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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 15

Report on Cancellation of Negotiations Regarding the Goodman School of Drama

In July, 1974, after several years of negotiations between representatives of the Chicago Circle campus and the Art Institute of Chicago, the Board authorized execution of a contract between the Art Institute and the University providing, under certain guidelines, for the assumption of management responsibilities for the Goodman School of Drama for a period of three years with a view to the possibility that the entire responsibility would then vest in the University. During the negotiations, however, it became clear that present budgetary limitations at the Chicago Circle campus have operated to place the proposed program in competition with programs already existing on the campus. The direction of these negotiations has led the representatives of the Art Institute and of the University to the conclusions that financial risks under the proposed arrangement must fall heavily upon the Art Institute, and that the University may not be able to assume complete responsibility for the Goodman School after the proposed three-year trial period. Consequently, the President of the Art Institute of Chicago has written to Chancellor Cheston indicating that the Institute would like to terminate the negotiations and conclude the cooperative efforts now under way. The University officers share with the Art Institute disappointment that a mutually beneficial agreement could not be reached for what was potentially a promising addition to the curriculum of the Chicago Circle campus but an addition which seems now not likely to be financially feasible for the University. Chancellor Cheston has written to the President of the Art Institute, expressing the appreciation of the University for the cooperation of the Institute staff during these negotiations. In presenting this report, the President made it clear that the possibility for future discussions with the Board of the Art Institute is not foreclosed.

Report on the Status of Energy Consumption and Cost

Vice President Brady asked Mr. Harlan Bareither, Assistant Vice President for Planning, to review the extent to which a contingency appropriation received for this year ($1.5 million) was proving to be sufficient to meet needs and increased costs. Mr. Bareither reported that, even with the appropriation, an additional expenditure of University funds of a p proximately $790,000 would be required. H e noted that, at U r b a n a alone, a 15 per cent reduction in usage had been achieved from last year, but that a general pattern of rising costs for fuel oil in particular fully justified the contingency.

Academic Flow and Tenure

Vice President Brady asked Mr. Peter Czajkowski, Director, University Office of Long-Range Planning and Analysis, to present the preliminary results of a long-range analysis being carried out on this subject. T h e study covers the relationship between enrollment assumptions and predicted trends and the relationship of these to the distribution of faculty holding indefinite tenure appointments or other tenure status, the age distribution of the staff, the patterns of addition, retention, and promotion, and a