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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 21

MINUTES APPROVED

The Secretary presented the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees on July 21, 1971, and September 15, 1971, press proof copies of which had previously been sent to the Board. On motion of Mr. Swain, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 339 to 411 inclusive. 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

Copies of the President's report on selected topics of current interest were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the Secretary of the Board. Report on Collection and Disbursement of Voluntary Student Contribution At the request of the President, Chancellor Peltason distributed and spoke to a status report on the collection and disbursement of voluntary student contributions for the 1971-72 academic year at U r b a n a . ( T h e Trustees had earlier indicated that they would like to receive information on this subject at the close of the current year.) A copy is filed with the Secretary for record.

PROPOSAL FOR T H E EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM OF DEMONSTRATION A N D EVALUATION OF THE PLATO IV COMPUTER-BASED EDUCATION SYSTEM

(1) At its meeting on November 19, 1971, the Board of Trustees approved a proposal for a four-year program supported by the National Science Foundation for a major field test, demonstration, and evaluation of PLATO IV, a large computer-based education system. The contract negotiated under this program provides for the procurement, installation, operation, and maintenance of the PLATO system with at least 400 student consoles at various types of educational institutions (elementary schools, community colleges, university level). A total of $10,160,000 is the estimated cost of that program over the four-year period. The Computer-based Education Research Laboratory (CERL) at the UrbanaChampaign campus has recommended that this program be expanded and has submitted a proposal to the Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Defense) for a project entitled "Computer-based Education for a Volunteer Armed Services Personnel Program." The project would extend over a three-year period beginning on or before September 1, 1972, and would require a total of $1,359,000 for the three-year period ($544,000 for FY 1972-73; $454,000 for FY 1973-74; and $361,000 for FY 1974-75). The objectives of the ARPA project would be the conduct of research, development, testing, and evaluation designed ultimately to permit the large-scale utilization of computer-based instructional systems in the education and training of volunteer armed services personnel. The overall program would include three major types of activities: 1. Demonstration and evaluation of the PLATO IV system for use in training and instruction oriented to the needs of men and women in an all-volunteer armed services program. It is proposed that PLATO computer-based education "centers" be installed at certain designated training centers, the site selection and program definitions being determined by the sponsor in consultation with the military services and with representatives of CERL. CERL will provide access to a total of approximately sixty student consoles, distributed at no more than three training centers. 2. Educational liaison, teacher/author training, and coordination to enhance the development of sound teaching and evaluation strategies and the development