Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1978
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64 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 15 Chicago Circle College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of History PETER J. COLEMAN, Professor of History, fall quarter, 1976-77, full pay. On motion of Mr. Howard, this leave was granted as recommended. Accreditation, Krannert Art Museum, Urbana (14) In recent years, the American Association of Museums (AAM) has sought to respond to a concern for standards and increasing professionalism in museum operation and has developed a program for the accreditation of museums. Currently, the Krannert Art Museum is preparing materials and will undergo visitation as part of the regular process in seeking accreditation. In the instance of museums established within colleges and universities, the association requests that the governing board provide a resolution "as evidence of the existence and permanence" of the university or college museum. The AAM has indicated that a college or university museum "must be distinct enough to be separately identified and must itself adequately fulfill the definition of a museum; . . . Accreditation applies only to the museum concerned and not to nonmuseum activities of the parent organization in fields in which the AAM is not competent. It is not the intention of the AAM to suggest changes in the relationship between such a museum and its parent organization, but only to determine whether the applicant organization is a museum appropriate for accreditation by the AAM." It appears that a resolution giving the assurances requested is compatible with the role of the Krannert Art Museum within the organization of the Urbana campus and, accordingly, the following resolution is recommended for approval by the Board of Trustees. Resolution T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois herewith affirms that the Krannert Art Museum is an integral part of the education, research, and public service functions of the Urbana campus. T h e museum has its own physical facilities and support services and separate professional direction under the overall administrative review of the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. The Board of Trustees regards the museum and its program as a continuing element in the University's overall program, enjoying the same degree of permanence as other units of the University of Illinois at Urbana. On motion of Mr. Halm, the foregoing resolution was adopted. Change in Organization, Department of Finance, Urbana (15) T h e members of the Department of Finance of the rank of assistant professor and above have voted to request a change in departmental organization from that of a department with a head to that of a department with a chairman, effective August 2 1 , 1977. T h e Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration has recommended that the form of organization requested be approved. T h e Chancellor and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concur. I recommend approval. On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved. Amendment of Guidelines on Grievance Procedures (16) At the May 19, 1976, meeting the Board approved "Guidelines on Grievance Procedures for Complaints of Discrimination" which established procedures for processing and disposition of complaints by faculty, staff, and students as well as
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