Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988
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1988] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 461 than outright purchase. University officers will prepare proposals and explore the opportunities available in an effort to cooperate with the city. Report, Chancellor Search, Urbana President Ikenberry reported that the committee advising him in the selection of a chancellor for the Urbana campus has now reduced its review to a dozen or so names and will be conducting interviews and further inquiries in the next few weeks. He expressed his hope that there would be specific names to discuss with the Board of Trustees in March. Officer in Charge in Absence of the President The president noted he would be leaving almost immediately for a trip to Australia, returning around February 29. In the interim, he has designated Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert W. Resek, to serve as officer in charge in his absence. Trustee Gravenhorst: Statement with Regard to Intercollegiate Athletics Trustee Gravenhorst presented the following comments with regard to the general and recent situation concerning intercollegiate athletics. Seldom do I prepare my remarks in advance, but I feel so strongly about this subject that I felt I should do so in order to conserve time and to express myself more succinctly. Since first coming to this Board, I have been trying to understand the mystique of the Athletic Department of the Champaign-Urbana campus. They remain aloof and appear to hold us at arm's length; they seem to wish to operate autonomously; and they permit us just one area of communication: our trustee representative to the Athletic Board of Control. Now that we have re-entered the arena of N.C.A.A. investigations, it would seem that the Athletic Department can no longer be accorded this luxury/privilege. This situation is somewhat similar to the raising of a child. If the child behaves beautifully and is a source of pride, supervision and discipline may not be required. However, if problems occur, it is mandatory that the parent accept his responsibility and exert his influence. I am upset by and embarrassed by the recent problems in our football program. Even more, I am distressed by the actions of an instructor (and I do consider all coaches to be instructors of our students) who cared so little about the dignity and the reputation of the University which he represented. We stated previously that the situation must not happen again, and it did. For this reason, I would like to present the following suggestion: T h a t the Athletic Board of Control, the Athletic Association, and the Athletic Director be reminded that they are directly responsible to their Chancellor and to our President and to the Board of Trustees. I also suggest that their designated representative be included on our agenda on a quarterly basis, so that we may be regularly apprised of the situation in the athletic area, particularly in regard to N.C.A.A. audits, finances, the academic progress of the student athletes in progressing toward graduation, and personnel. I feel that it is vital that we be informed and knowledgeable.
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