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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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(a) Offer the professional education courses needed for undergraduate teachereducation curricula; (b) Develop suitable graduate programs designed to train high-level professional personnel in educational administration and research ; (c) Conduct research and development in educational methods and materials (in collaboration with subject-matter specialists), with special reference to the needs of disadvantaged students; (d) Maintain effective liaison relationships with the profession of education at local, state, and national levels. Presentation to the Board of Higher Education of the curriculum in elementary education, which was approved by the Board of Trustees on April 23, 1965, has been delayed since last December to make possible a description of the organizational structure, including a determination of the appropriate degreegranting college. It is an established University practice that degrees are granted only by colleges. (In the case of programs in secondary education, the degrees would be granted by those colleges with corresponding responsibilities for the subject matter fields.) It is evident from the Chancellor's memorandum that the advice of the Chicago Circle Senate is not in accord with the recommendation now presented to the Trustees. A small majority in the Senate recommended another alternative, i.e., to establish a graduate school of education. T h e present recommendation, however, is supported by the administrative officers, including the Executive Committee of the Chancellor's Administrative Council, and by the Chicago Circle Council on Teacher Education. The latter has cognizance over all programs in teacher education on that campus. The Council is chaired by the Dean of Faculties and composed of the deans of all colleges with departments related to programs in secondary education. Therefore, I recommend provisional approval of the recommendation of the Chancellor, with the stipulation that the Trustees defer final approval until the present action has been reported to the Chicago Circle Senate for its information and further advice. Such advice should be received before the December 8, 1966, meeting of the Board of Trustees, in order that final action may be taken at that meeting. 1 Action by a date no later than this is necessary if the University is to complete its commitments to students in elementary education. Final action by the Board of Trustees would be subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n 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 . PROGRAM FOR STUDY IN EUROPE FOR STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE (8) T h e Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts recommends that the Board of Trustees authorize a program of study in Europe by students in the architecture curriculum. T h e Executive Vice-President and Provost and the Director of International P r o g r a m s concur in this recommendation. The program would enable thirty University of Illinois students in their upper junior year in architecture to spend a semester in accredited study abroad. Students would follow a program nearly identical with the normal curriculum but adapted to the opportunities available in this particular location which is accessible to hundreds of significant examples of architecture and civic spaces, old and new. For example, the program will include (1) firsthand examination of historic monuments and spaces and their significant contemporary counterparts, (2) meeting outstanding European leaders of the architectural profession and scholars in other disciplines, (3) broadening their cultural backgrounds and promoting international understanding. The location intended as a base for this program is the chateau of La Napoule, in southern France, which would be made available by the La Napoule Art Foundation. The Foundation expects no profit from the use of its property, but would require reimbursement for operating expenses. Instruction at La Napoule would be given by three members of the Department of Architecture. Thus, the instructional load would be ten full-time

1 It is understood that appropriate modification of the University Statutes will be made to reflect the change in program once it is approved.