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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1978
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1976] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 65 applicants for admission and for employment alleging discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, or handicap. Under Department of Labor and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare rules now in effect or in the proposal stage, grievance procedures must also be available to disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. Consequently, with the concurrence of the Vice President for Administration, I recommend that the opening paragraph of the approved "Guidelines on Grievance Procedures for Complaints of Discrimination" be amended as follows (words to be added are italicized; words to be deleted are in brackets): These Guidelines are designed to cover grievance procedures for complaints by faculty, academic/professionals, students, and nonacademic staff concerning alleged discrimination by the University on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, for] handicap, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved. Harry G. and Harriette A. Wright Scholarships (17) O n May 22, 1948, the Board of Trustees approved provisions governing the awards of scholarships under the Harry G. Wright and Harriette A. Wright endowment. One of those provisions was as follows: 6. Undergraduate scholarships shall be awarded only to residents of Illinois. Qualifications of candidates being equal, preference will be given to residents of DeKalb, Randolph, Lee, and Whiteside counties. T h e value of undergraduate scholarships shall be $400 a year, plus an amount sufficient to cover University fees. On June 22, 1953, the Board modified the above provision to authorize "the granting of half scholarships of $200 per year plus University fees . . . " At that time there were more worthy candidates than could be helped because of a lack of funds. Grants of $200 were seen as adequate. In the intervening years there has been remarkable growth in both state and federal aid programs. The removal of the payment of University fees as an obligation of the Wright fund, because of the state scholarship program, has reduced the demand on the fund. However, there are still many worthy candidates whose financial needs are not being met. Restricting the dollar value that may be awarded any one recipient places an unnecessary handicap upon the Office of Student Financial Aids in its efforts to "package" aid for students. For these reasons, the Vice Chancellor for Campus Affairs at Urbana has recommended that the 1948 and 1953 Board actions, limiting the amounts of the scholarship grants, be rescinded, thereby allowing the financial aids staff to make awards at any level that is appropriate in meeting the needs of a student. All other provisions of the Wright Scholarships would remain unchanged. The Chancellor has reviewed the recommendation and has approved it. I concur. On motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved. Contracts for Physical Facility Services with Hospitals Affiliated with the College of Medicine (18) The Chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the development of contractual agreements with eligible hospitals affiliated with the College of Medicine to provide partial compensation in FY 1977 for the cost of operating and maintaining physical facilities constructed with state of Illinois grants (through the Illinois Board of Higher Education) for the conduct of medical education programs. It is proposed that such contractual agreements be executed between the University and the institutions listed below:
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