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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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School of Social W o r k have unanimously recommended the following changes in the organizational status of the School: 1. That two separate Schools be established, with the Urbana-Champaign and the Chicago Circle programs being conducted under the legislative jurisdiction of the respective Senates of these two campuses. The members of each faculty group would be members of the Senate and Graduate College faculty at its campus. Identical names would be used for the two units. 2. That in order to achieve effective coordination among the two schools, they would have a single Director who would be a member of the faculty and the Senate at each of the two campuses. H e would report administratively to the Chancellor at each campus for the program in social work at that campus. 3. That there be a common Executive Committee for the two Schools, elected by the entire faculty of both. T h e combined faculty groups and the single E x ecutive Committee would act on all matters within the statutory jurisdiction of these bodies, with reference to the programs at both campuses. But proposals relating only to the Chicago Circle school would be sent to the Chancellor and thence to the Senate at that campus for review and approval; recommendations involving only the Urbana-Champaign program would be sent to the Chancellor and Senate at that campus; recommendations involving both programs would be sent concurrently to the chancellors at both campuses, for transmittal to their respective Senates. Neither the Chancellor nor the Senate at a given campus would be bound by actions taken by the Chancellor or the Senate at the other campus. 4. In the event of disagreement between the two Senates, the issue would be referred to the University Senates Conference for resolution in accordance with the Statutes. 5. In addition to the Director, who would be common to both programs, there would be appointed at each campus an Associate Director responsible to the Director and concerned only with the program at that campus. 6. The reorganization would become effective immediately. (Approval by the Illinois Board of Higher Education is not required.) This plan of reorganization has been approved by the Executive Committees of the two Graduate Colleges, the two Senates, and the University Senates Conference. The Deans of the Graduate Colleges at the Chicago Circle and the Urbana-Champaign campuses, the two Chancellors, and the Executive Vice President and Provost endorse the proposals. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . G r i m e s , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . COMMITTEE ON GENERAL POLICY

The President of the Board announced that the regular agenda would be continued after lunch and that the Committee on General Policy would convene at this time. Mr. Swain took the chair and the Committee heard presentations from the following individuals and groups and took the actions indicated: 1. Chicago Circle Federation of Teachers, Local 1627, AFT. Mr. John Pappademos, president of the organization, presented a request that the Trustees "authorize an election to determine a bargaining agent for the faculty." A written statement in support of the request was distributed and is on file with the Secretary. Following discussion and questions directed to Mr. Pappademos, the Committee agreed to take the request under advisement. 2. Student. Government Legal Rights Commission, Chicago Circle. Mr. Kevin W. Cronin, Director of the Student Government Legal Rights