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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 18

recommendation, and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Howard, this appointment was approved.

ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE; APPOINTMENT O F DIRECTOR, URBANA

(15) As a consequence of the assignment of certain portions of the Division of University Extension to the several campuses, the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign recommends the establishment of an Office of Continuing Education and Public Service. This office will provide leadership regarding the continuing education, public service, and extension activities of the Urbana-Champaign campus. Administration of the oflice will be under an Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service who will report to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The major functions of this office will be: (a) to conduct some of the current campus extension programs; (b) to work with the University-wide continuing education and public service field staff and in other ways identify the continuing education and public service needs and demands in the State as a major input to program planning; (c) to work with the major academic units on the campus (college, school, institute) to help develop continuing education and public service activities that link societal needs and university purposes and resources; and (d) to assist the academic units to strengthen their commitment and effectiveness in continuing education and public service. A campus Council on Continuing Education and Public Service will be created. It will be chaired by the Director of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service, and will be composed of representatives from the major academic units which are centrally concerned with continuing education and public service. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign further recommends the appointment, effective August 21, 1973, of Dr. Alan B, Knox as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service on a twelve-month basis at a salary of $35,000. Dr. Knox is currently Professor of Education and Director of the Office for the Study of Continuing Professional Education in the College of Education, Urbana-Champaign. I recommend approval. O n motion of Mr. Swain, these recommendations were approved.

ESTABLISHMENT O F OFFICE O F POLICY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

(16) The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant to the University of Illinois to study the nature and organization of its research functions, and to recommend improvements in the administration of its externally supported research activities. The principal investigator for the proposal is the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination, whose office was established on an interim basis pending a study of the administration of academic affairs at the central University level. Although this analysis of academic decisionmaking is not yet complete, it is clear that the present responsibilities residing in this office require a larger staff than is available for the coming year. The Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination, therefore, recommends establishment of an OHice of Policy Analysis and Evaluation. This office will assist him in developing University academic program requirements and priorities, reviewing academic planning policies, encouraging systemwide use of academic resources, and devising procedures and analyzing indices for measuring the quality of University activities. Its director will be responsible for coordinating the tasks required to undertake the National Science Foundation investigation. The Vice President further recommends the appointment of Thomas Michael O'Keefe as the Director of the Office of Policy Analysis and Evaluation, on a