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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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MINUTES APPROVED T h e secretary presented for approval the press proof of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting of July 21, 1983, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. O n motion of Mr. Howard, these minutes were approved. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President Ikenberry recognized and introduced observers from the campus senates and from the University Senates Conference. 1 He also introduced Dr. George Kottemann, chairman of the board, University of Illinois Alumni Association. President's Reports T h e president reported on a variety of matters: recent actions of the General Assembly to provide matching funds for engineering equipment; and to provide matching funds for energy conservation grants. He also announced that Vice President Weir was establishing a University-wide task force to review the role of the University in improving the quality of elementary and secondary education. PRESIDENT'S ELECTION TO NASULGC POSITION Mr. Forsyth, who had recently attended a joint meeting of the Association of Governing Boards and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, reported that President Ikenberry had been elected chairman of the Council of Presidents of die N A S U L G C . H e expressed the trustees' pride and satisfaction in this honor to the president of the University. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS Mr. Madden, in the absence of Mr. H a h n , chairman of the Athletic Committee, reported that he and Mr. H a h n wished to present a resolution with regard to the selection of the football team to appear in the Rose Bowl in January 1984. H e offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. T h e resolution was approved unanimously. Resolution

T h e Committee on Athletic Activities recommends that the board express to Coach Mike White and his team and to Athletic Director Neale Stoner, its congratulations and appreciation for their outstanding football season. Their hard work, dedication, and persistence in the face of many difficulties have been in the highest tradition of the Fighting Illini and will stand them in good stead in their well-deserved participation in the Rose Bowl game.

1 University Senates Conference: Gerald D. Brighton, professor of accountancy, UrbanaChampaign campus; Chicago campus Senates: D. Jean Wood, professor and head of the Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Health Sciences Center; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: Kenneth £. Andersen, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of speech communication.