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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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4. Tuition waivers are provided under the following conditions: f. For cooperating teachers and administrators who receive assignment of practice teachers, who receive assignment of students meeting the "clinical experience" requirement in teacher education curricula, or who cooperate in research projects related to teacher education.1 Such persons who register in University courses are exempted from both tuition and the service fee for one semester, quarter, or summer session for each semester or quarter of service rendered. T h e exemption shall apply to the semester, quarter, or summer session of registration, as designated by the student, which is concurrent with, or following, the term of service, but must be applied no later than one calendar year from the beginning of the term of service. Concurrent registration on more than one campus of the University or in University extramural courses constitutes one semester, quarter, or summer session of eligibility for exemption. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Overstreet, this recommendation was approved. Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Chicago Circle

(34) T h e chancellor at Chicago Circle has recommended the appointment oi Richard M. Johnson, presently associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, as acting vice chancellor for academic affairs, effective August 1, 1978, on a twelvemonth service basis, to serve until a recommendation can be made for a permanent vice chancellor for academic affairs, at an annual salary of $47,500. Associate vice chancellor Johnson will continue to hold the rank of professor of political science on indefinite tenure. He will succeed Dr. Norman F. Cantor who has resigned effective July 31, 1978, to accept a position at New York University. This recommendation is endorsed by the Academic Council and the Senate Council at Chicago Circle. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs in the recommendation. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . N e a l , this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d .

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(35) T h e University Patent Committee submits the following recommendations relating to discoveries by staff members. I concur in these recommendations. The Committee on Patents of the Board of Trustees has examined related background material and recommends approval. 1. LPE or VPE Growth of Thin Layered III-V Semiconductor Device Structures — Nick Holonyak, Jr., professor of electrical engineering and in the Center for Advanced Study, Urbana, and E. A. Rezak, graduate research assistant in electrical engineering, Urbana, inventors; sponsored by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation. Disclosure of this invention was published in June 1977. T h e National Science Foundation has granted the University greater patent rights, and the Navy has extended the right of the University to seek a patent until June 30, 1978. T h e University Patent Committee recommends: (1) transfer of the rights of the

1 Administration of the waivers provided for professional and administrative activities related^ to a_ "clinical experience" program or a research program will follow current University practices with regard to the required practice teaching program.