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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 13

In the discussion, trustees pointed out that tuition was inherently arbitrary and that the differential policy was established when the University was sorely in need of income. It was pointed out as well that die policy at least provided a rationale for tuition charges, largely lacking in the past. President Ikenbeny expressed his interest in developing an approach this year that would be sensitive to the students' concerns and would, at least, avoid increasing the size of the differential. Mr. Hahn moved that die administration be directed to consider some "cap" on the dollar amount of difference between upper- and lowerdivision tuition. At the suggestion of Trustees Madden and Smith, Mr. Hahn accepted an amendment of his motion so that it read as follows: "To ask the administration to restudy the general question of differential tuition in the light of the testimony presented at die present board meeting." The motion as amended was approved widiout dissent. At noon, the Board of Trustees reconvened in regular session. President Shepherd left die meeting at diis time for a speaking engagement, and at her request Trustee Forsydi took die chair.

MINUTES APPROVED

The secretary presented for approval die press proof of the minutes of die Board of Trustees meeting of November 14, 1985, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. On motion of Mr. Howard, these minutes were approved.

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

President Ikenbeny recognized and introduced Kenneth W. Gorden, vice president of the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors, and observers from die campus senates and from the University Senates Conference.1

University Retreat

President Ikenberry expressed appreciation to die leaders and members of the University Senates Conference2 for their work in arranging the retreat on "University Responses to Public Policy Issues" conducted die previous day, February 12, at Allerton House. He described the meeting as profitable, useful, and informative on die broad subject of die retreat as well as its subsidiary topic, University investments in Soudi Africa. Mr. Forsydi echoed die president's expression of dianks to die University Senates Conference on behalf of the trustees.

1 University Senates Conference: Martha O. Friedman, associate professor of library administration, and history and philosophy librarian, Urbana-Champaign campus; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: L. Daniel Metz, associate professor of general engineering and assistant dean in the College of Engineering; Chicago campus Senate: Victor Hamack, professor of speech in the Department of Communication ana Theatre, University Center. ' Members of the Conference in 1985-86 are: from the Urbana-Champaign campus — Kenneth E. Andersen (secretary), Gerald D. Brighton, Robert B, Crawford, Martha O. Friedman, Richard P. Jerrard, Bruce L. Larson, Arthur R. Robinson, Robert G. F. Spitze, Eugene C. Wicks; and from the Chicago campus — Beverly Fiordla, Dorothy L. Grover, Charles L. Gruder, Elmer B. Hadley (chair), R. Victor Harnack, Edward A. Lichter, Paul A. Reichelt, Pierson J. Van Alten, A. E.