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The purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended From Institutional Funds Recommended Grand Total $ 526 751 5 744 012 $6 270 763

A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record.

On motion of Ms. Reese, the purchases recommended were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mrs. O'Malley. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none. Mr. Malone asked to be recorded as not voting on this item.)

Tuition Policy and Guidelines Statement

(14) Tuition policy has long been a major concern for the Administration and the Board of Trustees. As constraints in the Illinois economy and significant budget needs among an array of social and human services have combined to reduce the share of the University's budget borne by State taxes, tuition has become a more vital source of revenue. At the same time the trustees have continued an unwavering concern for student access, and have supported increases in both Illinois Student Assistance Commission funding and in institutionally-based student aid programs as essential components of all tuition increase proposals. The board has reviewed and updated its tuition policy guidelines on a regular basis over recent years. Three years ago, upon the recommendation of the Administration, the trustees altered the timetable for consideration of tuition rate changes, shifting their action from the Spring to the Fall prior to the effective date of tuition changes. This move has provided considerably more time for students and their families, as well as other higher education agencies concerned with budget or student assistance needs, to plan for tuition changes approved by the board. With the addition of a new campus to the University, the Administration and the board again reviewed tuition policies in August 1995. They sought to refine the University's tuition policy to recognize more explicitly the different missions, strengths, and priorities of each campus and to incorporate those differences more directly into tuition levels. The vice president for academic affairs has developed a tuition policy and guidelines statement which reflects the board's most recent review of tuition issues and which accompanies this agenda item. The statement addresses the board's and Administration's desire to consider campus differences as one factor affecting tuition charges among the campuses and it incorporates a variety of other considerations identified by the trustees and the Administration as important in their overall review of tuition levels. The tuition policy and guidelines statement was developed with the advice and