Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1984 [PAGE 524]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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CLHTON R. WHARTON, J R . , chancellor of the State University of New York — the degree of Doctor of Laws. T h e chancellors concur in the recommendations of the respective senates. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . M i l k i n t , t h e s e d e g r e e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d a s r e c o m mended. President's Report on Actions of the Senates Change in Names of the Engineering Programs in Applied Mechanics, Computer Science, and Metallurgy (11) T h e University Center Senate has approved name changes for three undergraduate engineering programs of the College of Engineering: (1) the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, Applied Mechanics, has been changed to "Engineering Mechanics"; (2) the Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science has been changed to "Computer Science and Engineering"; and (3) Metallurgy has been changed to "Metallurgical Engineering." These changes respond to an action of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) that, effective in 1985, "will consider for accreditation as engineering programs only those which include the word 'engineering' in the program title." T h e purpose of this new requirement is to enable the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET to clearly distinguish engineering programs from non-engineering programs that have had similar titles. T h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d for r e c o r d . Master of Arts in History of Architecture a n d Art, Chicago (12) T h e University Center Senate has recommended the establishment of a program leading to the Master of Arts in History of Architecture and Art. T h e program will offer specializations in History of Architecture and in History of Modern and American Art. It is expected that approximately one-third of the students in the program will enroll with the intention of furthering their studies at the doctoral level. The majority of these students will be seeking a terminal degree for specific professional objectives. T h e rest of the students will be seeking careers in teaching and research. The specialization in History of Architecture seeks to meet the demand for historic preservationists and architects-planners for municipal, state, and federal government offices of historic preservation, historic site restorations, house museums, and various organizations dedicated to education and advocacy in the field of historic preservation. T h e specialization in History of Modern and American Art is intended to prepare graduates for careers in teaching, museum work, gallery management, and the administration of regional arts councils. No public institution in the Chicago area offers a M.A. degree in the History of Architecture and Art, and no institution of higher learning in Illinois, either public or private, offers a graduate program with specializations in the History of Architecture and the History of Modern and American Art. The chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of the proposed program. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . M i l k i n t , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . N a m i n g of Towers, Lincoln Avenue Residence H a l l , U r b a n a (13) T h e chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus has recommended that the two towers of the Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall be named for the late Deans