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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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regional sites; the continuation of a cadre of full-time students for a period of no less than two years; the continuation of the community health centers in Rockford as a vital part of our overall program of teaching and health care in that city; and the need for local control and authority commensurate with program responsibilities carried out locally." He reported that he had explained that loss of federal capitation funds would be distributed proportionately among the four schools of clinical medicine in Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, and Urbana-Champaign; and that review of the various academic, curricular, organizational, and fiscal issues under consideration by the College of Medicine was continuing. He expressed his belief that these matters will not be ready for attention by the Board of Trustees before September or October of the current year. Relationships with the Big Ten Conference Discussions with the faculty representatives of the conference have continued and progress is being made. With regard to internal planning, President Ikenberry identified several opportunities for strengthening programs of intercollegiate athletics at the Urbana-Champaign campus including: "a stronger role for the faculty representative, including a strengthening of the supporting service available to that individual; strengthening of internal procedures and record systems; consolidation and strengthening of faculty control of intercollegiate athletics; and a general clarification of roles and responsibilities." OLD/NEW BUSINESS President Stone reported on a conference with representatives of the University Senates Conference on the day before (Wednesday, June 17), at which time a proposal for the amendment of the University Statutes was discussed: the section having to do with the selection of the president of the University. Mr. Stone indicated that the subject would be placed on the agenda of the July meeting for further discussion. REGULAR AGENDA T h e board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. Interim Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1982

(1) In recent years the trustees have approved the continuation of the previous year's budget into the next fiscal year when legislative action upon University appropriations was not completed in time to be translated into detailed budget recommendations. Inasmuch as the situation described is expected to be the case again this year, the president of the University requests authorization to continue in effect, beginning July 1981 and continuing thereafter until further action of the board in September 1981, the internal budget for Fiscal Year 1981 as it exists on June 30, 1981.