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BOAKD OF TRUSTEES

[March 12

Accordingly, in view of this unparalled record of dedicated service and leadership to the University and to all of higher education, and with the enthusiastic concurrence of the officers of the University, it is my great pleasure to recommend that the Administration Building at the Urbana campus henceforth be designated the "David Dodds Henry Administration Building."

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved.

President's Report on Actions of the Senates Establishment of the Health Administration Concentration, Master of Business Administration, Chicago (11) The Chicago Senate has approved an MBA concentration in Health Administration. It requires 12 quarter hours of credit and covers such areas as health care systems, health program evaluation, and health policy analysis. The proposed concentration comes from a growing demand for people with training in health administration. The combining of program offerings and other resources of the Colleges of Business Administration and Nursing to provide the Health Administration concentration is unique and will strengthen the campus' ability to meet the needs of the health industry. Establishment of the Interdepartmental Ph.D. Concentration in Educational Psychology, College of Education and Department of Psychology (LAS), Chicago The Chicago Senate has approved a proposal to establish an Interdepartmental PhJ). Concentration in Educational Psychology. The elective concentration, consisting of 26 hours (14 hours in core courses and 12 hours of approved educational psychology courses), would be taken in association with unit requirements for the Ph.D. within the standard 144 quarter hours without the need to change existing unit degree requirements. The purpose of the Interdepartmental Concentration in Educational Psychology is to prepare doctoral level scientists in the field of educational psychology by enhancing and broadening the experiences of graduate students in the Ph.D. programs m the College of Education and the Department of Psychology. Graduates of the program will be well-suited for placements as postdoctoral fellows, educational psychologists in industry and school settings, and as faculty in academia. The effective combination of course offerings, faculty, and resources of education and psychology enables these units to offer this interdisciplinary concentration. Elimination of the Minor in Teacher Education in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Chicago The Chicago Senate has approved the elimination of the Minor in Teacher Education in Mathematics. Current requirements for the Minor in Teacher Education in Mathematics do not satisfy newly adopted State of Illinois requirements for a teaching endorsement in mathematics. The new certification requirements in mathematics, as outlined in the Illinois Administrative Code, require that a student complete 45-50 hours of coursework (when State requirements and University prerequisites are taken into account) in order to receive a teaching endorsement in mathematics. Even with the 45-50 hours, the student could graduate with a series of courses which the department considers to be inadequate. Rather than affirm an endorsement of such a program as adequate preparation for teaching high school mathematics, the department prefers to drop this program. Elimination of the program will not affect a student's desire to obtain an endorsement in mathematics since a student may submit his or her credentials