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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974 Version B
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288 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 20 MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES President Hughes announced there would be no meetings of the Board Committees this month. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S REPORTS T h e Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. President Corbally presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed widi the Secretary of the Board. Selection Procedures for Major Administrative Positions President Corbally presented the following report on this subject in response to a resolution introduced by Mr. E a r l Neal at the March 2 1 , 1973, meeting. ( F o r the text of that resolution, see the Minutes of M a r c h 2 1 , 1973.) In meeting its responsibilities for the governance of the University of Illinois, a crucial role of the Board of Trustees is acting upon recommendations of the President of the University for the appointment of individuals to major administrative positions in the University. Of particular concern are recommendations for appointments as Vice President, Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, and Dean. In order to provide members of the Board of Trustees with necessary information to permit them to act upon recommendations of the President for such appointments in a timely and meaningful manner, the following procedures will be followed. 1. Members of the Board will be informed by letter when it is known that a vacancy will exist in such major administrative position. 2. Following the appointment of a search (or selection advisory) committee by the President or by a Chancellor, the first order of business shall be the enunciation of the criteria to be used in evaluating candidates for the position. 3. When such a criteria statement has been developed, it will be sent by the President to members of the Board for information and for comment. Questions, if any, concerning the criteria shall be resolved before candidates are evaluated by the search committee, the Chancellor, and the President. 4. When the President is prepared to recommend an appointment to a major administrative position as described above, he shall send to the members of the Board of Trustees a separate and confidential communication concerning his recommendation which shall contain the following information: A. The composition of the search committee which advised with the Chancellor and/or the President in reviewing candidates for the position. B. A general description of the nature and extent of the search made for candidates for the position. C. A reminder of the criteria used in evaluating candidates for the position. D. A description of the background and experience of the individual to be recommended for appointment by the President with specific attention to the ways in which the proposed appointee meets the selection criteria. Under normal circumstances, this information will be provided to members of the Board of Trustees at least two weeks in advance of the Board meeting at which the President will make the recommendation for appointment. It is expected that the use of these procedures will keep members of the Board of Trustees more completely informed than at present concerning the processes and the substance which underlie recommendations made by the President for appointments to major administrative positions.
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