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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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able fiscal stability. In 1981 we improved our relative position among state governmental priorities. Salary increases were among the highest in Big Ten universities. A few dollars were available to attack the most pressing program needs. We can only hope as we enter 1982 that the commitment of the people of Illinois, as articulated by the governor and the members of the General Assembly, will remain steadfast. By year-end faculty members in the College of Medicine had achieved Consensus on a reorganization plan for the college which established the framework for more realistic planning for enrollment and budget, streamlined the administration, and laid the groundwork for enhanced program quality. The college reaffirmed the need for a single College of Medicine and reaffirmed its determination to be a national leader in regional medical education. 1 Fundamentally new directions were set by the Board of Trustees when the decision was reached to join the two Chicago campuses of the University under the leadership of a single chancellor. Many universities would have been incapable of reaching a decision on a matter of such complexity, in the orderly and rational way exemplified by the University of Illinois. The benefits to be achieved under this new configuration will emerge over the years, but as we enter 1982, I sense in Chicago a sense of optimism and a constructive spirit on both campuses, eager to move confidently under the new unified approach. T o be sure, 1981 brought disappointment, frustration, and from time to time what appeared to be inordinate burdens. On the other hand, the administrative preoccupations of the moment can obscure the more fundamental reality that the real work of the University continues. Our students continued to be bright and well motivated. They continued to receive one of the finest opportunities for learning available at any university in the United States. Even in a period in which the number of potential college students is in decline, applications for admission to the University of Illinois continued to rise. T h e faculty and the programs of the University of Illinois continued to be recognized as among the best and most productive in the country. We continue to expand our services to the people of Illinois. In short, in those fundamental areas central to the mission of the University-— excellence in teaching, research, and public service — 1981, as it was in the years that went before, was a good year. I suspect 1982 will continue in this great tradition. ( M r s . S h e p h e r d w a s u n a b l e t o b e p r e s e n t for t h e r e m a i n d e r of d i e meeting.)

REGULAR AGENDA T h e board considered the following reports and recommendations from the president of the University. By consensus, the board agreed that one vote would be taken and considered die vote on each agenda item nos. 1 through 12 inclusive. T h e recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. ( T h e record of board action appears at die end of each item.) Award of Certified Public Accountant Certificates

(1) T h e Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of certified public accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act at 1943, as amended, to twenty candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked certified public accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the

1 The details of the reorganization plan and the procedures for its further consideration within the University were discussed in some detail at a meeting of the board meeting as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, January 13, 1982. Documents detailing the plan and other matter? w e n distributed to the trustees and are on file with the secretary of the board.