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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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understanding of apparent divergencies of interpretation and in the hope of resolving such differences to the fullest extent possible. In the light of those discussions and partly on the basis of the statements submitted by each of the University's three campuses following the meetings with I B H E staff members, a document entitled The Scope and Mission of the University and the Basic Planning Assumptions of Its Campuses was prepared and submitted to the I B H E staff in June, 1972. F o r fiscal 1975 budget requests and multi-year budget estimates, the Illinois Board of Higher Education introduced a new format, the Resource Allocation and Management Program ( R A M P ) , within which Illinois public senior universities must submit their budgets for review by the I B H E . T h e R A M P format required, for the first time as a formal requirement, universities to state their scope and mission objectives and technical plans for achieving those goals. This document is in response partly to this requirement and is the product of a continuous process of interaction among departments, colleges, campuses, central administration, governing board, and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Previous bound versions were prepared for distribution to members of the Board of Trustees on July 18, 1973, and April S, 1974. T h e first chapter considers the scope and mission of the University of Illinois as a whole, together with its major planning emphases, and the continuing process of academic development and program evaluation. T h e following three chapters are focused upon the distinctive contributions made by each campus to the University's educational mission and responsibilities, and upon the basic assumptions underlying their respective sets of priorities in educational planning and in the allocation of resources. Attention is given to several specific problems that have been identified during the many scope and mission deliberations. T h e second section of the document spells out the University's assumptions about enrollment patterns and the availability of resources for higher education. T h e planning proposals of the first four chapters depend in part upon the validity of these assumptions. Also, the enrollments and resource projections of the financing model are reconciled with the scope and mission statements of the first four chapters. While the basic purposes of a university such as the University of Illinois remain constant, the specific activities and programs undertaken to meet those purposes will vary with time. T h e dynamic nature of the University and the multitude of plans for innovative response to changes in the state of knowledge, social conditions, and the nature of the student body defy a statement which specifically defines the scope and mission of the University of Illinois over an extended time. This document, which I recommend for approval and for transmittal to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, is already the subject of the continuous process of reassessment and adjustment. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s d o c u m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d a n d a u t h o r i t y w a s g i v e n f o r t r a n s m i t t a l t o t h e I l l i n o i s B o a r d of H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n . AWARD O F CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATES (3) T h e Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section S of the Illinois Accountancy Act of 1943, as amended, to six candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law. T h e names of the candidates are filed with the Secretary. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h e s e c e r t i f i c a t e s w e r e a w a r d e d . DESIGNATION OF A UNIVERSITY PURCHASING DIRECTOR (4) For several years, the University of Illinois has anticipated recent demands on it in the area of purchasing by coordinating, and in a number of cases by combining, purchases for its campuses. Mr. Lester E. Elliott has acted as the coordinator in these efforts while he has served as Director of Purchases for the Urbana-Champaign campus.