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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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To those who knew him, Charles Caveny was a deceptively quiet and softspoken man of medium stature and build. His blue eyes usually twinkled, and his friendly smile was often accompanied by a warm chuckle. He made many friends, and, perhaps more significantly, he kept the friends he made. He enjoyed exchanging views with his colleagues and found time to listen to students and faculty whose ideas differed from his own. His happiest moments were spent hunting, fishing, and hiking with his family and close friends at his lodge in Pennsylvania's mountains and at a cabin in Colorado's Rockies. To meet Charles Caveny, to talk to him, even to see him in the midst of the fruits of the work he had organized was not necessarily to perceive the man for what he was. But those who served alongside him in those years when the Chicago campus struggled into being valued his "Pennsylvania Dutch" stubbornness, his fairness and common sense, his ability to smile and to make everyone relax in the midst of adversity, and his faith in the future of the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois — a faith that was witnessed to by his constant efforts on its behalf. The results of those early efforts are all around us, and they, better than any of our words, celebrate Charles Caveny's life. O n motion of Mr. Livingston, the statement was adopted by a standing vote and ordered spread upon the record.

Mr. Neal reported briefly on discussions he had held with officers at Chicago Circle concerning long-range relationships of the campus with various Chicago institutions, such as the Chicago City College, the Board of Education, and city development officers. He said that a number of meetings would be scheduled to strengthen and improve relationships for the mutual benefit of the campus and city institutions.

REGULAR AGENDA T h e Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. Undergraduate Housing Regulations1 (Report for Information) (1) President Neal called to the attention of the Trustees the following informational report on undergraduate housing regulations. The Trustees have received information concerning discussions at the Urbana campus with regard to undergraduate housing regulations. The subject has received extensive campus review, and Chancellor Peltason has provided the following report based upon that review: After an exhaustive study and careful analysis, the Student Housing Advisory Committee and the Director of Housing have recommended changes in our regulations which require undergraduate students under the age of twenty-one to live in certified housing for their first two years

1 The Board of Trustees' Committee on Student Welfare and Activities conducted a hearing on the morning of November 19, 1976, at which time a number of speakers from campus organizations and operators of off-campus housing, as well as supporting University staff in this area of responsibility, were beard. The issue, as indicated in the Chancellor's report, was whether it would be desirable to reduce the present 60-hour requirement for undergraduate students to a 30hour requirement. The committee took no action. (Copies of the several statements presented are on file with the Secretary.)