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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e chancellor at Urbana-Champaign concurs in these recommendations as does the vice president for academic affairs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d .

Waiver of Tuition, Chicago (Suez Canal University)

(7) T h e chancellor at Chicago has recommended that tuition waivers be granted to twelve, selected members of the medical faculty of Suez Canal University in Ismailia, Egypt, for coursework leading to the Master of Health Professions Education, a degree offered by the University's Center for Educational Development. All costs will be borne by the United States Agency for International Development. Opened in 1981, Suez Canal University offers an innovative, community-oriented medical curriculum. The present faculty seek to increase their knowledge of medical education in order to maintain the integrity of their curriculum as enrollment expands and the program matures. The center has been asked to provide instruction leading to the master's degree for qualified members of the Suez faculty; and the instruction will, for the most part, take place in Egypt. Since all program costs are covered, to charge the students tuition would be a double charge. T h e waiver of tuition would be granted for ten quarters, from the spring of 1985 through the summer of 1987. The vice president for academic affairs and the vice president for business and finance concur. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved.

Establishment of a Teaching Requirement for Doctoral Students in the Department of Finance, Urbana

(8) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended that a teaching requirement for Ph.D. candidates in finance be established as a graduation requirement. Each doctoral student will be required to teach a minimum of one course for at least one semester. Most Ph.D. recipients in finance pursue academic careers; therefore, the faculty of the Department of Finance believes that each doctoral student should be involved in the instructional process while enrolled in the doctoral program. This requirement will not alter the departmental budget. All students can be accommodated within existing resources. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d .

President's Report on Actions of the Senates Renaming of the Center for Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urbana

(9) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved the renaming of the Center for Asian Studies as the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. The faculty of the Center for Asian Studies voted to separate the South and West Asian component from the center, and the faculty in those areas of study have formed a separate and distinct program within the School of Social Sciences Office. Therefore, in order to reflect accurately that the center's faculty now specialize in East and Southeast Asia and Oceania, the name should be changed as indicated. There are no implications for the names of the degree programs or the degrees in the center. The degree programs officially will remain under the center. There are no budgetary or staff implications. The effective date for the proposed name change is July 1, 1985.