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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 27

Buildings Requested for the Urbana-Champaign Campus Deficiency in the 1965-67 Capital Budget ($3,117,000). Due to cost escalation, four buildings in the current (1965-67) construction program can not be completed without additional funds. As noted in Schedule C, the total is estimated to be $3,117,000, distributed as follows among four buildings: (a) Small Animal Clinic, $850,000; (b) Civil Engineering Building (Phase I I A ) , $636,000; (c) Undergraduate Library, $1,200,000; (d) Psychology Building, $431,000. The reasons for requesting a special appropriation for such items, early in the next session of the General Assembly, are the same as those cited in the discussion of similar projects for the Medical Center Campus. East Chemistry Second Addition ($9JQ63,Q0Q). This structure would continue the program of modernization of laboratory space for the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, while at the same time releasing space in the old laboratory building for the use of other departments. Furthermore, it would enable that distinguished Department to accommodate a growing number of undergraduate and graduate majors. It is believed that federal funds in the amount of approximately $2,600,000 could be secured for the project. Since the University has no other similar facility in its 1967-69 building program, it seems urgent that this structure be included. Chemistry needs the modern laboratory facilities, the space to be vacated is badly needed by other departments, and a large federal grant would be lost if this project is not supported. Engineering Library ($4,780,000). The rapid growth of graduate study in engineering and the greatly increased rate of scientific publication in its various branches have made the present Library space totally inadequate. There are only 120 seats in this Library to accommodate over 1,200 graduate and 3,575 undergraduate students. The expansion of space proposed would overcome this acute shortage and would provide for the additional enrollment projected to 1974. In addition, space would be provided for an information storage and retrieval research center, utilizing this Library as a laboratory. The Department of Computer Science and the Graduate School of Library Science would cooperate with the College of Engineering in this program. It is believed that this project would be eligible for a matching federal grant of as much as $1,000,000. Foreign Languages Building ($7,241,000). This facility has been included by the University in its last two biennial budget requests. (It was called a "classroomoffice building" earlier.) On both occasions, it was disapproved by the Board of Higher Education. T h e building was badly needed even earlier than 1963 to relieve serious overcrowding in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The need has steadily increased with growing enrollment in that College. The Foreign Languages Building would provide offices for all of the language departments of the College and badly-needed space for expanded language-laboratory facilities. Additional classroom space for general University use would also be included. A federal grant of $1,000,000 is anticipated. Intramural-Physical Education Building ($9,301,000). This facility was approved by the State Board of Higher Education for inclusion in the University's 1965-67 capital budget. It became necessary, however, to delete the project because of inability to secure the necessary general-revenue appropriation required for the part of the building planned for educational purposes. As Schedule C shows, most of the cost of this facility would be met from student fees, and it is very badly needed. It is hoped that the state funds required ($1,662,000) can be included in the 1967-69 capital budget. Law Building Addition ($4,585,000). This facility would enable the College of Law virtually to double its enrollment of professional students, as well as to provide space for additional graduate students. The overall increase would be from the 1965-66 level of 537 students to slightly more than 1,000 students by 1972. Applications for admission to the College of Law have grown rapidly in recent years, and many well-qualified students must now be denied admission. If the state of Illinois is to continue to provide opportunity for legal education to an increasing number of college graduates, it is essential that this program of expansion be supported. A federal grant of $1,200,000 is believed to be probable under Title II of the Higher Education Facilities Act.