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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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tion has been found to hinder students wishing to work toward a doctorate since there are no known Ph.D. programs in Spanish-American ethnic studies. The changes will broaden the scope of the program by removing the artificial restrictions implied by the description on the study of Spanish influence on the history, language, and literature of Spanish-Americans. It will allow students to engage in Hispanic literary, linguistic, and interdisciplinary studies.

This report was received for record. Special Tuition Rate, Linguistic institute — Summer 1978, Urbana

(5) T h e Department of Linguistics at Urbana-Champaign will serve as host to the 1978 Linguistic Institute of the Linguistics Society of America during the summer of 1978. The institute is held at various institutions of higher education every summer and draws students and scholars from throughout the world. T h e institute will be operated in conjunction with the regular 1978 summer session at Urbana. Institute courses will be offered for credit, and many of them will be taught by faculty members from cooperating language departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. These faculty members will be paid from the regular summer session budget; their time is, in essence, being donated by the University to the institute. Many of the regular students of these departments will remain on campus to enroll in these special courses or in others that will be a part of the institute. These regular University students will pay the usual summer session tuition and fees. Since the courses and additional opportunities and programs offered by the institute will provide special service to practicing professional linguists, the acting chancellor at Urbana has recommended that a special tuition be approved for all other participants to provide the income necessary to meet the direct costs of the institute. Based on an estimated enrollment of 350 participants, a tuition rate of $300 will be required. Participants will also pay the other general fees assessed to regular University students. Since institute participants will not be enrolling for a degree, it is also recommended that the $20 application fee be waived. T h e vice president for administration recommends approval. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Velasquez, these recommendations were approved. Contract with City of Chicago for Career Guidance Services, Chicago Circle

(6) The University, through its Educational Assistance Program at the Chicago Circle campus, has executed a contract with the City of Chicago, Department of Human Services, for a program entitled Developmental Education and Employment Program. The program, under the general direction of the associate vice chancellor for outreach and public service, provides for qualified, but presently unemployed, professionals to be employed to furnish noncredit career guidance, education, and counselling services for the disadvantaged and unemployed or underemployed innercity youth of the city. It is also expected that those persons engaged in career guidance will gain additional experience which will help them obtain future employment in private industry and public and private agencies. The program began August 1 under a contract for $37,500; however, additional funds, a total of $510,675, have now been made available for an increased scope of activities through the contract termination date of July 31, 1978. T h e city of Chicago was the recipient of the funds under a contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, to provide manpower services pursuant to the Comprehensive Employment Training Act of 1973, Title V I .