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BOASD OF TRUSTEES

[June 21

STUDENT U N I O N AND LIBRARY FACILITIES AT CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION

(7) City of Chicago officials are willing to lease to the University the City Shop area at Navy Pier. Approximately 12,000 square feet would thus be made available for an enlarged student lounge and for the initiation of a program of Student Union activities at the Chicago Undergraduate Division. First, such a program would serve to facilitate planning, construction, and finally occupancy of a Student Union Building on the new campus. Second, it would provide expanded and improved lounge facilities at Navy Pier during the next three years for the increased enrollment. Third, the relocation of the student lounge now adjacent to the Library would permit badly needed expansion of the reading-room area of the Library. All three of these purposes would be served at relatively modest cosis considering (a) the large number of students who would be benefited during the three-year period, and (b) the value of having on the staff a Student Union Director who would help plan the permanent facility for the new campus. (0n6 half of the Director's salary would be paid from capital funds.) In the light of these considerations, the Vice-President for the Chicago Undergraduate Division, the Director of the Physical Plant, and the VicePresident and Comptroller recommend that: 1, The "Vice-President and Comptroller, or his representative, be authorized to enter into a lease with the city of Chicago for the City Shop area at a rale consistent with that presently being charged for space at the Pier (approximately $4,200. a year). 2. Interest from the escrow funds for restoring the Pier property be used for demolition of existing partitions and removal of wood block flooring and replacement with concrete floor, at a cost not to exceed $14,000. 3, Appropriations of $61,600 for remodeling of the City Shop area for the Student Union facility, and $19,500 for expansion of Library facilities, be made from the General Reserve, effective July 1. 4. A Union fee of $5.00 a semester be established at the Chicago Undergraduate Division. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the foregoing recommendations were approved and the requested assignments of funds were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Wilkiiis. Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Harewood, Mr. Kemer.

HOSPITAL-MEDICAL-SURGICAL INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS A N D STAFF

(8) Bids have been taken on the hospital-medical-surgical insurance for student? and staff for the two-year period beginning September 1, 1961, with the condition that the University reserves the right to renew such insurance annually thereafter upon mutual agreement between the insurance carrier and the University. The Vice-President and Comptroller recommends that contracts providing the same benefits as present for the student plan on all three campuses and for tie optional staff plans at Urbana-Champaign and at the Chicago Professional Colleges be awarded to Federal Life Insurance Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, on the aggregate premium at the following Tates; Student Program* Student Spouse Children Urbana $ 8 00 per semester 11 85 per semester 8 4S per semester Chicago Ckicap Profesiional Undergraduate Colleges Divirion 85 05 per quarter $6 60 per semester 7 30 per quarter 9 75 per semester 5 20 per quarter 6 95 per semests