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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 21

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY The Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

On behalf of President Henry, Mr. Flynn presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the Secretary of the Board.

INITIAL DRAFT O F MASTER P L A N - P H A S E III Illinois B o a r d of H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n (1) In September, 1967, the Board of Higher Education adopted a statement of objectives for the third phase of the State's master plan for higher education, which was to be focused upon graduate and professional education. Several planning committees were established by that Board to lay the foundations for Master P l a n - P h a s e I I I . Later, the several governing boards were also asked to submit ten-year development plans for use by the Board staff in judging program and building plans. The University's Provisional Development Plan was issued in September, 1970, partly as a contribution towards the preparation of Master P l a n Phase I I I . T h e initial draft of Master P l a n - P h a s e I I I was sent to Illinois colleges and universities in February, 1971. Public hearings were held by the Board of Higher Education during March, and each governing board was asked to endorse an institutional response at its April meeting. Copies of the initial draft were distributed to administrative officers at University, campus, college, and departmental levels—-as well as to various faculty committees. Comments were forwarded to a University-wide committee chaired by the Executive Vice President and Provost, which included the representatives of the three Senates who serve on the Board of Higher Education's Faculty Advisory Committee. T h e document, Commentary on Master Plan-Phase III — Initial Draft, a copy of which is filed with the Secretary, was prepared after consultation with this committee and in the light of comments forwarded by the chancellors and general officers. I recommend approval of this document for transmittal to the Board of Higher Education, with the clear understanding that it is a commentary on the Initial Draft of Master Plan-Phase III, and that any subsequent revisions of that draft will require further Trustee consideration. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n a s s t a t e d w a s a p p r o v e d . I n a u t h o r i z i n g t r a n s m i t t a l of t h e C o m m e n t a r y t o t h e B o a r d of H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n , t h e T r u s t e e s n o t e d t h a t t h e C o m m e n t a r y e n d o r s e s m a n y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s in t h e I n t e r i m D r a f t , g i v e s qualified e n d o r s e m e n t to o t h e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , a n d e x p r e s s e s dissent or suggests m o d i fication w i t h r e g a r d t o o t h e r s . T h e m o t i o n a l s o i n c l u d e d a n e x p r e s s i o n of c o n c e r n a s t o t h e b r i e f t i m e s c h e d u l e p r o v i d e d f o r r e v i e w of t h e I n t e r i m D r a f t a n d c o n v e y e d t h e T r u s t e e s ' h o p e t h a t sufficient t i m e f o r full c o n s i d e r a t i o n b e p r o v i d e d b y t h e B o a r d o f H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n b e f o r e a c t i o n is t a k e n . T h e m o t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d u n a n i m o u s l y . AWARD OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATES (2) T h e Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to four candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . G r i m e s , t h e s e c e r t i f i c a t e s w e r e a w a r d e d .