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is one in which we can all have the greatest of confidence

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Planning Assumptions for the Development of the Chicago Undergraduate Division

A major portion of the physical planning is devoted to the Chi JO Undergraduate Division. Approximately $50,000,000 of the ten-year estimate of $198,534,000 is allocated to proposed permanent facilities for the pr« two-year program. This figure will have to be increased by any site « st above $3,000,000 and by facilities required by expansion to degree program At the October 23 meeting of the Policy Committee of the University > f Illinois Board of Trustees, the preliminary report on site studies prepared by the Real Estate Research Corporation was presented. Four sites v. identified as being superior to all others proposed, considered in the light of the criteria, other than cost and availability, established by the Real Estate Research Corporation in consultation with the Board of Trustees and University of Illinois officials. When information regarding cost and availabili; is at hand, a ranking of the four sites will be made. T h e Chicago Undergraduate Division is being planned so that it can develop into a general campus of the University of Illinois, serving commuting students living in the Chicago area. Authoritative estimates indicate that 15,000 to 20,000 students may be expected at the Chicago campus by 1970. Staff plans call for the development of the campus in several stages. T h e first stage will be the establishment, by 1963, at the permanent campus of programs currently being offered at Navy P i e r — the first two years of college work, including the following areas of instruction: liberal arts and sciences, engineering (including architecture), commerce and business administration, and physical education. T h e second stage will be the establishment of four-year degree programs in a limited number of fields of instruction. It is anticipated that courses for upperclassmen will be added as soon after 196:> as physical facilities and operational funds can be made available. As the need for new programs arises, and as soon thereafter as the proper physical facilities and staff can be provided, additional curricula will be offered at the Chicago Undergraduate Division. Each major step in the development of the Chicago campus will be taken after full consultation with the Illinois Commission of Higher Education, with due consideration of the services ^( other institutions in the area. T h e Real Estate Research Corporation has advised the Hoard of Trustees that any one of the four sites described in its preliiniai v report would he superior in meeting the criteria of accessibility, expansibil r. and character. As already noted, a choice from among the four sites must MM b

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