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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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provides that the rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Regents and applicable to Sangamon State University shall continue in effect at SSU until rescinded by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. This statute also provides that the University of Illinois shall honor all contracts entered into by the Board of Regents prior to the transfer of SSU and which are in effect at the time of transfer. As a campus, SSU should be guided by those policies, rules, practices, and regulations that apply to the University of Illinois and its campuses. To this end, the Board of Trustees hereby rescinds all policies, rules, and regulations adopted by the Board of Regents, effective July 1, 1995. However, the Board of Trustees also recognizes that for legal, contractual, and administrative reasons, some of these existing rules, regulations, practices, and policies at SSU on July 1, 1995, must continue in effect for a period of time and that interim rules, policies, practices, and regulations may be required to promote a smooth transition. By way of illustration, contracts with certified collective bargaining representatives must be honored and changes negotiated as provided by law; some administrative practices and procedures must be phased in over a period of time; and, certain commitments and prior practices exist which must be observed in order to avoid unnecessary confusion and misunderstanding. Thus, the board hereby affirms the power of the president to set the organization, to change titles of staff, and to continue any practice currently in effect at Sangamon State University that aids in the transition of this institution to the University of Illinois. Further, the board approves the power of the president to postpone the effective date of selected parts of University of Illinois policies, rules, and regulations and to adopt interim measures to effect and promote a smooth transition. A written record shall be maintained of these actions and decisions. The president shall report to the board periodically on the progress toward fully integrating SSU policies and practices into those of the University of Illinois. The university counsel concurs in the recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this recommendation was approved. Leave of Absence and Appointment, Dr. Stanley 0. Ikenberry

(2) The following item is presented by the chair: Since President Ikenberry's announcement of his intention to resign from the position of president of the University, effective July 31, 1995, it has been the plan of the members of the board that at the conclusion of his administrative tenure, the president should be designated president emeritus and granted a leave of absence at full pay for the period July 31, 1995 — August 20, 1996. Dr. Ikenberry plans to spend a substantial portion of this time in residence as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching at Princeton University. Concurrently, he will serve as chair of a select committee to study the equity and fairness of education funding in Illinois and work on national higher education policy issues. In addition to his tenured appointments to the faculties of the Colleges of Education at Chicago and at Urbana-Champaign, the Board of Trustees accepts the recommendation of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs that President Ikenberry be appointed regent professor in the institute beginning July 31, 1995. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. For the 1996-97 academic year, these appointments will be made on a ninemonth basis, at the current salary, or as adjusted, on recommendation of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs and the vice president for academic affairs and approved by the Board of Trustees. The board, therefore, hereby approves the appointment of Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry as president emeritus, effective July 31, 1995; grants a leave of absence, with pay, for the period, June 31, 1995 — August 20, 1996; and appoints as regent