Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994 [PAGE 205]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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members' questions followed the same line of inquiry as that used in interviewing the first candidate. The candidate offered observations on preserving faculty quality at both campuses of the University and the need to be always competitive with regard to faculty salaries. The candidate suggested some strategies for attracting and retaining quality faculty. This candidate also differentiated between the roles of president and chancellor, citing the external responsibilities of the president and the campus oversight responsibilities of the chancellors. This candidate also observed that for minority students on the campuses, residential options for students on the campuses are important for breaking down some patterns of segregation seen at present in American universities. The candidate also mentioned the revolution occurring in modes of teaching in colleges and universities today and noted that the University of Illinois was at the forefront of these developments. The candidate also noted that through new learning technologies, the public service mission of the University could be augmented in the next century. This candidate cited the need to build a sense of community on campus and indicated a desire to build a stronger sense of attachment to one's campus by students and alumni. The candidate noted, in response to a question about the management of the health sciences enterprise of the University, that prior experience had included responsibility for a college of medicine and establishment of a separate board for a university hospital. This candidate commented on the role of athletics in a university setting stressing that this is an important area with positive and beneficial aspects for students and alumni. It was pointed out that this is the common experience for many of the University's publics. It is a program that must be administered with a strong hand according to the candidate. The candidate reminded the board members that student athletes are students first. The candidate also discussed the importance of the alumni for support of University causes, such as tax increases, speaking of the University's strengths generally and as potential donors. When asked by the trustees what the candidate would change at the University, if selected as president, the individual responded: decentralize the management of fiscal management, decentralize capital programs, giving more authority to the campuses. This candidate advised consideration of this, especially if a third campus is added. The candidate expressed a vision for the University as one consistent with the roots of the land-grant tradition and mission, carried forward to meet challenges facing the University and the world today. The candidate stated that the health sciences needed further development, that undergraduate education was very important and also in need of development, and that the scope of the Chicago campus was much greater than most people knew. The candidate indicated that it would be important to maintain the strength of the Urbana campus and to