Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968 [PAGE 156]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 21 Board of Higher Education Staff Board RecommenRecommendations dations $ -0$ -06 241 000 6 241 000

Engineering Library Foreign Languages Building Intramural-Physical Education Building 1 662 000 1 662 000 1 662 000 Law Building Addition 3 385 000 -03 385 000 Library —Fifth Stack Addition... . 1 920 000 1 920 000 1 920 000 Music Building 4 890 000 3 890 0001 3 890 000 Nuclear Reactor Addition 711000 -0-0Small Animal Clinic 2 147 000 2 147 000 2 147 000 Turner Hall Headhouse and Greenhouses 932 000 -0-0Women's Gymnasium Addition 780 000 780 000 780 000 Subtotal (36 028 000) (19 757 000) (23 142 000) Campus Improvements 376 000 376 000 376 000 Land Acquisition 4 450 000 1831850 1831850 Movable Equipment 600 000 600 000 600 000 Planning Funds 608 000 608 000 897 831 Life and Property 335 000 335 000 335 000 Public Improvements 420 000 420 000 420 000 Remodeling and Modernization 2 000 000 2 000 000 2 000 000 Street and Street Lighting Improvements 808 000 808 000 808 000 Utilities Distribution System 2 373 000 1691938 1793 038 Total, Urbana-Champaign. . . (47 998 000) (28 427 788) (32 203 719) Total, Entire University, State Appropriations 163 246 000 99 698 788 112 021 7192 Federal Grants 20 600 000 12 850 000 15 500 000 Revenue Bonds 13 901 000 13 901 000 13 901 000 Total, Project Costs $197 747 000 $126 449 788 $141 422 719

1 Based upon an additional $1,000,000 in federal grants beyond University requests. 'Includes $1,200,000 for Law and $1,450,000 for Medical Center Library beyond Board staff requests.

University Requests $ 3 780 000 6 241 000

Following a general discussion of admissions and the numbers of qualified students who must be denied admission, Mr. Jones asked for a report on admissions, with particular regard to admission of the disadvantaged. President H e n r y stated that such a report would be prepared as soon as the necessary data could be obtained. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

REPORT ON MEETING OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Mr. Clement reported on the meeting of the Board of Higher Education of September 12-13, 1966, with particular reference to a document prepared by the staff of the Board of Higher Education, "A Master Plan for Higher Education in Illinois — Phase I I (Provisional D r a f t ) . " H e indicated that the staff document had not been acted upon by the Board of Higher Education but would be discussed in public hearings and other forums throughout the state and brought back to the Board of Higher Education for action on November 15. Institutional reactions have been requested by the Board by November 1. Mr. Clement announced that the subject was being referred to the Committee on General Policy for study and review.