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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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1995] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 191 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. with groups external to the University; e.g., corporate leaders; legislators and governmental administrators at the national, state, and local levels. What has been your experience in raising funds for a university? Have you ever been a part of a major capital campaign? What have you learned from these experiences? What kinds of information can you share about building relationships with alumni? As president how would you develop relationships with faculty and gain their confidence in order to become the leader of the faculty at the University? What is your view of the president's role in the administration of intercollegiate athletics? What importance would you assign to intercollegiate athletics? What approaches would you pursue to reach diversity on the campuses of the University among all constituent groups? What has been your experience in managing crises? Describe how you handled the internal and external aspects of these. What is your view of the president's role in assuring that students at all levels receive the best educational experiences possible at the University? Meeting with a Candidate At 5:35 p.m., the members of the board met with one candidate. They discussed this individual's experience in higher education and the aspects of the experience that were relevant to the position of president of the University. They also presented each of the listed questions to this candidate and received discussion and observations on each. The candidate discussed extensive experience in dealings with a state legislature, presented several examples of fund-raising experience, both with a University foundation and for one college within a campus. The candidate gave examples of considerable experience in academic administration on a campus-wide basis. This individual discussed extensive experience in teaching improvement programs. The candidate indicated little direct experience with health care but did exhibit a good awareness of issues in this arena. With regard to knowledge of crucial urban issues this individual displayed a good grasp of key issues and discussed past research in this area and current work assignments related to finding resolutions to urban problems. The candidate discussed faculty relationships, through committees and as an administrator charged with adjudicating issues concerning faculty members rights and program-related matters. To questions about relations with alumni the candidate expressed much enthusiasm and discussed at length the need universities have for moral and political support from alumni. This candidate was knowledgeable of the University of Illinois'
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