Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982 [PAGE 122]

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1980]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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The university counsel has recommended that, in the light of the special circumstances and the conflicting interests of the various parties, he be authorized to take such Steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University and to defend the action. I concur. O n motion of Mr. Howard, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Maltese, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Silverman; no, none.) 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. The Board of Trustees' regular meeting reconvened at 10 a.m. MINUTES APPROVED T h e secretary presented for approval the press proof of the minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting of July 17, 1980, copies of which had previously been sent to the board. O n motion of Mr. Neal, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 1 to 37 inclusive. 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 President's Reports T h e president presented a report of selected topics of current interest, a document mailed to the members of the board prior to the meeting. A copy was filed with the secretary of the board. Salary Improvement Plan President Ikenberry commented briefly on the announced intention of the Governor of Illinois to support a plan for the improvement of faculty salaries at the state-supported institutions over the next few years. H e indicated that the details were yet to be worked out, that there would be taken into account the state of the economy in Illinois at the time of implementation, the situation in other states, and other relevant matters. He noted recent reports of serious financial difficulties at some of the

1 University Senates Conference: Horace W. Norton professor of statistical design and analysis in the Department of Animal Science at the Urbana-Champaign campus; Chicago Circle Senate: Frank Tachau, professor and chairman of the Department of Political Science; Urbana-Champaign Senate Council: Bernice L. Hulsizer, physics librarian and associate professor of library administration.