West Central Reporter

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees met  March 16 to discuss the newly released graduate program rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the university. 

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public and has thus been deleted from these minutes.\r\nPress Proof (Not for Publication)\r\nMEETING

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES\r\nOF THE\r\nUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS\r\nMarch 16, 2016\r\nThis

meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held in Illini\r\nRooms

B and C, Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana campus, Urbana, Illinois,\r\non

Wednesday, March 16, 2016, beginning at 8:00 a.m.\r\nChair Edward L. McMillan called

the meeting to order and asked the\r\nsecretary to call the roll. The following

members of the Board were present: Mr. Ramón\r\nCepeda, Mr. Ricardo Estrada, Ms.

Karen Hasara, Dr. Timothy N. Koritz, Mr. Edward L.\r\nMcMillan, Mr. James D. Montgomery,

Ms. Jill B. Smart. Mr. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Ms.\r\nPatricia Brown Holmes, and

Governor Bruce Rauner were absent. Mr. Dominique\r\nWilson, voting student trustee

from the Springfield campus; Mr. Jaylin D. McClinton,\r\n1\r\nstudent trustee from

the Urbana campus; and Mr. Jauwan Hall, student trustee from the\r\nChicago campus,

were present. President Timothy L. Killeen was in attendance.\r\nAlso present were

the officers of the Board: Mr. Walter K. Knorr,\r\ncomptroller (and vice president/chief

financial officer); Mr. Thomas R. Bearrows,\r\nUniversity counsel; Dr. Susan M.

Kies, secretary of the Board of Trustees and of the\r\n 1 Mr. McClinton arrived

at 8:02 a.m.\r\n2\r\nUniversity; and Ms. Dedra M. Williams, secretary-designate

of the Board of Trustees and\r\nof the University. Ms. Marna K. Fuesting and Ms.

C. Ellen Foran, both assistant\r\nsecretaries, were also in attendance.\r\nMOTION

FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION\r\nAt 8:02 a.m., Mr. McMillan stated: “A motion is now in

order to hold an executive\r\nsession to consider University employment or appointment-related

matters; pending,\r\nprobable, or imminent litigation against, affecting, or on

behalf of the University;\r\ncollective negotiating matters; and security procedures

that require the use of personnel\r\nand equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened,

or a reasonably potential danger to\r\nthe safety of employees, students, staff,

the public, or public property.”\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada,

this motion was\r\napproved. There were no “nay” votes.\r\nEXECUTIVE SESSION\r\nMaterial

redacted pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2.06d)\r\nEXECUTIVE

SESSION ADJOURNED\r\nThe executive session adjourned at 9:15 a.m.\r\nREGULAR MEETING

RESUMED\r\nThe meeting resumed at 9:30 a.m., with all Board members recorded as

being present at\r\nthe start of the meeting in attendance. \r\n3\r\nOPENING REMARKS\r\nMr.

McMillan welcomed everyone to the meeting and noted that on March 12, 1867, the\r\nfirst

regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University was\r\nheld.

He said that March 2, 1868, is known as Founder’s Day, or the birthday of the\r\nUniversity

of Illinois.\r\nPERFORMANCE OF THE STATE SONG\r\nMr. McMillan then invited the Rip

Chords, an all-female a cappella group from the\r\nUrbana campus, to sing the State

song, Illinois. Their performance was followed by a\r\nround of applause, and Mr.

McMillan asked each member of the group to introduce\r\nthemselves.\r\nINTRODUCTION

OF UNIVERSITY OFFICERS AND SENATE OBSERVERS\r\nNext, Mr. McMillan asked President

Killeen to provide some introductions. President\r\nKilleen welcomed everyone to

the meeting and introduced the vice presidents of the\r\nUniversity in attendance:

Dr. Barbara J. Wilson, interim chancellor, Urbana campus, and\r\ninterim vice president,

University of Illinois; Dr. Michael D. Amiridis, chancellor,\r\nChicago campus,

and vice president, University of Illinois; Dr. Susan J. Koch, chancellor,\r\nSpringfield

campus, and vice president, University of Illinois; Dr. Christophe Pierre, vice\r\npresident

for academic affairs; Mr. Walter K. Knorr, comptroller (and vice\r\npresident/chief

financial officer); and Dr. Lawrence B. Schook, vice president for\r\nresearch.

President Killeen stated that Dr. Schook has announced his plans to retire as \r\n4\r\nvice

president for research and will return to work as faculty in the Department of Animal\r\nSciences.

