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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976
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1975] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 389 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics CATHERINE DOLEANS DADE, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, second semester, 1975-76, one-half pay. On motion of Mr. Howard, these leaves were granted as recommended. Report of Changes in Bioengineering Area of Concentration, Chicago Circle (17) The Senate at Chicago Circle has approved a recommendation from the College of Engineering for revisions in the Bioengineering area of concentration leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Whereas in the existing Bioengineering curriculum, the specialization of the student was accomplished through proper choice of courses in consultation with an adviser, the proposed curriculum contains three specific options: a ) Bioinstrumentation and Systems; b) Biomedical Materials and Devices; and c) Bioinformation Systems. T h e proposed restructuring of the curriculum will better prepare the student for employment or continuance of study at the graduate level upon graduation. T h i s r e p o r t is p r e s e n t e d for r e c o r d . N o a c t i o n is r e q u i r e d . Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, Chicago Circle (18) T h e Chicago Circle Senate has recommended the establishment of a new curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a major and a minor in linguistics. T h e Department of Linguistics at present offers a program leading to the Master of Arts. All students in the proposed program will have in common a core of work in the principal branches of theoretical linguistics. T h e program is so designed, however, that each student will be able to pursue work in such related disciplines as anthropology, psychology, sociology, speech, English, or foreign languages depending on the student's special interest. T h e new program will thus make it possible for a student to focus, for instance, on the sociology of language, urban dialect geography, the psychology of language, language acquisition, the philosophy of language, mathematical linguistics, or the linguistic aspects of literary criticism and analysis. It will also be useful to those who wish to specialize in anthropological linguistics, speech pathology, and pedagogical problems arising out of dialect differences among pupils in primary and secondary schools. T h e major can also prepare students to enter graduate programs in the foreign languages or in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. There is a critical need for teachers in the latter area and bilingual teachers. Enrollment in the program, expected to consist of ten majors in the first year, is projected to reach twenty by the fifth year. Incremental costs, $30,360 for the first year and a total of $27,796 for years two through six, will be absorbed through internal reallocation. The Chancellor at Chicago Circle and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concur in this recommendation. T h e University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval, subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . The "Fifth Pathway" Program, Medical Center (19) T h e Seventy-eighth Illinois General Assembly, with the concurrence of the Governor, amended the Medical Practice Act to authorize a pathway to licensure in the State of Illinois for citizens of the United States educated in medical schools
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