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U N I V E R S I T Y O F ILLINOIS

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committees, and it shall organize other general methods of procedure subject to the approval of the Senate. (e) The Senate shall recommend candidates for diplomas, degrees, and certificates, which shall be conferred by the President under the authority of the Board of Trustees. (f) N o new line of work involving questions of general educational policy shall be established except on recommendation of the Senate. (g) The Senate m a y propose amendments to the statutes of the University through the President to the Board of Trustees. (h) The Senate shall elect annually by ballot at the April meeting from its o w n membership a Committee on Committees consisting offivepersons. Not more than one member of this Committee shall be from the same college or school. After nominations made by this Committee in consultation with the President, the Senate shall elect committees on educational policy, the Library, athletics, student discipline, and such other standing committees as the Senate m a y from time to time authorize. Membership on these committees is open to the general faculty. Committees for special purposes m a y be selected by the Senate in whatever manner it m a y see fit.

The Council

4. (a) The Council shall consist of the President, the Provost and/or the general administrative officers provided for in Section 2, the Dean of the Graduate School, the deans of the colleges, the directors of independently organized schools, the Director of the Library, and three members chosen by ballot from and by the membership of the Senate. In the discussion of budgetary matters the Council shall call on the Comptroller and the Supervising Architect for information. (b) The Council shall act in the capacity of adviser to the President and it shall meet on his call. It shall not exercise legislative functions. The Council shall make recommendations concerning all matters relating to the university financial needs; and after the income of the University for any year has been determined, it shall make recommendations concerning the allotment of funds to the various university interests. These recommendations shall be transmitted to the President for information and advice in making up budgets and allotments.

The College

5. (a) The college is the largest educational and administrative group. It shall comprise those departments or interests which are best served by their inclusion within it. (b) The college shall be governed in its internal administration by its faculty. The faculty shall consist of the President, the dean and assistant dean of the college, and all professors, associate professors, assistant professors, associates, and instructors within the group it comprises, together with a representative of each such other department or group as m a y be entitled to representation by virtue of participation in the program of instruction in the college, andfinallysuch other officers of the University as the President m a y assign thereto. (c) The college shall have jurisdiction in all educational matters, not involving questions of general university policy and not involving its relation to other colleges or schools, falling within the scope of its program, including the determination of its curricula, except that proposals which involve budgetary changes shall be submitted to the President acting with the advice of the Council. The college shall have the fullest measure of autonomy consistent with the maintenance of general university educational policy and correct academic and administrative relations with other divisions of the University. In questions of doubt arising as to the proper limits of this autonomy between the college and the Senate, the college shall be entitled to appeal for a ruling to the President in consultation with the Council. (d) The transfer of any line of work, or any part thereof to or from a. college, from or to some other administrative group shall be made on recommendation of the Senate and approval of the Board of Trustees. such (e) Thereasto a y shallthe dean in thesecretary two or of the members,be to transact by the faculty,shall professors and to it by professors inThe dean or selected from the bebe delegated associate theof and committees.shall composed of member The faculty an executive own administration morecollege, elected annually (f) and chairman of this committee. business m advise elect its committee faculty. the college and ex-officio a