President Killeen also introduced Mr. Thomas P. Hardy, executive director for\r\nUniversity

relations, and Ms. Lindsay Anderson, executive director for governmental\r\nrelations,

pending approval by the Board later at this meeting. President Killeen then\r\nintroduced

the senate observers and the representative of the academic professional staff:\r\nDr.

Sally Jackson, professor, Department of Communication, College of Liberal Arts and\r\nSciences,

Urbana, representing the University Senates Conference; Dr. David O’Brien,\r\nassociate

professor and chair, art history program, College of Fine and Applied Arts,\r\nUrbana,

representing the Urbana Senate; Dr. Mary Jo Ladu, professor, Department of\r\nAnatomy

and Cell Biology, Chicago, representing the Chicago Senate; Dr. Betsy Goulet;\r\nclinical

assistant professor, Department of Public Administration, Springfield,\r\nrepresenting

the Springfield Senate; and Ms. Melissa Madsen, associate director of\r\nhuman resources,

College of Fine and Applied Arts, Urbana, representing the academic\r\nprofessional

staff. President Killeen also introduced Dr. Nicholas C. Burbules, Gutgsell\r\nprofessor,

Department of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership, Urbana, and\r\nchair

of the University Senates Conference, and Dr. Harley Johnson, professor,\r\nDepartment

of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Urbana.\r\nCOMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT\r\nPresident

Killeen gave a brief update on the strategic plan process, which he said is well\r\nunderway.

He said the plan will be provided at the Board meeting in May, and he\r\nreferred

to many events that have been held at the campuses to gather input. He indicated\r\nthat

a draft plan is available online and said it has gone through multiple iterations,

with \r\n5\r\nmore changes to come. President Killeen stated that materials from

the steering\r\ncommittee are also available online, and he discussed the four strategic

goals, or pillars,\r\nthat are the basis of the plan. He said the plan emphasizes

that people are the\r\nUniversity’s most important resource. Mr. McMillan said the

process has been positive\r\nand has highlighted the role of the University and

the benefits it brings to the State.\r\nWELCOME FROM THE CHANCELLOR AT URBANA\r\nNext,

Mr. McMillan asked Dr. Wilson to provide a welcome from the Urbana campus.\r\nDr.

Wilson discussed the newly released graduate program rankings from U.S. News &\r\nWorld

Report and stated that 15 programs at the Urbana campus are ranked in the top five\r\nand

that 36 are in the top 10. She highlighted some of the highest ranking programs.

Dr.\r\nWilson then referred to the recent appointment of Mr. Joshua H. Whitman as

the director\r\nof intercollegiate athletics and commented briefly on his appointment.

She said that Mr.\r\nLovie L. Smith is being recommended as the new head varsity

coach, football, and stated\r\nthat season ticket sales and gifts have increased

since his selection as head varsity\r\nfootball coach was announced. Dr. Wilson

then reported on offers for admission and told\r\nthe Board that applications have

increased in all areas, noting that efforts are underway to\r\nincrease yield. She

announced that five members of the faculty have received Sloan\r\nFoundation Fellowships

and said that the faculty performed well compared to other\r\ninstitutions. She

then recognized Ms. Leah Matchett, a senior at Urbana with a double\r\nmajor in

global studies and geology who was recently named a Marshall Scholar. Dr.\r\nWilson

listed some of Ms. Matchett’s many accomplishments and congratulated her on \r\n6\r\nher

achievements, which was followed by a round of applause. Mr. McMillan and\r\nPresident

Killeen also extended their congratulations.\r\nFINANCIAL UPDATE\r\nAt 9:50 a.m.,

Mr. McMillan asked Mr. Knorr to provide a financial report (materials on\r\nfile

with the secretary). Mr. Knorr gave an update on financial matters that have taken\r\nplace

since the last Board meeting and discussed the impact of the State budget impasse.\r\nHe

outlined the governor’s budget recommendation that was made on February 17, 2016,\r\nwhich

he said affirmed reductions to the University’s appropriation and provided no\r\nfunding

for capital projects. Mr. Knorr said that this recommendation also included a\r\nState

University Retirement System (SURS) pension cost shift, Illinois Board of Higher\r\nEducation

performance funding, and Monetary Award Program funding. He discussed\r\nrecent

developments in the State’s finances and said that employees may see an increase\r\nin

health insurance costs in the future. Next, Mr. Knorr presented general revenue

fund\r\nappropriations and showed the anticipated decline for Fiscal Year 2016 and

Fiscal Year\r\n2017. He showed billings and collections of State appropriation revenue

through March\r\n14, 2016, noting that an appropriation for Fiscal Year 2016 has

not been enacted and\r\nsubmission of vouchers is not allowed. Mr. Knorr then presented

hospital revenue,\r\nexpense, and net income. He showed the increase in the cost

of payments on behalf and\r\nsaid that $2.5 billion is owed to health-care providers.

