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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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present some alternative administrative plans to the board in July; (3) a confidential report that Dr. David Leslie, assistant to the president, proposes to accept a position as chairman of the Department of Educational Administration at Illinois State University, the appointment pending action by the Board of Regents in the next week or so; and (4) a report from Chancellor Langenberg of his general plans with regard to the organization of vice chancellors at Chicago; further details are to come in due course. Provision of Air Transportation President Forsyth, noting that the president and Mrs. Ikenberry had recently purchased a vacation home in Michigan, indicated that there would be the occasional need for the president to return quickly to Springfield or to Chicago on an emergency basis and that in his judgment it is the University's obligation to make this feasible for the benefit of the University. H e recommended that sufficient funds be requested of the University of Illinois Foundation to provide a special travel account for the occasional use of University air transportation for this purpose. By consensus, the trustees agreed that it was: (1) essential that the president have the opportunity to be away, even if briefly for a day or so, and that in facilitating such travel there was (2) a similar obligation, in the interest of the University, that nonstate funds be made available for him to return quickly to pursue University business. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNED FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS Mr. Forsyth announced that the executive session would be adjourned for a meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee and a meeting of the board as a Committee of the Whole. 1 T h e Board of Trustees' regular meeting reconvened at 11:50 a.m. Trustee Madden, who had served on the search committee for the Alumni Association, introduced Mr. Louis Liay who was present and is the newly elected executive director of the University of Illinois Alumni Association, effective July 1, 1983. O n e of the two newly elected student trustees attending as an observer, Mr. Craig Milkint, was introduced. T h e second, Mr. James Bolen of Chicago, was unable to attend. T h e two new student trustees begin their period of service effective July 1, 1983. MINUTES APPROVED T h e secretary presented for approval the press proof of the minutes of the

1 Chancellor Donald N. Langenberg, Vice Chancellor Alexander M. Schmidt, and Hospital Director James M. Malloy presented detailed information on the University of Illinois Hospital: a status report on the current financial condition of the hospital, indicating a projected cash balance as of June 30 in excess of $2.0 million; the introduction of newly recruited key staff in support of the hospital director and the hospital operations; and detailed information concerning a proposal foi the employment of Peat, Marwick and Mitchell as consultants to the hospital in the coining y**ar. (The proposal appears as an item on the current board agenda.) The reports were discussrd at some length, in particular the expectation that the use of the consultant will return the funds invested several times over.