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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 18

Allerton Conference

Again this year, as in recent years, Chancellor Cribbet convened the annual Allerton Conference. This year, the focus was on the external environment in which the University functions. Little could the conference planners know how apropos the theme might be as we struggle to avoid cutbacks in federal support for needy students; cope with the prospect of a reduction in state support; and proceed with a campaign to increase private support from alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations. Robben Fleming, distinguished former president of the University of Michigan; Art Quern, able deputy governor of Illinois; and our own Donald Miller, vice chairman of the Continental Illinois Corporation addressed the Conference, looking at the federal, state, and private enterprise environments. They did a magnificent job, and the conference, as in the past, was a productive one.

High Tech Task Force

I am pleased to report to you that the Governor's Task Force held its concluding session and shortly will make its report to the governor. I continue to believe there is a need for a new coalition among leaders in industry, education, and government aimed at revitalizing the economy of Illinois and building on the special strengths of our universities. I am hopeful that the Task Force report will be a first, modest step in that direction.

Following the president's report, the trustees discussed the matter of increased budget support, in particular from the state of Illinois, for the University of Illinois. It was agreed, first, that the board direct its representative to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Mr. Forsyth, to continue to work for the original budget recommendations of that board, to emphasize the true needs of the University and of public higher education in Illinois. Second, on motion of Mr. H a h n , and in reference to the President's Report, the board approved unanimously the following motion: T h a t the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois declare its full support of the president of the University's position to seek increased funding from the General Assembly for the University of Illinois for Fiscal Year 1983. There were expressions of support for the motion and it was approved unanimously by roll call vote as follows: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Madden, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Persons; no, none; absent, M r . Bandala.) REPORT OF THE CHICAGO CIRCLE SENATE COUNCIL Mr. Neal Gordon, chairman of the Chicago Circle Senate Council and assistant professor of h u m a n development and learning, reported briefly on the work of the senate at Chicago Circle and its senate council during the current year. Among matters of special concern to the senate have been the study of consolidation of the two Chicago campuses, the design and format of the advisory committee for the selection of a chancellor of the