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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Administrative Leave, 1984-85

(3) In accord with the plan for administrative leaves approved by the Board of Trustees on June 20, 1973, 1 the president of the University and the chancellor at Chicago have recommended as appropriate the following leave. The proposal has been reviewed by the members of the committee on administrative leaves which recommends approval. (This recommendation is supplementary to the applications recommended to the board on April 19, 1984.)

Chicago

JAMES F. PFISTER, assistant vice chancellor in the Office of Space Utilization since December 1, 1976, and director of the Office of Space Utilization from December 1965-November 1976, has requested leave for the period January 2-April 30, 1985. He plans to prepare manuscripts for reports and publications on the subject of space management and planning for academic programs in the health sciences. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , this l e a v e w a s granted as r e c o m m e n d e d .

Sabbatical Leaves of Absence, 1984-85

(4) On motion of Mr. Howard, three sabbatical leaves of absence recommended by the chancellors at each campus were granted. These leaves will be included in an annual compilation of 1984-85 sabbatical leaves of absence to be made a part of the board Proceedings.

Revision of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure [Article III, Sec. 5: Registration of Staff Members in University Classes]

(5) In October 1981, the board, on recommendation of the senates, approved a change in the existing policy regarding waiver of tuition and service fees for academic staff members. At the instance of the senate, the University Senates Conference has now recommended the formal amendment of Article III, Section 5 of the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure to clarify the revised policy and to include in the text the explanation of exemption from service fees. I recommend approval. The General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure 2 Article III. Employment Policies Sec. 5. Registration of Staff Members in University Classes With approval of the head of their employing department, members of the academic, administrative, and nonacademic staffs of the University, and of approved University-related agencies, may register in University courses for which they are eligible for admission and in which space is available. Under certain conditions, such employees may be exempt from payment of one or more of the usual charges for tuition or other fees. Waiver of tuition and service fees is granted for all members of the academic and administrative staff, excluding graduate assistants, whose appointments are 25 percent or more of full-time services. Academic and administrative staff members who qualify for tuition waivers are exempt from the service fee. Under this practice,

1 The plan provides for paid leaves of two to four months fora certain administrative officers "to keep abreast of developments in their professions and to find time to design new approaches to their tasks." ' New material it in italics; deleted material is in brackets.