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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Livingston, these degrees were authorized as recommended.

Establishment of School of Social Sciences, Urbana

(7) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has recommended the establishment of a School of Social Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, effective August 1976. The proposed school will consist initially of the Departments of Anthropology, Geography, Political Science, and Sociology; the Social Science Quantitative Laboratory; and the Centers for Asian Studies and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Other units may be added as the need arises. The faculty of the school will consist of all persons holding regular academic appointments with the rank of instructor or lecturer and above in the school's constituent units. The establishment of a School of Social Sciences will permit superior coordination of the work of the individual units, the conduct of effective long-range educational planning, and the allocation of resources accordingly at the closest possible level to the units most directly affected. Taken together, the social science units (in organization and increasingly in new program directions) form a fairly homogeneous academic system. Effective systemwide administration can lead to better utilization of existing resources and expanded acquisition of new ones, stimulate improvement in the overall quality of the various programs in the individual units, and encourage and develop programs of interdisciplinary teaching and research both within the school and in the larger University community. No new State resources are required for the implementation of the proposed school, which will be financed by reallocation of existing resources within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In common with similar units, the school will be administered by a director, and a recommendation for such an appointment will be submitted later. The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Chancellor, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concur in this recommendation. The 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.

On motion of Mr. Summers, this recommendation was approved.

Rate Increases for Residence Halls, Medical Center

(8) The Chancellor at the Medical Center campus has recommended rate increases for University residence halls of that campus, effective with the fall quarter 1976, as follows: 1. Room Portion of the Contract 1975-76 Proposed Amount of Percent of Unit Rate 1976-77 Increase Increase Student Residence Hall $686 $748 $62 9.0 Women's Residence Hall 725 790 65 9.0 These rates are for the most typical accommodations — one person occupying a double study-bedroom for the standard academic year. The difference between S R H and W R H rates reflects the fact W R H is a newer, air-conditioned building with special features. Rates for a single room, a special academic schedule, etc., would be proportionate. 2. Board Portion of the Contract 1975-76 Rate $529 Proposed 1976-77 $580 Amount of Increase $51 Percent of Increase 9.64

10-meal contract