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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 10

pressing the appreciation of the system to the Board of Trustees for land donated by the University for the purpose of constructing a building to house the retirement system and the Civil Service System offices. The letter was received for record.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

President Hughes announced that forthcoming meetings of the Board would be held as follows: January 20, 1971, Chicago Circle campus; February 17, 1971, Medical Center campus; March 17, 1971, UrbanaChampaign campus.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STUDENT WELFARE A N D ACTIVITIES

At President Hughes's request, Mr. Hahn as Chairman of the Student Welfare and Activities Committee reviewed hearings conducted by that Committee on October 28 with regard to the "Rules of Conduct Applicable to All Students Concerning Disruptive or Coercive Action." He also indicated that a request from the Graduate Student Association at Urbana (concerning the establishment of a "task force" on governance) had been referred to the Committee and that there had been an opportunity to hear from the Graduate Student Association earlier in the week. He expressed his hope that the Committee would be prepared to provide reactions and a report at the January meeting of the Board of Trustees. At this point the Board recessed for a meeting of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds to reconvene immediately thereafter. SECRETARY'S REPORT The Secretary presented for record appointments to the faculty made by the President; cancellations, declinations and resignations; leaves of absence; changes in sabbatical leaves.1

CITATION T O SENATOR EVERETT R. PETERS Upon reconvening, the President of the Board took note of the presence of Senator Everett R. Peters and, following introductory remarks, presented the following citation. T o Everett R. P e t e r s The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois takes occasion at today's meeting to express and to record its grateful appreciation of your services to the University during your career in the Illinois legislature. It would be impossible to recount all of your contributions to the State of Illinois — your service in Champaign County; your three terms as State Representative; and your eight terms as State Senator — in all fifty years of public service. As chairman of many important legislative committees and commissions, your personal leadership and statesmanship have earned you the respect of your colleagues and the good will of citizens throughout the State. The breadth of vision that has characterized your legislative career has marked your support of the University of Illinois in the context of its responsibilities

1 V Lewis Bassie, Director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research and Professor of Economics, change in sabbatical leave of absence from six months beginning September 1, 1970, full pay. to three months beginning September 1, 1970, and three months beginning June 1, 1971, full pay. Accordingly, his leave of absence without pay will be changed to six months beginning December 1, 1970. William I. Goodman, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Acting Chairman of the Department, sabbatical leave of absence for Semester II 1970-71, is canceled without prejudice. Stuart S. Nagel, Professor of Political Science, chanpe in sabbatical leave of absence from the academic year 1970-71 at one-half pay to the first semester 1970-71 on full pay.