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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1972
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398 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September IS tion and designating an individual to act in behalf of the University concerning the application. The Executive Vice President and Provost and the Vice President and Comptroller recommend that The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois adopt the resolution submitted herewith authorizing the filing of an application for grant funds for the construction of the Library Building Second Addition at Chicago Circle and designating James E. Osborn, Director of Business Affairs at Chicago Circle, as the officer authorized to file the application on behalf of the University of Illinois. I concur. Resolution Authorizing the Filing of Application for Grant Funds Under Title I of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 WHEREAS, the U.S. Commissioner of Education is authorized under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 to grant funds for the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of certain academic and related facilities; and WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the governing body of the University of Illinois, hereinafter called the Applicant, is cognizant of the conditions under which such grant funds are made available and approved for payment to an applicant; and WHEREAS, it is the sense of the governing body of the Applicant that it is desirable to apply for a grant under the aforementioned act for the project described as follows: Library Building Second Addition at Chicago Circle Now, therefore, be it Resolved, that an application for the project described above is authorized and directed to be filed with the Illinois Board of Higher Education, with the understanding that if upon due consideration by said board, applying the criteria of the State plan, said application receives a priority rating sufficiently high to receive grant funds under the aforementioned act, said application will be forwarded to the U.S. Commissioner of Education for consideration for his approval; and be it further Resolved, that The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois designates James E. Osborn, Director of Business Affairs, Chicago Circle campus, as the officer authorized to file the application and act as the representative of this Board in connection with said application. Signed EARL M. HUGHES, President The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois ,1971 On motion of Mr. Swain, the foregoing resolution was adopted. APPLICATION FOR A N N U A L INTEREST GRANT UNDER TITLE I I I , SECTION 3 0 6 . OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES ACT OF 1 9 6 3 , CHICAGO CIRCLE (14) Under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, the United States Commissioner of Education is authorized to grant funds to reduce the cost of borrowing for the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of academic and related facilities. The requirements of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the submission of an application for a grant under this Act necessitate the adoption of a formal resolution by the governing board of an institution authorizing the filing of the application and designating an individual to act in behalf of the University concerning the application. The Executive Vice President and Provost and the Vice President and Comptroller have recommended that the Board of Trustees adopt the resolution submitted herewith which (a) authorizes the filing of an application for an annual interest grant to reduce the cost of borrowing to finance the construction of the Science and Engineering South Addition (Engineering and Classrooms) at the Chicago Circle campus, and (b) designates James E. Osborn, Director of Business Affairs
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