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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 9

Report on Administrative Searches Chancellor Broski then turned to a report on searches for several deans that were coming to conclusion. These included a search for the dean of the College of Nursing. Dr. Broski told the trustees that an offer had been made to Dr. Joan Shaver, a department chair in the College of Nursing at the University of Washington. Next, he reported that an offer had been made to Dr. Lansine Kaba, chair of the African-American Studies Department at UIC, to become dean of the Honors College. Dr. Broski then said that he planned to appoint Dr. John Wanat as interim provost, indicating that Dr. Wanat's experience at UIC made him well prepared to assume the duties of this position. Report from Chancellor, Springfield Chancellor Lynn reported on the status of two searches at the Springfield campus. One is a search for a vice chancellor for student affairs and the other for an interim dean of the School of Health and Human Services. Chancellor Lynn said that these would probably conclude before the June board meeting. Report from Chancellor, Urbana Report on Administrative Searches Chancellor Aiken reported that the search for a dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts was nearing conclusion. He said that five candidates were to be interviewed on campus in the next few weeks. Dr. Aiken noted that two of these were architects, two were in theatre and one was in music. Other Issues Chancellor Aiken then told the trustees of developments in three other areas. The first was an update report on the matter of providing fire protection service to the campus in the most effective and economical way possible. He stated that a first proposal from the two cities of Champaign and Urbana to provide this service jointly for the campus was too expensive. The chancellor indicated that he would appoint a task force to review the proposal and have a report to present to the two cities by late fall 1996. The second issue concerned consideration of a change in the provision of food service in the lower level of the Illini Union and in a snack bar called the Illini Orange. The changes would be cost-saving measures. Dr. Aiken informed the board members that such changes might affect approximately 60 food service employees. He hastened to add that the campus would in all probability be able to relocate these employees to other areas on campus. The third matter concerned recent developments in the Graduate