Mr. Knorr then presented charts\r\ndepicting University and University of Illinois

Foundation endowments and their\r\npercentage growth at the University compared

to other institutions in the Big Ten, and he\r\nshowed University of Illinois Foundation

distributions to the University. Next, he \r\n7\r\nprovided graphs comparing the

University’s cost of institutional support and academic\r\nsupport as a percentage

of total expenditures in Fiscal Year 2015 compared to others in\r\nthe Big Ten.

Mr. Knorr then showed the same graphs excluding hospital enterprises. He\r\npresented

changes in academic professional and civil service full-time staff from July\r\n2015

through February 2016 and discussed sources of staff earnings. He concluded his\r\npresentation

by showing the State and income fund and all fund budgets by campus\r\nduring the

last 15 years.\r\nMr. McMillan thanked Mr. Knorr for the report and referred the

recent\r\nsuccess in bond refinancing, which resulted in a significant savings.

Mr. Knorr thanked\r\nhis team for their hard work, and Mr. McMillan acknowledged

that this was challenging\r\nto achieve in this difficult environment. President

Killeen commented on the importance\r\nof advocacy and resolving the budget impasse.

Discussion followed regarding the\r\ncurrent budget situation and its impact, and

many expressed hope that this issue is\r\nresolved soon.\r\nCOMMITTEE REPORTS\r\nReport

from Chair,\r\nGovernance, Personnel, and Ethics Committee\r\nNext, Mr. McMillan

asked Dr. Koritz to provide a report from the Governance,\r\nPersonnel, and Ethics

Committee and noted that Mr. Fitzgerald, who was absent from the\r\nBoard meeting,

is chair of the committee and serves with Ms. Holmes and Dr. Koritz.\r\nDr. Koritz

stated that the Governance, Personnel, and Ethics Committee met on March 3,\r\n2016,

via videoconference at the Urbana, Chicago, Springfield, and Rockford campuses.

\r\n8\r\nHe reported that the committee approved the minutes of the January 7, 2016,

meeting and\r\nreviewed the items within the purview of the committee on the Board’s

agenda, and he\r\nlisted those items. Dr. Koritz said that Ms. Donna S. McNeely,

executive director of\r\nethics and compliance, gave an annual report from the Office

of University Ethics and\r\nCompliance, and Ms. Jennifer M. Creasey, assistant director

of governmental relations,\r\ngave a legislative update and discussed the governor’s

budget address and potential\r\nreductions to higher education funding. Dr. Koritz

reported that Mr. Mark Donovan, vice\r\nchancellor for administrative services at

Chicago, gave a report on the underreporting of\r\nviolent crimes in 2014 on the

Chicago campus and discussed the findings of a thorough\r\nreview to identify discrepancies.

Dr. Koritz stated that Mr. Hardy gave a Freedom of\r\nInformation Act 2015 year-end

review and discussed the increase in Freedom of\r\nInformation Act requests. Dr.

Koritz stated that the committee also briefly discussed the\r\nresults of the trustee

self-evaluation and said that Dr. Kies is following up on requests for\r\nadditional

training. He announced that the next meeting of this committee is scheduled\r\nfor

May 5, 2016, at 1:00 p.m.\r\nReport from Chair,\r\nUniversity Healthcare System

Committee\r\nNext, Mr. McMillan asked Dr. Koritz, chair of the University Healthcare

System\r\nCommittee, to provide a report from that committee. Dr. Koritz stated

that the committee\r\nmet on March 3, 2016, and that he serves on the committee

with Mr. Estrada and Mr.\r\nFitzgerald. Dr. Koritz reviewed the items within the

purview of the committee on the\r\nBoard’s agenda, and he listed those items. He

reported on the meeting’s collaboration \r\n9\r\nhighlight, which featured the College

of Nursing partnership between campuses. Dr.\r\nKoritz told the Board that the committee

also received an update on the University of\r\nIllinois Hospital from Dr. