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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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called into question the continuation of CIRCE, and the Board of Higher Education has called for its discontinuation. Consequently, the College of Education has proposed the discontinuance of CIRCE as a separate unit and the absorption of the remaining resources and the purposes of CIRCE into a reconfigured, comprehensive research unit in the college, an expanded Bureau of Educational Research. The vice president for academic affairs concurs with this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this recommendation was approved. Retention of the Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Graduate College, Urbana

(13) The chancellor at Urbana and the Urbana-Champaign Senate have recommended the approval of a proposal to retain the Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration. In the fall of 1993, acting on the request of the Department of Political Science, the senate approved a proposal to discontinue the Master of Arts in Public Administration (MAPA) degree and program. This proposal was based upon the fact that most of the faculty who had taught in the MAPA program had left or retired, and the department had therefore suspended the admission of new students into the program. On November 12, 1993, the Board of Trustees approved the request to discontinue the program and the degree. However, before this action had been reported to the IBHE, questions were raised about the wisdom of discontinuing the program. Chancellor Aiken sought advice about the desirability of revitalizing a master's degree program in public administration. The advice he has received has been very positive; there appears to be qualified faculty available to staff a reinvigorated public administration program. Accordingly, the Department of Political Science, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate College (as authorized by its Executive Committee) have requested that the Board of Trustees rescind its action of November 12, 1993, when it approved the discontinuance of the program and master's degree in public administration. On April 24, 1995, the UIUC Senate rescinded its earlier action on November 12, 1993, to discontinue the program, with the effect of restoring the senate authorization to offer a Master of Arts in Public Administration degree. This action was taken with the understanding that a revision of the MAPA program and courses was in progress and would be submitted through the usual channels for review and approval. Until a revised program is established and approved, no new students will be admitted into the restored MAPA program. The vice president for academic affairs concurs with this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this recommendation was approved. Amendment of Agreement with Flightstar Corporation, University of Illinois-Willard Airport, Urbana

(14) The chancellor at Urbana recommends that the agreement between Flightstar Corporation (operator) and the University of Illinois (University) be amended as follows: operator agrees to lease 9,916 square feet of storage space in Hangar 2 at a rate of $1.50/sq. ft. and 1,340 square feet of office space also in Hangar 2 at the rate of $3.50/sq. ft. for the period of July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996. The