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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[June 17

T h e Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval.

Dean Russell N. Sullivan of the College of Law was present at the meeting and discussed in some detail the reasons for the proposed change. On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.

AMENDMENTS OF UNIVERSITY STATUTES (14) At its April 15, 1964, meeting the Board of Trustees stated its tentative approval of revisions in Sections 6, 38, and 39 of the University Statutes originated by the Senates, with the exception of certain modifications thereof proposed by the Board, and directed that the advice of the University Senates be sought on the modifications. On May 19, 1964, the Chicago Undergraduate Division Senate expressed its approval of the modifications proposed by the Board. On May 25, 1964, the Urbana-Champaign Senate defeated a motion to adopt the Board's modifications and passed motions which (a) requested an opportunity for further consultation with the Board of Trustees (or a committee thereof) for the purpose of arriving at a consensus which would reflect the principles of the amendments adopted by the three Senates; (b) designated a Committee of the Senate for such purpose; and (c) suggested that the Board invite the corresponding Committees on Academic Freedom from the other Senates to join in such consultations. On June 3, 1964, the Medical Center Senate also defeated a motion to approve the Board's proposed modifications and passed motions requesting further consultations in essentially the manner suggested by the previous action of the Urbana-Champaign Senate. In accordance with the request of the Urbana-Champaign and the Medical Center Senates, I recommend that (1) further consultation be arranged with the designated committees, including the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Chicago Undergraduate Division; (2) the liaison committee of the Senate Coordinating Council also be requested to participate in the consultation as provided for in Section 7(d) of the University Statutes; 1 and that (3) the matter be referred to the Committee on General Policy for further action. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e approved. CONSOLIDATION O F OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH AND OFFICE O F INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION INTO A N OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (15) The Executive Vice-President and Provost recommends that an Office of Instructional Resources be established to replace the Office of Instructional Research and the Office of Instructional Television at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The new Office will assume the responsibilities presently assigned to its two predecessors and will in addition provide a wider range of instructional services to faculty members, departments, and colleges. T h e Office of Instructional Resources will be broadly concerned with the improvement of the instructional program — especially at the undergraduate level — through assisting the faculty in the increased use of newer techniques and media and through studies of the influence upon academic achievement of other factors in the University environment within and outside the classroom. The need to improve the quality of collegiate instruction in the face of mounting enrollment, and probably without commensurate increases in faculty and funds, makes it imperative to use as fully and as effectively as possible the

1 Section 7(d) of the University Statutes provides that: "The Council shall appoint not more than three of its members to act as a liaison committee advisory to the Board of Trustees (through the President), the President, and the respective Senates, in matters of special and extraordinary concern to the University. The special function of this committee shall be to aid in maintaining harmonious relations among such officers and units of the University. The Committee shall act only upon the express request of the Board of Trustees, the President, any one of the three Senates, or the Senate Coordinating Council."