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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 13

After nearly twenty years of existence, the program has become less integrated, the students identify more with their particular disciplines, and the four areas have evolved and matured into distinct disciplinary programs. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur, pending further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Ms. Lopez, this recommendation was approved. Redesignate the Department of Family Practice, College of Medicine at Peoria, Chicago

(7) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate and the College of Medicine, recommends the redesignation of the Department of Family Practice in the College of Medicine at Peoria, as the Department of Family and Community Medicine. As medical school academic departments developed, they began to teach and study the discipline of family medicine. Most incorporated into their departmental names term(s) that accurately described the academic focus of the unit. The term "family practice" in current usage refers to the practical application of the discipline and it is, therefore, an appropriate descriptor for clinical departments and for clinical practice. The term "family medicine" more accurately describes the role of the university-based academic department. The need to add "community" to the department's name is based on the fact that the family physician's community focus is an integral part of the comprehensive nature of the specialty, and is indicative of the physician's role in coordinating all available resources to meet patient needs. This focus is supported by both the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Board of Family Practice. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur, pending further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Ms. Lopez, this recommendation was approved. Redesignate the Department of History of Architecture and Art; Redesignate the Titles of Degrees and the Minor, Chicago

(8) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate, the Graduate College, and the College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning, recommends the redesignation of the Department of History of Architecture and Art as the Department of Art History, and further recommends that the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts and the minor in the History of Architecture and Art be renamed the Bachelor of Arts, the Master of Arts, and the minor in Art History, respectively. Both the growth and diversity of the department's offerings, including those in photography and design history, make the current name of the department and degree titles imprecise. Other comparably sized and diverse departments, both in Chicago and elsewhere, are referred to as departments of art history. This term connotes a coherent discipline rather than separate subject areas covered by the department and is, therefore, the appropriate designation. No course content or programmatic changes are required at this time. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved.