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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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WENDY J. MICHALSKI, director of advancement, Office of the Associate Chancellor for Development, Chicago, beginning April 3, 1995 (NY), at an annual salary of $62,000.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, these appointments were confirmed. Sabbatical Leaves of Absence, 1995-96

(6) On motion of Dr. Gindorf, 13 sabbatical leaves of absence recommended by the chancellors at the two campuses were granted. These leaves will be included in an annual compilation of 1995-96 sabbatical leaves of absence to be made a part of the board Proceedings.

Administrative Leaves of Absence, 1995-96

(7) The chancellor at Urbana has recommended approval of the following three requests for administrative leaves of absence in accordance with the provisions of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus Administrative Manual and for the periods indicated. The vice president for academic affairs has reviewed the requests and recommends approval. I concur. LEIGH S. ESTABROOK, dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and professor since January 2, 1986, has requested leave for the period May 15 through September 14, 1995. She proposes to further the school's international presence and to research the role of new technologies in library and information science. This work is to be carried out primarily on the Urbana campus. THOMAS A. SEALS, JR., director of the Counseling Center since August 21, 1989, has requested leave for the period of August 21 through December 20, 1995. He proposes to study counseling within a multicultural setting and the development of multicultural organizations within university settings. An additional area of focus will be the impact of health care reform and the managed care health services movement on the operation and organization of university mental health services. This work is to be carried out primarily on the Urbana campus with visits to other campuses in Arizona, New Mexico, and California. MARY G. TAYLOR, assistant dean, School of Social Work, since April 21, 1990, has requested leave for the period May 1 through August 31, 1995. She proposes to research gatekeeping as an issue for both admission to graduate education in social work and termination from a degree program for nonacademic reasons. She will also research the impact of the American with Disabilities Act on traditional gatekeeping functions. This work is to be carried out primarily on the Urbana campus.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, these leaves were granted as recommended.

Rename and Reorganize the College of Agriculture, Urbana

(8) The chancellor at Urbana, upon the recommendation of the Urbana-Champaign Senate and the faculty of the College of Agriculture, recommends the approval of a proposal to rename and reorganize the College of Agriculture. The changes are as follows: The name of the college would be changed from the College of Agriculture to the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Faculty in the Division of Foods and Nutrition would be merged into the Department of Food Science, and the name of the department would be changed to the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.