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criminal justice o n indefinite tenure, beginning November 1, 1977, on a twelvemonth service basis, at an annual salary of $45,000, Dr. Ward will succeed Dr. Eugene Eidenberg who resigned from the University to accept an administrative position with the U . S . Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. T h e nomination of Dr. Ward was made with the advice of a search committee. 1 T h e vice president for administration and the vice president for academic affairs concur in the recommendation. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Neal, this appointment was approved. Directorship of the School of Urban Sciences, Chicago Circle

(9) T h e dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Sciences has recommended to the chancellor at Chicago Circle the appointment of Ashish Kumar Sen, presently associate professor of urban sciences, as associate professor of urban sciences on indefinite tenure and director of the School of Urban Sciences, effective September 22, 1977, on a twelve-month service basis, at an annual salary of $31,700. T h e merger of the College of Architecture and Art and the College of Urban Sciences into the College of Archtecture, Art, and Urban Sciences (which established the School of Urban Sciences) was approved by the Board of Trustees on October 20, 1976. T h e nomination of Professor Sen is supported by a search committee. 5 T h e chancellor has approved the recommendation, and the vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . V e l a s q u e z , this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

Headship of the Department of German, Chicago Circle

(10) T h e dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has recommended to the chancellor at Chicago Circle the appointment of Dr. Karl F. Otto, Jr., presently professor of German on indefinite tenure and acting head of the Department of German, as head of the Department of German beginning September 22, 1977, on an academic-year service basis, at an annual salary of $28,000. Professor Otto will succeed Professor Robert Heitner, who has served as head since September 1, 1967. The nomination is supported by the consultative committee 3 and by the faculty of the department. T h e chancellor has approved the recommendation, and the vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r s . R a d e r , this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

1 Oscar Miller, dean of student affairs and professor of economics, chairperson; Judith Gardiner, associate professor of English; L. Rea Jones, director of business affairs; James J. Overlock, director of university services; Paul R. Paslay, professor of materials engineering and dean of the College of Engineering; George Rosen, professor of economics and head of the Department of Economics. 2 John Gardiner, professor of political science, chairperson: Calvin Bradford, assistant professor of urban sciences and associate director of the Center for Urban Studies; Lenora Cartright, associate professor of urban sciences: Robert Crowson, assistant professor of urban sciences ana of urban education research; George Hinds, professor of architecture; Kathryn Kershowskas, student in urban sciences; Ronuuda Lopat, student in urban sciences; John F. McDonald, associate professor of economics; Robert Nier, assistant professor of urban sciences; Roger Pufliam, assistant professor of urban sciences. a John C. Johnson, associate dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and professor of English, chairperson; Heinz Christiansen, associate professor of German; Priscilla Clark, associate -ofessor of French: Robert Heitner, professor of German; Greg Pittsley, graduate student in erman; Elizabeth Pribic, professor of Slavic languages and literatures; Hazel Vardaman, professor of German.

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