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UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S

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CURRICULUM IN TEACHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIAN, CHICAGO CIRCLE (31) The Chicago Circle Senate has approved a proposal from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, for the establishment of a curriculum in Teacher Education in Russian leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Teaching of Russian. The enrollment in existing programs in Russian language in Illinois high schools is on the increase generally. A recent survey has indicated that more than half of these programs are located either in the city of Chicago or in its suburbs. (The majority of Illinois residents of Slavic background live in the Chicago area.) Available data indicate that the area will continue to be the most promising locale in the state for expansion of Russian high school programs and the resultant need for teachers of Russian. The proposed program would allow close supervision of practice teachers as well as provide courses to maintain and improve the skills of current high school teachers of Russian. The four-year curriculum consists of advanced training in the Russian language, the essential preparation in the field of Russian literature and criticism, and the basic methodology in teaching Russian at the high school level. Courses in education and the necessary college and university requirements are also part of the curriculum. The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus and the Executive Vice President and Provost endorse this proposal. The University Senates Conference indicates lhat no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mr. Jones, this recommendation was approved.

CHANGE ORDER COMPUTER LEASE/ACQUISITION (32) The Department of Civil Engineering has a B 5500 computer system on a seven-year lease with the Burroughs Corporation as authorized by the Board of Trustees on March 14, 1967 (Item 17). Special procedures (programs) have been developed and are used in conjunction with this system to provide data as part of a research project originally sponsored by the State Technical Services Act. The project provides to the building industry throughout the state of Illinois the data processing and decision-making tools, such as planning and scheduling, estimating, and payroll, and accounting, through the use of a computer center and remote terminals. The computer system also serves to enhance the resources of the Department of Civil Engineering for the education of students in this field. The Burroughs Corporation has proposed a change order to the existing Agreement for Equipment Lease and Maintenance (lease agreement) which would permit the University to acquire title to the equipment at a total net cost of $818,594 with payments spread over a seven-year period in accordance with the following schedule: Fiscal Year 1970 $ 58 470 Fiscal Year 1971 116 940 Fiscal Year 1972 116 940 Fiscal Year 1973 116 940 Fiscal Year 1974 116 940 Fiscal Year 1975 116 940 Fiscal Year 1976 116 940 Fiscal Year 1977 58 484 $818 594 In addition, the University will pay $203,532 in maintenance costs over the sevenyear period. The University will have the right to terminate if funds are not available for the annual payment or if the computer is no longer needed for the project. The net result of this change order will be to effect a total savings of $917,014 over the seven-year period and at the end of which title to the equipment will be vested in the University. The overall program for the computer center will be supported jointly by the