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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 8

NEW BUSINESS

Mr. Lamont presented a certificate of appreciation to Mr. Chris DidatoCastillo, student trustee from the Chicago campus, on the conclusion of his term on the board. Mr. Lamont commented that Mr. DidatoCastillo had been an asset to the Chicago campus. In turn, Mr. DidatoCastillo thanked the board for the experiences he had gleaned from his service on the board and said that these had been very valuable to him.

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. 1 through 15 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.)

Integration of Sangamon State University as a Campus of the University of Illinois

(1) On July 1, 1995, Sangamon State University (SSU) will join UIUC and UIC as a campus of the University of Illinois, and will become an integral part of the University known as the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS). The addition of SSU is a reminder about the unique nature of the University as stated in Article I, Section 1 of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure'. [The University of Illinois] . . . is not a loose federation of universities, nor is it a system of totally independent units. The mission to which the University is committed, and upon which its development thus far has been based, starts with an emphasis on the fundamental responsibility of the University as a whole. The specific contributions that each campus makes to the University's mission are diverse, since they reflect the needs and methodologies appropriate to different settings; but the campuses are alike in the broad nature of their public responsibilities; and they are integrated by a university-wide organization and the efficient use of their academic resources. Each of the campuses of the University of Illinois shares common goals, even though each makes a highly differentiated contribution to the University's mission. [Both] All of the campuses are assisted and strengthened by inter-campus cooperation and by university-wide services, even though each of them carries out its academic functions with a high degree of delegated authority. [Both] All of the campuses are expected to achieve inter-campus cooperation, to avoid unnecessary duplication, and to develop missions responsible to their particular orientation and setting, even though each of them is permitted to build upon and to foster faculty and staff strengths and initiatives. [Both] All of the campuses are encouraged to operate at qualitatively equivalent levels, even though each of them provides different services for varied clientele. It is with this fundamental policy in mind that the University of Illinois welcomes the SSU faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters to the University. The law transferring Sangamon State University to the University of Illinois