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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[October 18

Roll Call Items By consensus the board agreed that one roll call vote would be taken and considered the roll call vote on each of the next five items. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, M r . Grady, M r . Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none. (Miss Wyncott asked to be recorded as not voting on item 17.) O n motion of D r . Donoghue, these items were approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, M r . Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , M r . Howard, M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor Thompson. Noninsfructional Capital Improvement: Landscaping and Site Improvement at Willard Airport (14) With the completion of the remodeling of the Willard Airport administration building, landscaping, and other site improvements are now planned. T h e Champaign County Development Council Foundation ( C C D C ) , a nonprofit environmental organization, has offered to finance half of the total cost (estimated to be $26,000) of such improvements. T h e remainder of the cost will be met from campus institutional funds. The project will include various landscape improvements to the areas around the administration building, the parking entrance area, and pedestrian facilities, and a directional sign. The president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends approval of this project as a noninstructional capital improvement, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Contract for Professional Services with Advance Health, Social, and Educational Associates, Inc., Medical Center (15) The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended award of a contract with Advance Health, Social, and Educational Associates, Inc. ( A H S E A ) ' of Chicago. T h e objective is to improve the use of community resources in achieving the goals of the Urban Health Program. Under the contract, AHSEA will secure information and formulate recommendations concerning better use of the Community Advisory Council to the Urban Health Program. T h e contract also directs AHSEA to study and prepare a written report and recommendations concerning methods for the development of a community-based effort to provide financial assistance to minority students and to recruit University graduates to urban practice locations. The contract, in an amount not to exceed $40,000, is for the period from November 1, 1979, through June 30, 1980. Funds are available in the operating budget of the Medical Center campus. The vice president for academic affairs and the vice president for administration concur in this recommendation. I recommend approval. Contract for Educational Services, College of Medicine (16) I n several prior actions the Board of Trustees has approved arrangements for educational services to assist the medical education programs of the College

1 This minority-owned consulting firm is currently under contract for an amount not to exceed $10,000 for September and October of 1979 for similar purposes.