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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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College of Liberal Arts and Science! Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Total, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Applied Life Studies Bachelor of Science College of Law Juris Doctor School of Social Work Bachelor of Social Work Total, Degrees Conferred at Urbana-Champaign

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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

President Howard called attention to the schedule of regular meetings for the remainder of the year: October 19, Urbana; November 18 (Friday), Chicago Circle; December 14, Medical Center. He also announced that an executive session had been requested and would be convened after the meeting to consider reports on pending litigation.

RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION

Following a short recess, the board reconvened in executive session and considered the following items of business:

Report of the Executive Committee (Meeting of August 4,1977)

(48) Pursuant to Illinois statutes and to the authority granted in the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois/ the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees met in executive session at the Chicago Circle campus at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 1977, to consider the following recommendation from the president of the University: On February 20, 1974, the Board of Trustees authorized the initiation of litigation by the University, along with the University of Illinois Foundation, to recover for claimed design or construction deficiencies, or both, in connection with the building of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the Urbana campus. Subsequently, the University and the Foundation filed suit in the Circuit Court of Champaign County (Case No. 74 L 170) against the architects, the contractor, its surety, and certain subcontractors. The firm of Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar, and Poust was engaged as special counsel to represent both the University and the Foundation in the matter. Since initiation of the suit, there has been extensive activity in connection with motions, pleading amendments, depositions, production of documents, and other pretrial discovery. A counterclaim has been filed by the contractor against the University and the Foundation, seeking damages for additional expenses allegedly caused by the University, the Foundation, and the retained architect. The contractor has also filed third-party complaints against other defendants, seeking indemnity from

1 In addition, by action of the Board of Trustees on July 20, 1977, the authority of the Executive Committee to consider and act upon any proposed settlement of the Krannert litigation was confirmed.