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230 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 23 T h e Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign concurs in this recommendation. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r s . R a d e r , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . Sabbatical Leaves of Absence, 1977-78 (10) T h e Chancellors at each campus have recommended members of the faculty to be given sabbatical leaves of absence in accordance with the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes. T h e programs of research, study, and travel for which leaves are requested have been examined by the research boards at the campuses, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs has reviewed the applications for the leaves and recommends approval of 65 leaves for Chicago Circle, 15 leaves for Medical Center, and 175 leaves for Urbana-Champaign. (A list of those recommended has been filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.) I concur. On motion of Mr. Neal, these leaves were granted as recommended. Curriculum Development Grants for Summer 1977, Chicago Circle (11) In order to encourage better teaching at all levels by such means as the systematic improvement of existing courses or the development of new courses for graduates and undergraduates, a Curriculum Development Grant program was established some time ago at the Chicago Circle campus. Twenty applications were submitted for the summer of 1977 and subsequently evaluated by an intercollegiate Summer Curriculum Development Grants Committee. On the advice of this committee, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs hag recommended to the Chancellor the following awards to the six faculty members whose projects are believed to hold the greatest potential benefits to instruction. GEORGE I. BALCH, Assistant Professor of Political Science NATHAN T. CLARK, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and of Psychology WILLIAM M . KAPLAN, Associate Professor of Music DALE E. LAYMAN, Assistant Professor of Education Award (salary) $ 4 017 78 1 526 33 1 3 795 33 3 245 55 DONALD G. SCHERRER, Assistant Professor of Physical E d u c a t i o n . . . . HARRY S. UPSHAW, Professor of Psychology 3 461 33 6 481 11 Total $22 527 43 Funding for this program is available in the current operating budget. The Chancellor at Chicago Circle concurs in this recommendation as does the Vice President for Academic Affairs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . Undergraduate Instructional Awards for the Summer of 1977, Urbana (12) For some years, a program of Undergraduate Instructional Awards has been conducted at the Urbana-Champaign campus to encourage faculty interest in improvement in the quality of undergraduate instruction. T h e awards provide salary for two months (two-ninths of the academic year salary) plus incidental expenses as required. Fifteen applications have been submitted for the summer of 1977. A campus1 One-month award. AH others are two-month awards. Salaries are based on two-ninths of the salary rate for the previous academic year.
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