Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1982
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1980] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 117 a minimum of ten courses distributed among nine areas: literature and the arts, historical and philosophical perspectives, social perspectives, non-Western cultural traditions, biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, behaviorial sciences, and science and society. Transfer of Institute for Child Behavior and Development, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the transfer of the Institute for Child Behavior and Development from the College of Education to the Graduate College. 1 T h e institute is an interdisciplinary unit emphasizing research, graduate training, and involvement with national policy related to human development. T h e transfer is desirable to nurture an expanding program in human development that reaches beyond the College of Education into such areas as medicine and social welfare. The move to the Graduate College will support the institute's evolution into a truly interdisciplinary center for the study of human development throughout the life span. Revision of Certificate of Advanced Study in Library Science, Urbana The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the Graduate School of Library Science for the revision of the Certificate of Advanced Study in Library Science. The revision involves an increase in graduation requirements from 8 to 10 units and a mandatory specialization in the form of a major and an optional subspeciality in the form of a minor. T h e program, which is designed to provide further professional training beyond the master's degree for practitioners in the field, has remained relatively unchanged since it was introduced more than thirteen years ago. The revision is designed to provide (1) greater structure to the program, (2) a distinctive curriculum for a portion of the program, and (3) greater integration of the learning experience through a culminating project of a professional character. 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 . Law Enforcement Assistance Grant, Urbana (10) The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the Department of Justice has awarded a grant in support of a project entitled "National Program Coordinator: Removing Juveniles from Adult Jails and Lockups." James W. Brown, Director of the Community Research Center ( C R C ) , Department of Architecture, is the project director. The grant for $5,558,000 will provide funds for the period October 1, 1980, through September 30, 1983. The project is designed to assist communities in developing and implementing a systematic plan for meeting the requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act through the removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups. The University provides technical assistance and serves as the conduit of funds to local jurisdictions. The results sought within each jurisdiction include: (a) The removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups; (b) The development of a network of placement options for alleged juvenile offenders; (c) The development and adoption of objective criteria for alleged juvenile offenders who are awaiting court appearance; and (d) An enhanced capacity at the local level to resolve problems of youth in a nonjudicial manner thus reducing the use of jail. As a national program coordinator, the CRC will employ staff to coordinate the preparation of twenty-five multijurisdiction plans to remove juveniles from 3 The Statutes permit such a transfer on recommendation of a senate and chancellor and approval by the president.
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