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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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MINUTES APPROVED T h e secretary presented for approval the press proof of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting of February 21, 1980, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. O n motion of Mr. Stone, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 519 to 549 inclusive. INTRODUCTIONS President Forsyth introduced Acting Dean Jerry I. Newman, Peoria School of Medicine, and expressed the thanks of the board and the staff for the assistance of Miss Barbara White, Dr. Newman's secretary, for the arrangements for the meeting. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President Ikenberry recognized and introduced observers from the campus senates and from the University Senates Conference. 1 President's Reports President Ikenberry 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. T h e president also reviewed briefly the current status of the University's appropriation bill and other matters. Resolution with Regard to Iranian Students, Illinois House of Representatives At the request of the president, the university counsel presented a review of the legal implications of House Resolution 694, recently adopted by the House of Representatives of the 81st General Assembly. T h e resolution states: that for summer session 1980 and thereafter, until the American hostages are released, all Illinois state colleges and universities shall not enroll Iranian students for . . . and that this Body urges the . . . University of Illinois Board of Trustees . . . to immediately revoke the right of Iranian Student Organizations to have office facilities on the grounds (thereof) . . . Mr. Gostello expressed his view "that any action by the University to deny admission to persons who are lawfully in the United States on a nonimmigrant alien status on student visas solely because they are Iranian nationals would involve substantial risk. A court could well find the action to be inconsistent with federal supremacy and beyond the power of the

1 University Senates Conference: Rose Ann Grundman, associate professor of mathematics in medictaal chemistry at the Medical Center; Chicago Circle Senate: Leonard D. Eron, professor of psychology and director of Applied^ Psychological Services; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: Robert J. Mosborg, professor of civil engineering. There was no representative from the Medical Center Senate.