Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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406 B O A R D OF T R U S T E E S [October 12 Report on Illinois Board of Higher Education Meeting Mrs. Gravenhorst reported on the most recent meeting of the IBHE, which she attended as the board's representative. She indicated that at that meeting there had been a report on all State institutions' performance on the Priorities, Quality, and Productivity (PQP) initiative. She noted that the University of Illinois presentation on this topic was outstanding and praised the presenters. She also apprised the board that graduation rates at Chicago State University were improving notably. (Materials are on file with the secretary.) Mr. Lamont also reminded the board that there would be a new structure for IBHE in January 1996. In that new structure, there would be just one board member from all institutions of public higher education in the State. There would be 14 other board members from the community college sector, private institutions, representatives of the public, the Illinois Scholarship Assistance Commission, and others chosen "at large." Report on Athletic Board Meeting Mrs. Gravenhorst also reported on the recent meeting of the Athletic Board at the Urbana campus. She called the board's attention to the graduation rates for student athletes and the considerable improvement in grade point averages of the Urbana campus' student athletes. (Materials are on file with the secretary.) Mrs. Gravenhorst also commended Ronald Guenther, athletic director, for having retired the debt he inherited, which had been lingering since the 1980's. Following this, she alerted the board to other financial issues facing the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. She said that the revenue stream is inadequate for the plans of the future which include adding women's soccer as an intercollegiate sport by 1997. 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 5 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.) Director, School of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Informatics, Chicago (1) The interim chancellor at Chicago, after consultation with the dean of the College of Associated Health Professions, and the vice chancellor for health services, has recommended the appointment of Walter B. Panko, presently interim director and visiting professor, School of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences; and interim
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