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(A list of the committees appears in the minutes of the annual meeting of January 19, 1977, in accord with the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees.) 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. University Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 1978 Mr. Forsyth, the alternate.representative to the Board of Higher Education, and President Corbally reported briefly on the February 1977 meeting of the Board of Higher Education at which Governor Thompson appeared and announced his priorities for state funding for the next fiscal year and the general .level of funds available for higher education. President Corbally said that the staff of the Board of Higher Education would be recommending a plan for the allocation of funds within the Governor's total and that further details would be reported at the March meeting of the Board of Trustees. Transfer of Operating Responsibility, Allerton Properties President Corbally reported that, after consultation with Chancellor Peltason and Vice President Johnson, the Allerton Park properties (the park, the house, the farms, and the 4-H c a m p ) . h a d been transferred from the present dual reporting system to the operating responsibility of the U r b a n a campus. It was understood that the campus administration would supervise the Allerton properties on behalf of the University as a whole and would continue to recognize their Universitywide significance. J. B. Claar, Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture, Director of the Cooperative Extension Service, and Associate Vice President for Public Service, will assume coordinating administrative responsibility as Director of the Allerton Trust. All those presently responsible for administration of the several aspects of the program would remain with their present responsibilities. REGULAR AGENDA T h e Board considered the following reports and the President of the University. recommendations from

Increases in Tuition for 1977-78 I (1) The subject of appropriate levels of tuition for 1977-78 has been reviewed comprehensively during the last year by the Board of Trustees, by the administrative officers, and by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). The latter body has recommended annual tuition increases for full-time resident students as follows: $90 for undergraduate students, $120 for graduate students, $463 for