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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 12

Sabbatical Leave of Absence, 1986-87

(19) On motion of Mr. Madden, one sabbatical leave of absence recommended by the chancellor at Chicago was granted. This leave will be included in an annual compilation of 1986-87 sabbatical leaves of absence to be made a part of the board Proceedings.

Increase in Late Registration Fee, Chicago

(20) The chancellor at the Chicago campus has recommended an increase in the late registration fee for students who register for courses after the established deadline. Effective fall 1986, the fee would be increased from $15 to $25 during the first ten days of instruction and to $50 after the tenth day. Two enrollment periods are available prior to the beginning of instruction. The first is an advance enrollment period, midway through the previous term. The second is a residual registration period immediately preceding the first day of instruction of the new term. At the Chicago campus, between 3,000 and 4,000 students currently register on or after the first day of instruction, making detailed academic planning difficult and creating a major amount of extra work for the staff. An additional problem is that of finding adequate space to register large numbers of students during inclement weather. An increase in the late registration fee is expected to reduce the number of students electing to register after instruction begins. The vice presidents for academic affairs and for business and finance recommend approval. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . M a d d e n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s approved. ( M r . L a m m asked t o be recorded as casting a n advisory v o t e of "no.")

Student Government Fee Increase, Urbana

(21) In the period 1981-82, the Board of Trustees took actions to establish a $1.00 mandatory fee to be collected in the fall semester only from all registered students (except that students registering for off-campus or study abroad programs or in absentia would be eligible for a waiver), to provide funds for the support of student government. In 1985, a student referendum supported the continuation of the fee by a three-to-one vote, the first quadrennial reaffirmation of support for the fee.1 Funds available under this procedure may be used to pay for supplies, services, purchases, travel expenses, salaries, and program expenses of an educational, cultural, recreational, and social nature, as well as service activities in accord with State law and University policies and regulations. In the administration of the funds collected, current University voucher systems and procedures are followed. Because of the increasing number of services provided by the student government, and because of an interest in supporting more effectively the statewide organization that coordinates student government groups throughout the State, the spring elections on April 8 and 9 at the Urbana campus included a proposal to raise the student government assessment to $1.00 each semester. The referendum was passed by a vote of 4,418 to 3,929. All other conditions of the fee as approved by the board will remain unchanged. The chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended that the increased fee be approved. The increase would be effective with the second semester 1986-87. I concur in this recommendation.

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

As approved by the board in May 1981, the fee i* a permanent one with a student referendum every four years to reaffirm student support.

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