Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976
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82 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [October 16 President Hughes, taking note of the fact that the Board was meeting in Rockford, Illinois, commented on the unusual opportunity the Trustees had had to review the program and facilities at the Rockford School of Medicine, as well as to meet the staff of the School. He expressed appreciation to Dean Robert L. Evans for the informational program that had been developed for the Trustees, and he announced that a number of leaders from the Rockford area had been invited to be the guests of the Board at luncheon. MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES President Hughes announced there would be a meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee following the regular Board meeting. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY President's Reports President Corbally presented a report on selected topics of current interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the Secretary of the Board. Report on Administrative Evaluation President Corbally reminded the Board of this topic which had been under study for some time, indicating that the recommendations and comments of the University Senates Conference were in preparation, would soon be mailed to the Trustees, and that a report on the subject would be presented at the November meeting. William S. Chamberlin School of Law, Springfield The President reviewed the background on this subject. He noted that legislation of the last General Assembly had provided for a law school in Springfield bearing the late Judge Chamberlin's name. The Board of Higher Education staff had asked the higher education systems for comment upon: institutional interest in providing legal education in the Springfield area; if there is interest, what program activity is proposed; the effect of such activity upon the current commitments of the State to expand legal education facilities at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and the development of a law school at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; and, finally, the implication of any proposals upon the mission of specific institutions within a given system. The President then requested Vice President Munitz to present the outline of a suggested institutional response from the University of Illinois. A summary document had been prepared and was discussed by the Trustees and amended, with the result that, on motion of Mr. Swain, the Trustees approved in principle the following University response to
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