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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 18

On motion of Mr. Logan, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Lamm; no, Mr. Pittman.)

Recommendation of the University Patent Committee

(21) T h e University Patent Committee has recommended that the action described below be taken with regard to an invention made at the University of Illinois. Background information concerning this case has been sent to the Committee on Patents of the Board of Trustees. Automatic Lipreading To Enhance Speech Recognition — Eric David Petajan, former graduate research assistant, Computer-based Education Research Laboratory, Urbana, inventor. University Patents, Inc., reported that it does not elect to subject this invention to its servicing agreement with the University. U P I determined that while limited patent protection would be available, the invention requires additional development and is not considered to be licensable in the near future. The University Patent Committee agrees with these findings and has recommended that the University release its rights in this invention to the inventor, subject to the retention of shop rights in the invention by the University. I concur.

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

Noninstructional Capital Improvement Projects

(22) When the debt of the Auxiliary Facilities System was refinanced in September 1984-, the repayment schedule was structured in a manner that provided an opportunity to finance new projects at relatively favorable interest rates associated with short maturities. At that time, the board authorized the use of one-time savings resulting from the early "buyout" of H U D bonds to employ architects and planners to develop cost estimates on a number of projects being considered as candidates for a new bond issue. The project plans and cost estimates, coupled with intensive review by campus and central University administrators and affected constituencies, have resulted in the final set of projects that have been presented to the board in its recent meetings. The construction timetable on certain of these projects is such that it would be highly desirable to begin work on them this summer if they are approved. Thus, current planning anticipates a bond sale in July 1985, so that funds are in hand to award some contracts immediately thereafter. All of the projects being considered fall into the category of noninstructional capital improvements and require approval by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. At this time, I ask your approval in principle of the following projects so that the administration may move to obtain their approval by the IBHE. This action does not commit the University to a specific dollar amount for each project or even, ultimately, to fund the projects should further study warrant their being deleted. Further board action is anticipated prior to a bond sale and as contracts are awarded. Projects To Be Funded from Bond P r o c e e d s Chicago campus Residence Hall and Commons Facility Ice Rink