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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD Future Meetings President Neal called attention to the schedule of meetings for the rest of the fiscal year: March 17 (Annual Meeting), Chicago Circle; April 14, Dixon Springs; May 19, Urbana-Champaign; June 16, Medical Center. H e also announced that an executive session had been requested and would be convened after the meeting to consider reports on property acquisition and pending litigation. RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION Following a short recess, the Board reconvened in executive session and considered the following items of business: Acquisition of 905 West Nevada Street, Urbana (21) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the University of Illinois Foundation be requested: (1) to purchase the property at 905 West Nevada Street, Urbana, at a price of $39,150; and (2) to lease the property to the University at a rental sufficient to enable the Foundation to pay the interest on the loan secured to finance the acquisition. The improvements will be demolished, and the land will be used for parking for approximately thirty-two vehicles. It is also recommended that authorization be given to enter into a lease of the property with the Foundation until June 30, 1976, with options for annual renewals thereafter during the term of the lease, subject to funds being made available in the operating budget of the Division of Campus Parking and Transportation. Funds for the demolition of the improvements and construction of parking facilities, and for rental costs until June 30, 1976, are available in the budget of the Division of Campus Parking and Transportation. Funds for rental costs required after that date will be included in that budget on an annual basis. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Summers, Mr. Szegho; no, none. O n motion of Mr. Summers, the purchase of this property at the price indicated was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor

Walker.

Settlement of Discrimination Complaint before the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (22) In December 1969 Virendra K. Bhalla was employed by the University at the Medical Center campus as a Data Processing Analyst, a Civil Service classification. In August 1971 Mr. Bhalla filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) alleging that the University had discriminated against him in his employment on the basis of his national origin (East Indian). In July 1973 the Chicago Regional Office of HEW formally notified the University that the complaint had been filed and that an investigation would be initiated. In February 1974 the University was advised by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that Mr. Bhalla had also filed a complaint with that body, charging discrimination on the basis of national origin.