Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988 [PAGE 499]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e process of converting to a semester calendar will take several years to accomplish in order to: (1) insure that academic units have sufficient time for curriculum planning, review, and change; (2) assure current students unimpeded progress toward their degrees; (3) produce the necessary publications (catalogues, timetables, information newsletters) that will be needed for a smooth and orderly transition to the semester system; and (4) generally coordinate, through a transition team, the work of all campus units that are involved in any way with the conversion. As the work proceeds, proposals for change will move, as required, through the appropriate campus review bodies to the Board of Trustees and if necessary to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The acting vice president for academic affairs has recommended approval. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur in the recommendation. M r . H a h n moved approval of the recommendation. (At t h e suggestion of Student Trustee Evenson and with the acceptance of M r . H a h n , the note 1 shown was added to the context of the item and incorporated into the minutes.) O n motion of M r . H a h n , this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, M r . H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Logan, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith, M r . Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Wylie; no, none. Mr. Evenson asked to be recorded as not casting a n advisory vote.) By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 16 through 21 inclusive. T h e recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. ( T h e record of board action appears at the end of each item.) Redesignation of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy, Chicago (16) T h e senate at the Chicago campus has approved a proposal from the College of Medicine to change the degree titles of the Master of Science in Anatomy to the Master of Science in Anatomy and Cell Biology; and the Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy to the Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy and Cell Biology. The degree requirements for both programs remain unchanged. The changes are proposed to be consistent with the new departmental name, anatomy and cell biology, recently approved. The chancellor at Chicago and the acting vice president for academic affairs have recommended approval. The University Senates Conference has indicated no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I concur, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n motion of M r . Wolff, this recommendation was approved.

Recognizing the importance of input by faculty, staff, and students in this transition process, arrangements have been made to incorporate these groups into a committee format to be developed and chaired by the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. (A copy of the structure of this committee is on file with the secretary of the Board of Trustees.)

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