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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 13

JOHN W. HUNTINGTON, JR., associate professor of English, topic: The Politics of Genius in Popular Science Fiction, 1930-1955 ANDREW S. MCFARLAND, associate professor of political science, topic: Special Interest Lobbies: Administrative Power in America MARION S. MILLER, associate professor of history, topic: Music in the Politics and Culture of Modern Italian Society ESTHER G. PARADA, associate professor of art and design, topic: The American Revolution Revisualized DANIEL S. SMITH, professor of history, topic: Ahead of Its Time: The Precocity of the American Family in the Nineteenth Century MARK L. WILSON, associate professor of philosophy, topic: What Is a Natural Description of Nature? I concur in this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , these a p p o i n t m e n t s were approved.

Redesignation, Master of Science Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Chicago

(11) The Chicago Senate has recommended the redesignation of the M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering as the "M.S. in Industrial Engineering." In 1983, the tide of the master's degree of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was redesignated as the M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, a change consistent with the departmental reorganization of the College of Engineering. Now, with the recently approved consolidation of the Departments of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, the new designation is requested to reflect properly the reorganization of these departments and to emphasize one of the programmatic emphases of mechanical engineering. The term, industrial engineering, is widely understood and accepted by the profession and is reflective of job market demands. The chancellor at Chicago and the vice president for academic affairs have recommended approval. I concur, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved.

Reassignment, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, College of Medicine at Peoria

(12) The senate at the Chicago campus has recommended the dissolution of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, College of Medicine at Peoria; and its incorporation as a division of Preventive Medicine and Community Health into the Department of Medicine at Peoria. The present Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health is a small unit, comprised of seven faculty members, one of whom is salaried part-time; the other six are nonsalaried. Incorporation of this small department into a larger one at Peoria will promote greater interaction among faculty and increase the opportunities to develop preventive medicine education for students. The merger should also reduce certain administrative costs. The faculty of tile department, and the Executive Committee of the College of Medicine at Peoria, unanimously support the recommendation. The chancellor at Chicago and the vice president for academic affairs recommend approval. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved.