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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 20

1) The meeting must be open to all students, faculty, and community members wishing to attend. 2) It must be held on campus, in a room large enough to accommodate such a turnout. 3) The coalition shall choose its own witnesses, not to be limited to members of the University community. 4) The format of the hearings must allow us to reply to the contentions of opposing testimony. 5) The University shall make efforts to publicize the hearings in the University and the community. We are available to discuss and negotiate any other details of the hearing, including format, publicity, etc. Hopefully such a meeting can be arranged for next week. Finally, we again must reiterate our demand for an open debate. Our acceptance of the hearing is not to be construed as an abandonment of this demand. We demand once again that representatives of the University administration publicly justify and defend their investment policies. Sincerely yours, C-U Coalition against Apartheid In discussing this report and the request, the trustees agreed that a hearing would be in order, under a format determined by the chairman of the Finance Committee (Mr. Livingston) in consultation with President Corbally. T h e general understanding was that such a hearing might be scheduled within the next month or two and that at a later time the board might consider the subject to determine if any action was needed or desired by the board. President's Reports President Corbally presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed •with the secretary of the board. REGULAR AGENDA T h e board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1978-79 (1) The University budget for operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1978, is submitted herewith, including recommendations for: (a) academic and administrative appointments beginning August 21, 1978, at Urbana-Champaign and September 1, 1978, at Chicago; and (b) funds for the nonacademic personnel staff on SL continuous basis. Authorization to pay salaries and wages for the period July 1, 1978, to the new contract dates was granted by the Board of Trustees on June 21, 1978. For purposes of determining payments for a fractional year of academic service, the academic year at the Chicago Circle and Medical Center campuses is defined as September 16 through June 15, and the academic year at the UrbanaChampaign campus is defined as August 21 through May 20. The budget has been prepared by the vice president for administration based upon recommendations of: (a) the chancellors at the three campuses (after con-