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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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It should be noted that the proposed group will be advisory to the President, it will meet at two specified times annually with the Student Welfare and Activities Committee of the Board, and that procedures for communication with the Board will be developed. This group will relate to the President and to the Board in ways similar to existing relationships with the faculty (through the University Senates Conference) and with nonacademic personnel. The establishment of this group will not require Board action and the Board will not, therefore, be establishing special relationships with students which it has not established with its many other constituencies. T h e proposal follows: Purpose: This Committee shall have as its major purpose the provision of continuing and formal liaison among three basic groups: the students of the University of Illinois, the University administration represented by the President of the University, and the Board of Trustees of the University. In meeting this major purpose, the Committee will be expected t o : 1. Identify and analyze for the President those issues which affect students on a University-wide basis or, similarly, to analyze those issues identified by the Board or by the President as issues which affect students on a University-wide basis. 2. Gather and interpret student attitudes and student concerns on matters related to University-wide policies and procedures. 3. Assist in communicating and interpreting University concerns on matters related to University-wide policies and procedures. (This Committee shall be involved in University-wide matters and shall not replace student advisory mechanisms developed by the Chancellors to meet similar purposes in dealing with campus concerns. This Committee shall be responsible for developing its own liaison mechanisms with such campus advisory groups.) Membership: This Committee shall consist of twelve members. Members shall be selected from the various campus constituencies as follows: Medical Center (3) : 1 graduate student 1 professional student 1 undergraduate student Chicago Circle (4) : 3 undergraduate students 1 graduate student Urbana-Champaign (5) : 2 undergraduate students 2 graduate students 1 professional student While selection processes shall not be mandated by the President, some procedures which would provide for terms of longer than one year for members of the Committee would be desirable. Procedures: T h e Committee shall meet with the President of the University monthly. T h e Committee shall elect a presiding officer who shall work with the President to prepare the agenda for each monthly meeting. A schedule of meeting dates, places, and times for the year shall be approved at the October meeting each year. T h e Committee shall meet with the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees twice annually — in January and in April. During these two months these meetings shall replace the meetings developed by the Chancellors to provide for campus student groups to meet with the President and the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees. T h e Committee and the President shall develop procedures for communication between the Committee and the Board of Trustees in addition to the two meetings scheduled each year. Evaluation: At the conclusion of each academic year, the Committee and the President shall prepare a report to the Board of Trustees reviewing the work of the Committee. This Committee is established by the President of the University under