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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 29

EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Forsyth, referring to Section T w o of the Open Meetings Act, stated: "A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, or dismissal of employees or officers, and to discuss pending, probable, or imminent litigation against or on behalf of the University, and to discuss the acquisition of real property." T h e motion was made by Mr. Howard and approved unanimously. Report on Search for a Chancellor, Chicago At President Ikenberry's request, Dr. Ruy Lourenco and Dr. Beverly Lynch, cochairpersons of the Committee to Advise the President on the Appointment of a Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago, reported on the committee's work and the present state of the search. With President Ikenberry, they discussed the standards and objectives being applied in the interviews with potential candidates and the continuing recruitment effort. In the event the search is not completed and a chancellor in place by September of this year, the incumbent chancellors at the Medical Center and Chicago Circle campuses have agreed to remain in office. Report on Search for a Vice President for Academic Affairs President Ikenberry reviewed the background leading to this search, indicating that the effort had culminated within the last few days, not in time to advise the board by mail ahead of the present meeting. He felt it advisable to bring forward a recommendation as soon as possible in order that this key position be reviewed by the Board of Trustees and made effective with the beginning of the new academic year. Later, at this meeting, he would present a recommendation to appoint as vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Morton W. Weir, presently professor of psychology at the Urbana-Champaign campus and formerly vice chancellor for academic affairs at Urbana-Champaign. Probable Litigation with Contractors for Chicago Circle Pavilion Construction (1) Certain contractors involved in the construction of the Pavilion at the Chicago Circle campus have asserted claims against the University for additional costs alleged to have been caused by delays in site availability, by failure to coordinate the work properly, and by changes in and additions to the work. The contractor for general work and poured-in-place concrete, Pora Construction Company, is seeking $606,862 on behalf of itself and its subcontractors. The architect (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) and the construction manager (Pepper Construction Company) have advised the University that in their view the items claimed by Pora Construction Company as extras were within the scope of Pora's contract. The construction manager further advises that in his view, the other portions of the Pora claim are attributable to Pora's own procedures of operation. The structural steel contractor, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company, has claimed $70,735 due it and its subcontractors for labor escalation costs related