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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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548 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 22 11. What ideas do you have currently about way to enhance the visibility of UIC in Chicago and in the nation? Also, what would you do to increase the commitment of alumni to UIC? 12. There is great diversity among most groups of faculty, students, and staff at UIC, but we still have areas of under-representation, particularly in the faculty. What would you do to increase representation according to gender, race, ethnicity, etc., in areas of under-representation on the Chicago campus? 13. What is your experience in working with city and State elected officials? How would you plan to establish working relationships with elected officials in the Chicago metropolitan area? 14. Are there any questions you have at this time? Do you have any comments or observations you wish to make? BOARD MEETING RECESSED At 9:30 a.m., the board recessed and then reconvened at 10:05 a.m. to meet with a candidate. MEETING WITH FIRST CANDIDATE In the meeting with the first candidate, Mr. Lamont gave words of welcome and asked the candidate to discuss previous career experiences in higher education. Other trustees asked for examples of specific kinds of experience in the areas noted in the list of questions, such as relationships with faculty, staff, and students as an administrator; fund raising; management of crises and risk-taking; and experience in working with external constituencies, such as political and governmental leaders. The candidate responded to this request and also described a vision for higher education for the future and perceived major issues confronting higher education today. In addition, Dr. Gindorf asked the candidate about personal experience in managing a large health sciences and health care organization, since a large part of the responsibilities of chancellor at the Chicago campus involves administering the health sciences and health care commitments of the campus. The candidate responded to this by describing several relevant experiences in various settings. Further, Mrs. Gravenhorst asked the candidate about ways to improve the visibility of the Chicago campus and how fund-raising for the campus could be enhanced. The candidate discussed the need to make the campus more of a focal point in the city and described experiences in fund-raising in other positions. The candidate also discussed ways of improving the diversity of the campus, in response to a question from Ms. Lopez. Mrs. O'Malley asked for the candidate's views on ways to handle the major challenges before higher education institutions in the current
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