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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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assurance that those who pay the deposit will ultimately enroll and will enable the school to offer places to qualified alternates on a timely basis. The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended approval. The vice president for administration concurs. I recommend approval.

On the motion of Mr. Neal, this recommendation was approved.

Abolition of Late Registration Fine, Summer Terms, Chicago Circle and Urbana

(18) On July 21, 1965, the Board of Trustees authorized a "late registration fine" of $15, to be assessed all students who register for work in residence after the close of the regular registration period. 1 T h e fine was established to encourage students to register during the regular period, thus enabling the University to conduct registration efficiently and at minimum cost. Experience has indicated that the fine no longer is needed for the summer terms since the number of late registrants is small, and their registration can be completed without difficulty. The amount of funds generated by the fine also is small. The written petition and adjudication process is time consuming both for students and staff and is difficult to administer equitably. Further, the petition process often delays a student's entry into class and is especially onerous for those having legitimate reasons for registering late. Of the 17,536 students enrolled at Urbana and at Chicago Circle during the summer of 1977, only 1,526 (8.7 percent) registered late; 947 (62 percent) of them were exempted from the fine on the basis of evidence that circumstances beyond their control delayed their registration. A total of $8,685 was collected from the late registrants. Because the late registration fine for the summer terms no longer accomplishes its intended purpose, the chancellors at Chicago Circle and UrbanaChampaign have recommended that it be abolished effective summer 1978. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved.

Establishment of Pharmacy Fee, Chicago Circle

(19) The chancellor at Chicago Circle has recommended the assessment of a $3.00 per quarter pharmacy fee, beginning with the 1978 fall quarter. T h e fee would be a part of the hospital-medical-surgical fee, raising that fee to $22.00 per quarter. The establishment of this fee would provide for the operation of a student pharmacy on campus. The pharmacy would be administered by Auxiliary Services with policy direction coming from a board to be chaired by the director of health service. T h e other members of the board would be two additional medical doctors, the director of auxiliary services, dean of student affairs, and two students from the Health Advisory Committee. T h e formulary for stocking the pharmacy will be under the direction and control of the Health Service. T h e pharmacy will provide prepaid pharmaceutical service to students for prescriptions ordered by the health service. Such a service formerly was available under the student insurance plan, but with a $20 per quarter limit per student. By establishing the pharmacy, it is intended that students will have unlimited prescription service.

1 The fine is waived in the case of emergencies; in circumstances beyond the control of the student; and when students are engaged, during registration, in beneficial academic activity.