Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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26 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [JulyS T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, pending further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved. Establish the School of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, College of Associated Health Professions, Chicago (29) T h e chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate and the College of Associated Health Professions, recommends the establishment of the School of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences in the College of Associated Health Professions. T h e College of Associated Health Professions proposes to consolidate three of its departments — Biomedical Visualization, Health Information Management, and Medical Laboratory Sciences — into a single administrative unit to be called the School of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences. T h e three departments share common themes of bioscience, health information, and technology. T h e consolidation of the departments highlights these thematic areas and facilitates collaboration among the academic units. T h e proposed school will incorporate diverse but related components of several disciplines into a multidisciplinary whole. T h e school will be committed to advancing the quality and efficiency of health care through the improved generation, management, and communication of biomedical and other health care data. T h e degree programs offered by the three departments — the M.A.M.S. in Biomedical Visualization, the B.S. in Health Information Management, and the B.S. and M.S. in Medical Laboratory Sciences — remain unchanged. T h e consolidation will result in some economies of operation. T h e three current department heads will become half-time administrators, and duplication of support services will be eliminated. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, pending further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved. By consensus, the board agreed that one roll call vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 30 through 40 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.) Continuation of Contract for Educational Services with The Carle Foundation of Urbana, College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago (30) T h e chancellor at Chicago, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, has recommended that the University continue to contract with T h e Carle Foundation of Urbana for educational services on behalf of the College of Medicine for Fiscal Year 1995. These services provide assistance in the conduct of
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