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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 22

I I . Protection of Life a n d Property and Public Improvements — Urbana-Champaign A. Green Street ( W r i g h t Street to Mathews Avenue) safety improvement B. A r m o r y roof replacement C. Stock Pavilion repairs D. Public improvements (the University's proportionate share) : 1. Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District 2. Green Street (east of Mathews Avenue)

150 000 296 000 275000 233 000 77 000 (1 031 000)

I I I . " A A " Building Projects Most Urgently Needed A. Biology Building equipment and utilities, Urbana-Champaign 665 000 B. Library addition, Urbana-Champaign 2 175 000 C. A r t and Architecture Building, Urbana-Champaign 2 640 000 D. Hospital and other remodeling and minor additions, Chicago Professional Colleges 3 840 000 K Research Laboratory, Chicago Professional Colleges I 925 000 F. Remodeling, rehabilitation, and minor additions, UrbanaChampaign 1 000 000 G. Physics Building, Urbana-Champaign 5 425 000 H . Commerce Building, Urbana-Champaign 2 610 000 I. Education Building, Urbana-Champaign 2 640 000 J. Physical Plant Service Building, Urbana-Champaign 1 275 000 K. Power Plant and Utility Distribution System for recommended buildings in Urbana-Champaign: 1. Power Plant addition 1 985 000 2. Utility Distribution System 3 238 000 L. Matching funds for federal grants for science and research facilities, Urbana-Champaign and Chicago I 000 000 (30 418 000) Total Program $35 674 000 T h e above recommendations are only the most urgently needed projects to meet the immediate requirements. Other needed projects are indicated under the following categories in the Appendix: " A " Projects Urgently Needed and Projects Considered Highly Desirable if Financed to a Substantial Degree without State Aid. ( T h e Building Program Committee's report includes a category of "Projects Considered Deferrable for 1957-59 Biennium" which, however, is not included in the Appendix. — Secretary's Note.)

P L A N N I N G POLICIES

T h e University Building P r o g r a m Committee has considered both immediate and long-range problems in formulating the 1957-59 program, and has developed the following general policies: A. T o Anticipate the Result of Enrollment Trends. 1. F u r t h e r enrollment studies by the Bureau of Institutional Research indicate that the 23,000 level for Urbana-Champaign by 1963 was much too conservative. Latest estimates place this figure at 26,500. 2. While upward enrollment trends can be seen among the various departments, they are much more rapid in some departments of the University than in others. T h e most striking growth is in the College of Engineering where undergraduate enrollment increased 85 per cent between 1951 and 1955; during which period the undergraduate enrollment in the rest of the University increased 16 per cent. B. T o Build for Enrollment. 1. T h e main, but not the only objective in constructing space in the 1957-59 biennium is to permit the University to continue taking only its proportionate share of the increasing college enrollment.