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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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For purpose! of determining payments for a fractional year of academic service, the academic year at the Chicago Circle and Medical Center campuses is defined as September 16 through June 15, and the academic year at the Urbana-Champaign campus is defined as August 21 through May 20. The budget has been prepared by the vice president for administration based upon recommendations of (1) the University Planning Council, (2) the chancellors at the three campuses (after consultation with their respective deans, directors, and other campus officers), and (3) the president of the University. The allocation of funds follows general policies and priorities developed by these reviews and was recommended by the University Budget Committee. 1 Submitted herewith are two budget documents: "Budget Summary for Operations, 1977-78," and the "Personal Services Supplement for 1977r78." (A copy of each document is filed with the secretary of the board for record.) I recommend that this budget, covering the allocation of the estimated operating income from all sources for the year beginning July 1, 1977, be approved by the Board of Trustees and that the president of the University be authorized in accordance with the needs of the University and the equitable interests involved and within total income as it accrues to (1) accept resignations; (2) make such additional appointments as are necessary subject to the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes and the Policy and Rules — Nonacademic; and (3) make such changes and adjustments in items included in the budget as are needed, such changes to be covered in periodic reports to the Board of Trustees. T h e student advisory v o t e w a s : Aye, M i s s C o n l o n , M r . Overstreet, Miss W i n t e r ; no, none. O n m o t i o n of M r . N e a l , the b u d g e t was approved, and authority w a s g i v e n as r e c o m m e n d e d by the following v o t e : Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, M r . Livingston, M r . N e a l , Mrs. R a d e r , Mrs. Shepherd, M r . V e l a s q u e z ; n o , n o n e ; absent, G o v e r n o r T h o m p s o n .

Operating and Capital Appropriations for FY 19792

(2) As president of the University, I submit herewith the requests for new operating and capital funds from state sources for the University of Illinois for FY 1979. (Copies of the complete budget documents are filed with the secretary of the board for record.)

1 The members of the University Budget Committee for 1976-77 were as follows (those who are also members of the University Planning Council are marked by an asterisk): 'Ronald W. Brady, vice president for administration, chairperson; Allen W. Anderson, professor of pediatric dentistry and head of the department, Medical Center; Douglas Applequist, professor of chemistry, UrbanaChampaign; *Harlan D. Bareither, associate vice president for planning, secretary; Werner H. Baur, professor of geological sciences and head of the department, Chicago Circle; 'David W. Bonham, vice chancellor for administrative services, Medical Center; *Norman F. Cantor, vice chancellor for academic affairs, Chicago Circle; 'Joseph A. Diana, vice chancellor for administrative affairs, Urbana-Champaign; 'William J. Grove, vice chancellor for academic affairs, Medical Center; 'Eldon L. Johnson, vice president for academic affairs; 'Alexander M. Schmidt, vice chancellor for health services, Medical Center; 'Morton W. Weir, vice chancellor for academic affairs, Urbana-Champaign. 5 Prior to the consideration of this recommendation and prior to the convening of the regular board meeting, the trustees met as a Committee of the Whole to receive comment from representatives of the Urbana Chapter of the American Association of University Professors. The chapter had presented a memorandum on budget planning to the trustees, arguing for funds for salary increases in the 10 to 12 percent range for FY 1979. _ The chapter also urged that a major effort be made "to document the deteriorating quality of instruction and research ats the University resulting from several years of underfunding." (A copy of the memorandum submitted is filed with the secretary of the board.) At( the time of consideration of this recommendation, the trustees also had before them a resolution from the Urbana-Champaign Senate indicating support for funds for salary increases at a level no lower than 10 percent, together with $8.2 million programmatic and deficiency moneys, totaling approximately $38 million." The senate resolution also addressed the need for adequate funding of the University's retirement system and asked the University "to take the lead in seeking at least a 1 percent increase in the percent of the state budget appropriated to higher education in Illinois (from the present 12.92 percent to 13.92 percent, compared to the average 17 percent for the past ten years), providing an amount that would cover this request." (A copy of the senate resolution is filed with the secretary of the board.)