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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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In addition, the President presented the following reports:

Report on Budget On January 4, 1972, the State Board of Higher Education approved Executive Director's Report # 1 0 3 which included recommended operating budgets for higher education for Fiscal Year ( F Y ) 1973 and which also contained a series of proposed program reductions and estimated savings to be achieved if such reductions are adopted. The action of the State Board means that the proposed program reductions for the University of Illinois are now referred to you for your consideration. My views concerning these proposals are well known, but each proposal will be referred to the appropriate University and campus officers for review and analysis. T h e results of our review will be presented to you for your consideration at your February meeting so that you can respond to the advice of the State Board. T h e important part of Report # 1 0 3 is the proposed appropriation figures for F Y 1973. While the amounts proposed for the University of Illinois fall far short of amounts necessary to meet our needs, we have concluded that the current financial situation of the State of Illinois makes it unlikely that any sizable increases will be available. I have been assured that special efforts will be made to assist us in resolving currently unresolved financial problems to enable us to continue our planned expansion programs in the health sciences. I have further been invited by Governor Ogilvie to join with him and with others to explore possible federal sources of income to assist us in meeting some of our most pressing problems. W e are now beginning the process of developing operating budgets for F Y 1973 within the framework of the total amount recommended for the University of Illinois by the State Board. This process will be a difficult one and will raise many problems. Our time table calls for the completion of an analysis of our problems and possibilities during the next few weeks and I will make a report concerning the 1973 budget in some detail to you at the February meeting. Report of Designation of Acting Chancellor, Urbana As the Trustees know, Chancellor Peltason will be abroad on official business for a four-week period beginning January 20, 1972. On Chancellor Peltason's recommendation I have designated Vice Chancellor Weir to serve as Acting Chancellor during the Chancellor's absence. This action is consistent with the provisions in the University Statutes which provide for the designation of the Vice President and Provost to exercise this function for the President in his absence. SUMMARY REPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON UNIVERSITY JUDICIAL PROCESSES (1) At the September 1971 meeting of the Board of Trustees, I was asked to develop recommendations for the Board related to the judicial processes of the University and the effectiveness of those processes in responding to alleged violations of University rules and regulations. This report was prepared in consultation with the Chancellors after consideration of reports and recommendations 1 received from the Senate Committees on Student Discipline of the three campuses and from other groups, including administrative and student groups. T h e governance system established in University Statutes by the Board of Trustees in 1931, and reaffirmed in 1957, provides that the Senate Committees on Student Discipline shall have jurisdiction over the hearing and adjudication of the application of rules of student conduct to particular cases. Such jurisdiction does not include any right or responsibility with respect to the making of rules or regulations. Nor, in particular, does it affect in any way the responsibility of chancellors to exercise powers to meet an emergency, safeguard persons and property, and maintain educational activities. Such powers include interim suspension, if necessary, subject to prompt hearing.

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