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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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leges of agriculture in U.S. technical assistance programs. His work will be undertaken in Washington, D.C., and Urbana-Champaign and will likely involve international travel. CAROLYN G. BURRELL, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs since September 1972, has requested leave for the period January 21 through May 20, 1980. She intends to undertake a study of the needs of academic employees at U I U C which will aid in developing a complete manual of academic personnel policies and procedures and in identifying deficiencies in academic personnel policies and procedures. Also, a study will be initiated to develop promotional lines and reviews for academic/professional employees at U I U C , and a research project on Planned Unit Developments will be started. The leave will be taken primarily in Urbana-Champaign, with trips to other universities. ROBERT M . COPELAND, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since July 1974, has requested leave for the period January 15 through May 14, 1980. He proposes to investigate recruitment and retention of minority and disadvantaged students in preprofessional health curricula in an effort to improve U I U C efforts in this area. THOMAS H. HOEMEKE, assistant director of the Study Abroad Office in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, since 1973; and assistant director of the Study Abroad Office, since August 1975, associate director of the Office of Projects and Exchanges, since August 1975, and assistant campus coordinator of the Illinois Tehran Research Unit, since September 1972, in the Office of International Programs and Studies, has requested leave for the period July 1 through October 31, 1979. He intends to study evaluation practices in international cross-cultural educational programs with emphasis on effects of and attitudes concerning these evaluations. The leave will be spent in UrbanaChampaign with visits to other U.S. universities. CHARLES E. KOZOLL, associate director of Program Development in the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service since September 1974, has requested leave for the period December 1, 1979, through January 31, 1980. He plans to conclude a comparative study of continuing professional education programs most effective and desirable for highly trained personnel working for the government. CLARENCE SHELLEY, dean of student services since June 1974, has requested leave for the period September 1 through December 31, 1979. He plans to develop strategies to improve the level of usage of campus affairs services by minority students at U I U C . CHARLES E. WARWICK, assistant dean in the Office of Student Services since August 1976, has requested leave for the period February 1 through May 3 1 , 1980. He intends to study the drop-out phenomenon in depth in order to discover more effective means to cope with this situation at U I U C .

Sabbatical Leaves of Absence, 1979-80

(7) The chancellors at the Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign campuses have recommended members of the faculty to be given sabbatical leaves of absence in accordance with the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes. T h e programs of research, study, and travel for which leaves are requested have been examined by the research boards at the campuses, and the vice president for academic affairs has reviewed the applications for the leaves and recommends approval of 59 leaves for Chicago Circle and 8 leaves for Urbana-Champaign. 1 (A list of those recommended has been filed with the secretary of the board for record.) (For record and to provide an annual compilation, in 1978-79, 66 leaves were taken at Chicago Circle, and 146 leaves were taken at Urbana-Champaign.) I concur.

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These requests are in addition to those approved for Urbana-Champaign in March 1979.