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BOARD O F TRUSTEES PROMOTIONS IN ACADEMIC RANK, 1 9 7 2 - 7 3

[July 19

(12) The chancellors at the respective campuses and the Dean of the Division of University Extension have submitted recommendations for promotions in academic rank in accordance with the attached lists' — effective September 1, 1972. The numbers recommended for promotion to the various ranks are as follows: Chicago Urbana~ University Medical To the Rank of Circle Center Champaign Extension Total Professor 13 12 63 1 89 Associate Professor 34 26 68 1 129 59 Assistant Professor 10 26 22 4 1 Instructor 0 3 0 Total 57 6S 156 3 281 Each campus has established formal procedures for the initiation, review, and approval of recommendations for academic promotion. Careful consideration is given to the criteria that seem to be most appropriate to the evaluation of the varied combinations of contributions of individual faculty members — including teaching; research or other scholarly activities; artistic creation; professional and public service; student and administrative services. The Chicago Circle and the Urbana-Champaign campuses have campuswide committees that review departmental and college recommendations, while at the Medical Center campus each college has a special committee that reviews the recommendations of its departments. The Executive Vice President and Provost recommends approval of these recommendations. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Karnes, these recommendations were approved.

SABBATICAL LEAVE O F ABSENCE, 1 9 7 2 - 7 3 , URBANA

(13) The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign has recommended that the following faculty member be given a sabbatical leave of absence in accordance with the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes and on the terms and for the period indicated. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Microbiology JOSEPH T. WACHSMAN, Associate Professor of Microbiology, academic year, 197273, one-half pay. This recommendation is supplementary to the applications recommended to the Board of Trustees on March 15, 1972. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, this leave was granted as recommended.

PROPOSAL FOR NEW DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IN THE ART DEPARTMENT. CHICAGO CIRCLE

(14) The College of Architecture and Art has proposed to the Chicago Circle Senate new degree requirements in three areas in the Department of Art. 1. Proposed new degree requirements for a specialized major in Art-Design The following comparison between old and proposed degree requirements relates to the degrees listed below : A. Bachelor of Arts in Design with a major in either Communication Design, Industrial Design, or Photo-Film. B. Bachelor of Arts in Plastic and Graphic Arts with a major in either Painting, Sculpture, or Printmaking. Existing Requirements for Art-Design First and second year Foundation 45 hours Third and fourth year Art-Design courses 60 College electives outside major 18 General Education Requirement 66 Physical Education 6 195

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