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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976
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12 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [July 17 Administrative Leaves, Chicago Circle and Urbana (13) I n accordance with the plan for administrative leaves approved by the Board of Trustees, 1 the Chancellors at the Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign campuses have recommended such leaves for the following persons: I. Chicago Circle GEORGE C. GILES, who has served as Associate Dean of the College of Education since 1969 (Assistant Dean, 1968-1969), has requested leave from September 23, 1974, through January 5, 1975. H e proposes to study the issues and problems of bilingual education to develop a frame of reference for planning and initiating academic programs in that area. SHELDON L. FORDHAM, Director of the School of Physical Education for the last twelve years, has requested leave for the period from February 1 through May 31, 1975. He plans to visit selected private and public universities, with particular attention to urban institutions similar to Chicago Circle, to study organizational and administrative patterns of schools and colleges of physical education. II. Urbana-Champaign HOWARD L. WAKELAND, Associate Dean of the College of Engineering since 1966 (Assistant Dean, 1954-1966), has requested leave for the period May 15 through August 31, 1975 (including the normal vacation period). He expects to visit several European engineering institutions to determine the feasibility of expanding the College's undergraduate engineering exchange program and to evaluate the European practice of using industrial work periods as a portion of engineering education programs. THOMAS C. BLOOMER, presently Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has served in administrative assignments since 1965. He has requested leave from September 1 through November 30, 1974, to visit several American colleges and universities to study about their handling of advance enrollment programs for new students; academic irregularities procedures; and measures employed to control enrollments into overcrowded curricula. ROLAND W. HOLMES, Director of Individual Plans of Study in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has requested leave from August 21 through December 20, 1974. Director Holmes, who has been a member of the administrative staff since 1966, proposes to investigate British teaching methods, their effectiveness and underlying rationale, especially in English language, literature, and writing. T h e proposed leaves have been reviewed by the committee on administrative leaves which recommends approval. On motion of Mr. Hahn, these leaves were granted as recommended. Sabbatical Leaves of Absence, 1974-75 (14) T h e Chancellors at Chicago Circle and Urbana-Champaign have recommended that the following faculty members be given sabbatical leaves of absence in accordance with the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes and on the terms and for the periods indicated. The programs of research, study, and travel for which these leaves are requested have been examined by the Research Boards, and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination has reviewed the applications for the leaves and recommends approval. 1 The plan, approved on June 20, 1973, provides for paid leaves of two to four months for certain administrative officers for the purpose of keeping "abreast of developments in their profession and to find time to design new approaches to their tasks."
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