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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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1995] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 379 NEW BUSINESS Mr. Lamont and Mrs. Gravenhorst reported on a meeting of the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). They stated that the most important issue to be discussed at this meeting was the matter of funding athletics at State universities. They indicated that the IBHE has directed the institutions to review their policies regarding charging students fees to support athletics. Ms. Reese then reported on a meeting of the University of Illinois Foundation. She distributed two pieces of information, one ranked the University of Illinois with other public universities in terms of private giving and donations from faculty and staff. The other ranked the University of Illinois in terms of donations with other universities nationally. (Copies of these are filed with the secretary of the board for record.) Next, Mrs. Gravenhorst mentioned the University of Illinois Advocate Program that is being formed with the assistance of the Alumni Association for the purpose of improving communication with the Legislature and other groups around the State. She also showed a new brochure describing study abroad activities available to students at Chicago and remarked on how outstanding these seemed and what an excellent augmentation they would provide to an undergraduate's educational experience. In addition, Mrs. Gravenhorst called attention to the academic accomplishments of the student athletes at both Chicago and at Urbana. In closing, she saluted the chancellors at Chicago and Urbana for the excellent programs they had held for new freshmen students. Both chancellors then indicated that these special convocations and orientations were intended to help students get started off well at the University. Both chancellors described other programs underway to assist new students, such as special programs to train teaching assistants, more computer facilities, more course sections, and telephone registration. Mrs. Calder then asked about the appointments to the board of the State Universities Retirement System, noting that there were no governing board members from any State university on that board now. Mr. Lamont explained that this was a conscious decision and that Governor Edgar had decided that it was best not to have public university governing board members on the Retirement System board. Mrs. Calder then suggested that since President Stukel is in his first year that special note of this should be taken at Commencements next spring and that the ceremony should include recognition of Dr. Stukel as the University's new president. REGULAR AGENDA Before proceeding with the presentation of the regular agenda, Ms. Reese asked for more explanation of what the supplement for the
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