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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[June 19

T h e establishment of the degree has also been approved by the Board of Higher Education based on the University's budget request document for FY 1980.

Institute for the Humanities, Chicago Circle

(22) T h e Chicago Circle Senate has approved the establishment of an Institute for the Humanities within the College of Libera] Arts and Sciences at that campus. The major objectives of the Institute will be to promote interdisciplinary research; to support curricular and programmatic changes; and to bring the humanities more directly to the public service — all important components of Chicago Circle's overall urban mission. Members of the humanities faculties have obtained research grants in excess of $600,000 in the past year. Federal and private funds are more readily available to institutions that have established both a scholarly record in the humanities (as Chicago Circle has done) and a record of internal financial support for organized multi- and inter-disciplinary research which includes the humanities. Creation of the Institute and its support by the state should attract substantial external funding. Ten research fellows will be selected annually from among the full-time faculty; and up to five associate fellows will be selected each year from business, professions, and community colleges. In these and other ways, the Institute will develop linkage between the humanities and business, the professions, labor, and the community college system. The expertise of the humanities faculty and its success in winning external research support provide the necessary core for significant leadership in research in the humanities. It is anticipated that many of the Institute's activities will become self-supporting, although it will require incremental support of approximately $58,000. The Institute will have a director and an executive committee, reporting to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Among the disciplines to be involved are the classics, English, French, German, history, philosophy, slavic languages, and Spanish. The chancellor and the vice president for academic affairs have recommended approval. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Policy for the Acceptance of Nontraditional Transfer Credit for Admissions Purposes

(23) On April 20, 1977, the Board of Trustees adopted a restatement of University policies for the acceptance of transfer credit based on traditional classroom experiences. Transcripts describing varieties of nontraditional experiences now are being received for evaluation from, transfer applicants. Credit for such experiences is based on examinations, military service, education in the armed forces, experiential learning, and academic courses sponsored by business, industry, and labor. The following newly developed policy statement establishes criteria for the acceptance of credit awarded on a basis other than collegiate classroom experiences for transfer admissions purposes. T h e statement has been approved by the Senate Admissions Committees at Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign, by the University Committee on Admissions, and by the three Senates. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. The vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval effective for transfer students entering the University in the second semester or winter quarter of 1980-81.