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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1972
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272 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [ A p r i l 21 will be recommended to the Board of Trustees for the hospitals in Peoria and in Rockford. On July 22, 1970, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the "School of Basic Medical Sciences at Urbana-Champaign, College of Medicine, University of Illinois" and appointed a dean. Funds for the initiation of the school are included in the University's operating budget for the 1970-71 fiscal year, and additional funds needed for the school and its program of medical education are included in the University's budget request for the 1971-72 fiscal year. It is currently planned that sixteen students will be enrolled in the School of Basic Medical Sciences at Urbana-Champaign for the semester which begins in September of 1971. T o implement further the recommendations of the Board of Higher Education with respect to the use of existing clinical facilities, the Executive Dean of the College of Medicine, the Chancellor at the Medical Center campus, the Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus, and the Executive Vice President and Provost recommend that authorization be granted to execute a proposed affiliation agreement with one hospital (Burnham City Hospital) in Champaign, Illinois, two hospitals (Carle Foundation Hospital and Mercy Hospital) in Urbana, Illinois, and one hospital (the United States Veterans Administration Hospital) in Danville, Illinois. The affiliation agreements, 1 when approved and executed, will provide the basis for cooperative educational programs between the hospitals, as well as provide support for the medical education program of the School of Basic Medical Sciences at Urbana-Champaign. As experience is gained, and in due course, one or several of the hospitals could form the nucleus of a new clinical school at the Urbana-Champaign campus. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Howard, authorization was given as recommended. REVISION IN CURRICULUM IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, URBANA (13) T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a recommendation from the School of Chemical Sciences for a revision of the Curriculum in Chemical Engineering. Under the proposal, the total number of hours required for graduation would be reduced from 136 to 130 and the two separate options in the major (engineering and physical science) would be discontinued. Courses in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Electrical Engineering would no longer be required while Mathematics 345 (Differential Equations) would be required of all students in the program. Several new or updated courses are incorporated in the revised program. The program contains 20 hours of electives, 14 technical and 6 free, in contrast to 8-14 hours in the present curriculum. The revised curriculum is expected to provide interested students the opportunity to explore their interdisciplinary interests with the increase in elective hours. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. T h e Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur in the recommendation. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Pogue, this recommendation was approved. HOSPITAL-MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSURANCE FOR FACULTY AND STAFF (14) T h e current faculty-staff health insurance premiums were approved by the Board of Trustees on November 13, 1970, for the period of January 1, 1971, through June 30, 1971. T h e contracts are underwritten by the Continental Assurance Company, Chicago. The current premiums are inadequate to meet the increased cost of medical services covered by the contracts, and it is proposed that the premiums be increased rather than reduce the benefits payable under the contracts. Effective July 1, 1971, it is recommended that the following premiums be approved for the High and Low Option Plans for the faculty and staff health insur1 Copies of the agreements are being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record.
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