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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 26

The membership fee for the University of Illinois would be $12,500 for the first year, when a full complement of fellows will not be available, and $25,000 thereafter. However, it is contemplated that after a few years the Institute will be able to reduce or eliminate this kind of support without curtailing the service to the universities. Membership is on an annual basis, subject to annual evaluation. The advantages to the University of Illinois would include the availability of fellows to conduct seminars or give lectures (each one to appear at least once yearly). This arrangement would be of assistance to all three campuses. Further, University of Illinois representatives would be invited to participate in the conferences held by the Institute. Perhaps still more important for the University, however, is that this association with the Adlai E. Stevenson Institute would indicate the University's identification with the objectives of the Institute and assure participation in further discussion of how the evolving relationship between the Institute and cooperating universities could be made even more productive. I recommend that the Board of Trustees formally approve participation of the University of Illinois in this program and that the officers of the University be authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for its representation in the Consortium.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, this recommendation was approved.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES IN CHEMISTRY, HISTORY, MATHEMATICS, AND PHILOSOPHY, CHICAGO CIRCLE (18) Graduate study leading to the master's degree in fourteen curricular fields is scheduled to begin in September, 1967, at the Chicago Circle campus. By September, 1968, many of these students will have fulfilled requirements for the master's degree and will wish to undertake advanced work toward the Ph.D. degree. If students in any of these fields are to continue their studies at Chicago Circle, approved doctoral programs should be announced as early as possible during the coming academic year. Doctoral study at Chicago Circle would serve several important purposes: (a) help to meet the growing shortage of college teachers (Illinois is below the national average in proportionate production of graduate degrees); (b) supply junior academic staff to assist senior faculty in teaching the rapidly-expanding enrollment; (c) provide opportunities for advanced graduate study in a public university to students in the Chicago area; (d) facilitate the addition and retention of high-quality faculty and thus enhance the University's capability for contributing to the intellectual, economic, and cultural development of the Chicago metropolitan area; (e) make the Chicago Circle campus eligible for participation in many federal programs and for other financial support not available to institutions without doctoral studies. For these reasons, and in view of the additional space and other resources expected by September, 1968, the Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus and the Dean of the Graduate College have recommended the establishment by that date of programs leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the following fields: chemistry, history, mathematics, and philosophy. Statements of the conditions of admission to these programs and the general requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree are being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. The fields were selected from among a larger number of proposals by a special committee of the Graduate College consisting of graduate faculty members from all three campuses — with the Dean as chairman. Eligibility for the initiation of doctoral study was judged in terms of several criteria, including: strength of faculty (e.g., number of members granted full standing in the faculty of the Graduate College); the proposed content and organization of the curriculum; library resources; space, equipment, and other facilities. The enrollment projections for these programs, the estimates of operating funds, and the space requirements have been reviewed by the Executive VicePresident and Provost and found to be acceptable in terms of existing resources, plus those to be provided by the University's 1967-69 budgets for operations and for capital improvements. H e recommends approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , 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 .