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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 4

Chicago

SABRI CETINKUNT, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, beginning December 16, 1987 ( 1 ) , at an annual salary of $39,000. PAULA M . DAVIDSON, assistant professor of geological sciences, beginning January 1, 1988 ( 2 ) , at an annual salary of $31,500. VICTORIA ELBER-BUCH, assistant professor of chemistry, December 29, 1987-April 30, 1988 ( 1 ) , at an annual salary of $32,000, and beginning May 1, 1988, on 51 percent time (1-51), at an annual salary of $16,320. NICHOLAS P. PLOTNTKOFF, professor of pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, beginning January 1, 1988 (AY), at an annual salary of $75,000. O n m o t i o n of M r s . G r a v e n h o r s t , t h e s e a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e c o n f i r m e d .

Establishment of Master of Science in Rehabilitation, Urbana

(4) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the establishment of a Master of Science in Rehabilitation in the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services, College of Applied Life Studies, effective August 1988. T h e new degree will offer one program with concentrations in general rehabilitation, rehabilitation administration, and rehabilitation counseling. T h e degree will require a minimum of ten units of graduate course work and normally will be completed within a minimum of one year (two semesters and a summer session) and a maximum of two years. Following an evaluation of the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services in 1981, it was strongly recommended that this degree program be developed. There is a substantial unmet student demand for graduate education rehabilitation at the State, national, and international levels. Training at the master's level is now expected of rehabilitation practitioners in Illinois, and those with lower level qualifications are being supported by their employers in pursuit of the master's degree. It is projected that ten students would enter the program in its first year, with growth to 15-30 students within three years. Existing resources are sufficient for the start of the program, and no additional faculty, staff, or other resources will be required in the initial years. Support required beyond the implementation stage will be the responsibility of the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services. The interim chancellor has recommended approval and the acting vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this recommendation was approved. Merger of Ceramic Engineering and Metallurgy and Mining Engineering to form the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Urbana

(5) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the merger of the Departments of Ceramic Engineering and Metallurgy and Mining Engineering to form the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective immediately. T h e department will be organized with a head as the administrative officer. T h e current B.S. programs in Ceramic Engineering and in Metallurgical Engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Ceramic Engineering, Ceramic Science, and Metallurgical Engineering will be retained, with content a n d objectives unchanged. Plans to establish a new B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering and new M.S. and Ph.D. degree titles are being developed and will be submitted in due course.