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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 13

beginning of these minutes were present with the exception of Trustee Susan L. Gravenhorst who was ill.

MINUTES APPROVED

The secretary presented for approval the press proofs of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings of September 14-15 and October 14, 1994, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. On motion of Ms. Lopez, these minutes were approved.

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

President Ikenberry recognized and introduced observers from the campus senates and from the University Senates Conference.1 President Ikenberry reported to the members of the board on developments regarding the University's budget and indicated that at this time support for the budget in the General Assembly looked favorable. He emphasized that the greatest need for the coming year was the improvement of faculty salaries and said that this would be the highest priority for Fiscal Year 1996. The president then asked Kirk Hard, executive assistant to the president, to brief the board members on the status of several bills pending in the legislature. When this briefing concluded, the president indicated that that also concluded his report.

OLD BUSINESS

There was no business presented under this aegis.

NEW BUSINESS

There was no business presented under this aegis.

REGULAR AGENDA

The board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 3 through 13 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.)

Appointment of Fellows to the Center for Advanced Study, Urbana

(3) Each year the Center for Advanced Study awards appointments as Fellows in the Center, providing one semester of released time for creative work. Fellows are selected

1 University Senates Conference: William G.Jones, assistant University librarian and associate professor, University Library, Chicago campus; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: Roland Liebert, associate professor 01 sociology and research associate professor in the University Survey Research Laboratory; Chicago Senate: David Bardack, professor of biological sciences.