Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988 [PAGE 309]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Upon motion of Mr. Hahn, the recommendation was tabled to provide the additional consultation and further information. President Ikenberry indicated no objection to deferring the item. Accordingly, the recommendation -was tabled for consideration at a later date.

Contract for Advertising Services, Chicago (Recruitment of Nurses)

(21) For the past ten years, the Board of Trustees has approved a contract with a public relations or advertising firm to assist in a program of nurse recruitment for the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics. The program has enabled the hospital to recruit a full complement of nurses in a highly competitive market. Since 1984, Nationwide Advertising Service, Inc., of Chicago has provided a creative program, properly advertised, to meet this need. The chancellor at Chicago has recommended contracting with Nationwide Advertising in Fiscal Year 1988 for an amount not to exceed $100,000, $32,000 less than the previous one. Most of the cost of the contract will consist of reimbursements for advertisements placed. Reimbursement will be exclusive of any commission paid or payable to the agency by the advertising media. When a commission is not paid to the agency, a standard agency charge for placing advertisements will be added to the reimbursement. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. The vice president for business and finance has recommended approval. I concur. Q u e s t i o n s w e r e raised as t o t h e extent of t h e nursing shortage in C h i c a g o a n d at the University o f Illinois Hospital, and the need for additional information regarding recruitment. Accordingly, o n the m o t i o n of M r . Forsyth, t h e i t e m w a s tabled, t o be deferred for o n e m o n t h . By consensus, the board agreed that o n e roll call vote w o u l d be taken a n d considered t h e vote o n e a c h a g e n d a item nos. 22 through 3 0 inclusive. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were individually discussed but acted u p o n at o n e time. ( T h e record of board action appears at t h e end of e a c h item.)

Renewal of Agreement, University of Illinois Alumni Association

(22) On November 18, 1982, the Board of Trustees adopted revised guidelines governing certain fiscal procedures, including those between the University and University-related organizations. The University of Illinois Alumni Association asked to be designated a University-related organization as provided in the guidelines and authorized a basic agreement effective June 30, 1983, with the Board of Trustees for that purpose. The Alumni Association desires to renew this agreement for Fiscal Year 1988. The agreement provides that the Association will provide management and supervisory services for data gathering, data entry, and maintenance of alumni records on the University's Alumni-Foundation Information System (AFIS) and management services of the activities of the Alumni Career Center. The Association will publish eight editions of two periodicals; one primarily for the benefit of alumni of the Urbana-Champaign campus and one for alumni of the Chicago campus. In addition, the Association will provide support to University field activities such as meetings of alumni groups and off-campus communications with alumni.