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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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628 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 13 Redesignation of the Department of Family Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine at Urbana (13) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate and the College of Medicine, recommends the redesignation of the Department of Family Practice in the College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, as the Department of Family Medicine. As medical school academic departments evolved, the study and the teaching discipline of family medicine emerged. Most departments incorporated into their names term(s) that accurately described the academic focus of the unit. The term "family medicine" more accurately describes the role of the University-based academic department. The term "family practice," in its current usage, refers to the practical applications of the discipline and is, therefore, an appropriate descriptor for clinical departments and for clinical practice. The new name of Family Medicine will coincide with the academic discipline and will also coincide with the other College of Medicine sites. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was approved. Establishment of the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish-Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chicago (14) The chancellor at Chicago, with the advice of the Chicago Senate and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recommends the establishment of a new undergraduate degree program leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish-Economics. There is a growing need in the business community for higher education graduates who combine a fluency in a foreign language, strong analytical skills, and an understanding of how the national and global economies operate. Spanish is a particularly important foreign language because it plays a major role in trade and other financial exchanges between the United States and other countries. Spanish is now spoken in fully one-half of the households in which a foreign language is used, making Spanish fluency increasingly necessary for many business transactions and activities in the U.S. and internationally. The goal of the program is to prepare graduates who have a unique and highly marketable combination of skills in both the Spanish language, literature and culture, and the analytical tools of economics. The vice president for academic affairs concurs in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was approved. Discontinuance of the Graduate Curriculum and Master of Arts Degree in Psychology, School of Health and Human Services, Springfield (15) The chancellor at Springfield, upon recommendation of the campus Senate, is recommending the approval of a proposal from the psychology program and the
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