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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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(f) The President shall establish regulations and procedures necessary for the administration of these provisions.

GRADUATE WORK OF PROFESSORIAL STAFF MEMBERS

Sec. 41. No person shall be admitted to candidacy for an advanced degree who holds an appointment as professor, associate professor, or assistant professor in any department or division of the University. Any person engaged in graduate study who accepts an appointment with the rank of assistant professor or higher at the University will be dropped as a degree candidate at this University.

PRIVILEGES OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF

Sec. 42. ( a ) If a retired staff member is provided with research assistance, he shall, at the end of each academic year, report to the President in at least general terms, on the work accomplished during the year. In no case may a research assistant be granted to a retired staff member for a longer period than one year at a time, and such assistant may be continued only if the annual report of work shows progress or promise. (b) With the approval of the department head or chairman and of the Dean of the Graduate College and of the President, a retired faculty member may offer conferences with graduate students in his line of work, if he had offered graduate courses before his retirement. (c) Retired faculty members who were members of a Senate prior to retirement continue as members of that Senate with full floor privileges. (d) Retired faculty members may participate in meetings of their college or school faculties but shall have no vote.

DISMISSAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Sec. 43. ( a ) In the exercise of its authority to dismiss or request the resignation of University officers from their administrative positions, the Board of Trustees may take such action in respect to the Vice-President and Provost, or the Vice-President in Charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges, or a dean or a director, or any other administrative officer, prior to the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, only after presentation by the Board to the officer affected of a statement of the reasons, accompanied by the facts in support thereof, upon which the proposed action is based, together with notice, served by registered mail, of the time and place of the hearing thereon which shall be not less than 30 days after the date of notice. A copy of the statement and notice shall be sent by registered mail to each member of the Board of Trustees at least 20 days prior to the hearing. (b) The officer shall have the right to appear at the hearing, with counsel if he desires, to comment on the reasons and to present evidence in his behalf. The Board shall not be bound by formal or technical rules of evidence and its decision shall be final. (c) In designating the effective date of dismissal or requested resignation, the Board shall give due consideration to the time reasonably required for the adjustment of the officer's personal affairs.