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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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year of service to a

plus 1 additional month for each additional full appointment maximum of twelve months' notice 10 years

12 Months

[(3)] c. The appropriate notice date in [(1) and (2)] 10a and 10b above will be uniform for each campus and will be related to the standard appointment year on that campus. If such notice is given later than specified in an appointment year, it shall be accompanied by an offer from the Board of Trustees of a terminal contract for an additional appointment which will extend the current appointment through the period of minimum notice, viz., 2 months, 6 months or 7-12 months. [(4)] d. Computation of length of service will be on the basis of continuous employment in campus academic administrative and professional positions (or similar service at the University level for employees of the centra] administration). On a case-by-case basis, credit may be given for all or part of their relevant experience in other University of Illinois positions. [ ( 5 ) ] e. Excepted from the above provisions are the following administrative officers: the President of the University; the chancellors and vice-chancellors; the officers of the Board of Trustees who are University employees; [, and those] other[s who are designated by the President as "]general officers["] of the University; and the deans, directors, heads and chair[person]s of academic units. Also excepted from the above provisions are academic professional staff whose title includes the terms "visiting," "acting," "interim," "adjunct" or "clinical." General Rule* Concerning University Organisation and Procedure ARTICLE III. EMPLOYMENT POLICIES SEC. 1. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT OF ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Paragraph (n) Delete Paragraph (n) from General Rules

On motion of Mr. Wolff, these amendments were approved.

Establishment of Research Centers, College of Engineering, Urbana

(11) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the establishment of four research centers within the College of Engineering at Urbana, effective upon their approval. The proposed centers are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Center for Compound Semiconductor Microelectronics Advanced Construction Technology Center National Center for Composite Materials Research Center for Cement Composite Materials

Although each center has a different history and technical emphasis, each is similar in the following ways: (1) each will operate primarily as a research unit and will conduct its activities in close conjunction with the graduate education mission of the college; (2) each has multidisciplinary structures to facilitate enhanced collaboration among faculty with relevant interests gathered around a common theme; and (3) each has significant external block funding and, in effect, coordinates the work of existing faculty. Finally, the remaining common element among them is that no new units of instruction are being proposed, no new degrees are envisaged, and no new public service initiatives are planned. The centers will be units of the College of Engneering and their directors will report directly to the dean. The faculty of the centers will receive their salaries