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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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activities submitted by the University as part of the survey — were sent to three firms with well-recognized professional capabilities in this field. After careful review of the three proposals submitted, it was the unanimous opinion of Directors Chaney and Mapother, as well as other staff members who were consulted, that the proposal of Arthur D. Little, Inc., should be accepted. That firm's fixedprice figure of $55,000 for the completed project was considerably lower than the other two estimates ($75,000 and $87,494). An outline of the tasks to be performed, with a breakdown of the estimated cost for each of them, is filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. The chancellors at the three campuses and the Vice President and Comptroller have indicated their endorsement of this proposal. Funds are available in the unappropriated budget reserve. I concur. On motion of M r . H o w a r d , authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H o w a r d , Mr. Hughes, Mr. Neal, M r . Pogue, Mr. Steger, Mr. S w a i n ; no, M r . H a h n ; absent, D r . Bakalis, M r . Grimes, Governor Ogilvie.

O U T L I N E FOR THE INITIAL RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENTS O F ILLINOIS PUBLIC SENIOR INSTITUTIONS O F HIGHER EDUCATION TO T H E PROPOSAL FOR A " P U B L I C CORPORATION FOR COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION*' 1

(14) I. General Background 1. The Board of Higher Education in Master Plan — Phase III approved a recommendation of its Computer-based Resources Advisory Committee for the development of a plan "for statewide computer resource coordination" among institutions of higher education. 2. As a step towards implementation of this recommendation, the Board of Higher Education on June 1, 1971, approved a progress report of its staff outlining detailed proposals for the development of the statewide plan for computer resources in higher education, including the establishment of a committee structure and a deadline of December 7, 1971, for the presentation of the completed plan to the Board of Higher Education. 3. In order to provide technical assistance to the several committees and to the Board's staff, financial assistance was secured from the Illinois Department of Finance (Management Information Division) for the support of two related projects: a detailed study of current computer installations and plans of the public senior institutions, and the development of a statewide plan by a special Task Force with joint participation of representatives of the Board of Higher Education and the Department of Finance. 4. Two sets of products have resulted from these studies: a. A report on existing computer operations and plans issued by the staff of the Board of Higher Education — with recommendations for organizational changes and budgetary reductions for FY 1973. b. A report of the Task Force entitled "Public Corporation for Computers in Education." The recommendations in that document constitute the main elements of the "statewide plan for computer resources in higher education." 5. A central element in the proposal for the "Public Corporation for Computers in Education" (PCCE) is the recommendation that the public senior institutions take the initiative towards the implementation of the PCCE as a means to longrange cooperation in the provision of computer services to institutions of higher education in Illinois. This recommendation was discussed at the meeting of the Joint Council on Higher Education on December 6, 1971, and there was agreement that the senior institutions would develop a constructive response to the recommendations contained in the Task Force's report. It was agreed also at the meeting on December 6 that the President of the University of Illinois would take the initiative in arranging for whatever dis1

Title of a report approved by the Joint Council on Higher Education on January 3, 1972.