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borhood and Community Improvement established in 1978. Its operations will be supported by the income from a $1.2 million endowment specified for this purpose. Additional programmatic support is received through external grants and contracts. No additional resources and no new faculty are requested for the establishment of either center. The Center for Urban Studies will be dissolved when the Center for Urban Economic Development and the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement have been established. T h e chancellor at Chicago Circle and the vice president for academic affairs recommend approval. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. 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 . H o w a r d , 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 . Changes in Designation (Chicago Circle): From the School of Urban Sciences to the School of Urban Planning a n d Policy, a n d From the College of Architecture, Art, a n d Urban Sciences to the College of Architecture, Art, a n d Urban Planning (17) The Chicago Circle Senate has recommended the redesignation of the School of Urban Sciences as the School of Urban Planning and Policy and of the College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Sciences as the College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning. The change in the name of the school (and hence that of the college) will reflect more accurately the activities of both. The school offers two degrees: the Master of Urban Planning and Policy and the Ph.D. in public policy analysis, the latter with a specialization in urban planning and policy. Faculty research is concerned with planning and policy analysis, and public service activities of the faculty focus on urban planning and public policy issues. In addition, the proposed name is consistent with the names of similar schools at other institutions. Graduate programs which are granted official recognition by the American Planning Association have a variety of names, but in most cases, "city planning" or "urban planning" appear in the title. T h e new name will solve the school's persistent identification problems as well as potential students, and employers will more readily recognize the school and its work. Upon approval of the name changes, faculty appointments, catalog references, and course designations will be changed to reflect the redesignations. The name changes require no changes in requirements and no additional resources are required. The chancellor at Chicago Circle and the vice president for academic affairs have recommended approval. I concur, subject to possible further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , 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 . President's Report on Actions of the Senates Revision of the Major in Communication and Theatre, Chicago Circle (18) The Chicago Circle Senate has approved the revision of the major in communication and theatre. Three changes were made: (1) Communication and Theatre 112, a course in interpersonal communication, was made a requirement; (2)