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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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macy practice has grown from prescription compounding to include the study of drug therapy and drug utilization. Pharmacists are assuming an increasing role as experts in die rational choice and use of drugs, educating patients, and advising other members of the health care team. In association with a recent accreditation visit, the faculty of the college completed a self-study program. Both the self-study and the accreditation report indicated a need to review the college organization. Subsequently, a Task Force on Departmental Organization recommended a five-department organizational structure which would more accurately reflect pharmacy science and practice as it exists (the review and recommendation are filed with the secretary of the board). T h e five departments recommended are: 1) medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, 2) pharmacodynamics, 3) pharmaceutics, 4) pharmacy practice, and 5) pharmacy administration. The chancellor at the Medical Center and the vice president for academic affairs concur in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by die Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r s y t h , 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 . Change in N a m e of Degree A w a r d e d to Past Recipients of the Doctor of Social W o r k , Chicago Circle (12) O n March 19, 1981, the Board of Trustees approved a change in the title of the Doctor of Social Work degree which previously had been awarded at the Chicago Circle campus. The new degree title, Doctor of Philosophy, was adopted without any change in the curriculum. T h e Chicago Circle Senate now has approved a request from the Graduate College to give past recipients of the Doctor of Social Work degree the opportunity to have the title of dieir degrees changed to Doctor of Philosophy. An identical proposal is now pending before the Urbana-Champaign Senate. Precedent for this action is to be found in similar opportunities which were offered to LLB degree recipients of the College of Law at the Urbana-Champaign campus when that degree title was redesignated as Juris Doctor, and to Master of Administrative Science degree recipients of the Department of Business Administration at the Chicago Circle campus when that degree title was redesignated as Master of Business Administration. The chancellor at Chicago Circle has recommended approval. I concur and further recommend that the board authorize the president of the University to approve the same action with respect to the Urbana-Champaign campus upon approval by the Urbana-Champaign Senate and the University Senates Conference.

On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved.

President's Report on Actions of the Senates Change in Name, Center for the Study o f Patient Care and Community Health, Medical Center (13) T h e Medical Center Senate, with the concurrence of die University Senates Conference, has approved a change in the name of the Center for the Study of Patient Care and Community Health to the Center for Health Services Research. This action was taken to simplify the title of this unit and to convey more accurately its basic function.