): ( a ) Physical plant operation and maintenance (Urbana and Chicago) including Physical Plant Storerooms (Urbana and Chicago). ( b ) Union Buildings (Urbana and Chicago). ( c ) Bookstore ( U r b a n a ) . ( d ) Residence halls ( U r b a n a ) . ( e ) Blueprinting and photography ( U r b a n a ) . ( f ) New building design and construction. 3. General business activities not under Business Office or Physical Plant: ( a ) University Press—Print Shop ( U r b a n a ) . ( b ) McKinley Hospital ( U r b a n a ) . ( c ) Information Office—mail service and mimeographing ( U r b a n a ) . 4. Business activities in educational divisions: ( a ) Libraries—purchasing and binding (Urbana and Chicago). ( b ) Agricultural Salesroom ( U r b a n a ) . ( c ) Agriculture: Salesroom; Creamery; H o m e Economics Cafeteria (Urbana). ( d ) Research and Educational Hospital—Dietary Division (Chicago). ( e ) Student r e c o r d s : Registrar's Office and various deans' offices, including Dean of Men and Dean of Women. (f ) Non-academic personnel in educational divisions (Urbana and Chic a g o ) : (1) departmental storerooms; (2) tool r o o m s ; (3) mechanic and scientific shops. ( g ) Radio Station ( U r b a n a ) . ( h ) School of Journalism—printing plant study in conjunction with University Press and Mini Publishing Company ( U r b a n a ) . 5. Business activities under affiliated organizations. ( a ) Athletic Association—ticket sales, purchasing, plant maintenance, supplies, and equipment ( U r b a n a ) . REPORT OF F I N A N C E COMMITTEE Extract from of Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Meeting of December 16, 1941 Some months ago the Board of Trustees referred to the Finance Committee the question as to whether there should be a survey made of the business operations of the University with a view of determining the efficiency and economy of administration and procedure of administration. This is in keeping with the practice of many industrial concerns, schools, institutions, and agencies of the Federal Government. Minutes
| 
