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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 17

Blizzard, visiting teaching associate in botany — "Plants, Environment, and M a n : A Multi-Media Alternative to the Traditional Botany Laboratory" The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign and the vice president for academic affairs have recommended that awards of $1,000 be made for each of the foregoing projects. I concur.

Honorary Degrees, Chicago Circle

(7) T h e senate at the Chicago Circle campus has recommended that honorary degrees be conferred on the following persons at the Commencement Exercises on June 8, 1980: Lerone Bennett, Jr., author and historian, senior editor of Ebony Magazine — the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Joseph L. Block, industrialist, honorary director of Inland Steel — the degree of Doctor of Laws. Carol Fox, impresario, general manager of the Lyric Opera of Chicago — the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. Abner J. Mikva, attorney and former legislator, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — the degree of Doctor of Laws. T h e chancellor concurs in the recommendations of the Chicago Circle Senate. I recommend approval.

Modifications in Registration by Mail Procedures, Urbana

(8) Registration by mail at the Urbana campus was implemented in the fall of 1979, with the requirement that payment (or approved arrangements for payment) of tuition, fees, and other charges be completed during the first ten days of instruction. Until the requirement is met, the student is only provisionally registered. Although collections are largely completed within the ten-day period, experience has shown that additional time is needed for a small number of students and that it is desirable to provide more time to afford equitable treatment for all. 1 T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended that the campus continue the present practice of requiring payment during the first ten days of instruction in order to complete the student's registration. However, rather than cancelling the registration after ten days if payment is not received, the provisional registration status would be extended for an additional fourteen-day period. During this time the student would be allowed to complete the registration process, subject to an additional charge of $25 for failure to meet the ten-day requirement. Students who meet neither the ten-day nor the fourteen-day extension requirements will be dropped from class rosters and receive no credit for that semester, unless: they are favorably considered for reinstatement and pay their regular tuition and fees; and pay the $25 additional charge associated with the fourteen-day extension plus an additional $25 reinstatement fee. This procedure would become effective for the fall semester of 1980. T h e recommendation is supported by the vice president for administration. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Neal, the preceding recommendations were approved.

1 The additional time will enable the University to process and analyze collections following the close of the first ten instructional days, establish contact with students who have not settled their financial obligations and appropriately handle students whose financial aid awards have been delayed, or who have failed to pay for other reasons.