Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1958 [PAGE 220]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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pleasure of the Board. The President shall attend the meetings of the Board and participate in its deliberations. He may act with freedom within the lines of general policy approved by, the Board. With the advice of the University Council, he shall prepare the*%nnual and biennial budgets for presentation to the Board. He shall recommend to the Board suitable persons for positions in the University, including appointments to appropriate administrative positions, other than academic, which are not provided for in the University Statutes. In case of exigencies, acting within his proper jurisdiction, he may make appointments so that the work of the University shall not be interrupted, but such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Board. The President is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the University. He shall make such recommendations to the Board and to the three University Senates as he may deem desirable for the proper conduct and development of the University. He shall be the presiding officer of each of the Senates as provided in Section 6. He shall issue diplomas conferring degrees, but only on the recommendation of the appropriate Senate and by authority of the Board of Trustees.

VICE-PRESIDENT AND PROVOST

Sec. 3. The Vice-President and Provost shall exercise the functions of President in his absence and shall at all times assist the President by exercise of such functions as the latter may delegate to him. He shall the chief academic officer, under the President, and shall be a member of faculty of each college, school, institute, and division.

ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT AND PROVOST

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Sec. 4. During the absence of the President and the Vice-President and Provost from duty the Senior college dean, or other college dean designated by the President, shall exercise the functions of the President in the interim or until the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

Sec. 5. ( a ) The University Council shall consist of the President, the Vice-President and Provost, the deans of the colleges — including the associate deans of the Chicago Undergraduate Division — the directors or deans of independently organized schools, divisions, and institutes; other University officers who report directly to the President; and five members chosen by ballot from and by the three Senates as follows: one from the Chicago Professional Colleges Senate, one from the Chicago Undergraduate Division Senate, and three from the Urbana-Champaign Senate. (b) At his discretion the President may invite other members of the University staff to attend meetings of the Council, who although they are nonmembers of the Council, may participate in its discussions. (c) The University Council shall act as adviser to the President and shall meet at his call. It shall not exercise legislative functions. The President =hall secure the general recommendations of the Council before preparing the annual and biennial budgets. (d) The Council may elect an Executive Committee from its own membership to advise the President at such times and on such matters as he may determine.