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sources Center by the College of Engineering and the appointment of an internal advisory committee of eight members drawn from three or more colleges at Chicago Circle and from the Medical Center to assist the Director in preparing the detailed program of the Center. T h e Chicago Circle Senate has recommended the transfer of the administrative locus of the Center from the College of Engineering to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. This will provide an administrative framework that better represents the Center's multidisciplinary approach to research on the impact of energy resources on the economy, politics, culture, etc. This recommendation has the endorsement of the Dean and Department Heads of the College of Engineering, the Center's Internal Advisory Committee, and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concur in recommending the establishment of the Center as an all-campus unit. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved.

REGULAR AGENDA T h e Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. Additions to Fiscal Year 1976 Request for Capital Appropriations

(1) As President of the University, I submit herewith the following request for additional funds for the University of Illinois capital budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 1976. On January 7, 1975, the Board of Higher Education recommended $73,953,420 in projects from among those contained in the FY 1976 capital budget request submitted by the University. This action was based upon a total request of $89,063,600. On January 9, 1975, the staff of the Board of Higher Education, in response to Governor Walker's request for an accelerated building program, requested of the University a list of projects for consideration for an FY 1976 supplemental capital request. The list, which follows, was prepared in accord with the following criteria established by the Governor's office: 1. All projects should be bondable. 2. All projects should be primarily for remodeling and rehabilitation purposes, 3. All projects should be relatively complete (80 per cent) within twenty-four months. T h e list includes projects previously approved by the Board of Trustees on September 18, 1974, projects that were an extension of the FY 1976 projects as indicated in the R A M P document, and projects that had been deferred due to bid overruns. Approval is requested for the additional projects not previously approved by the Board of Trustees in the amount of $9,475,720.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Governor Walker.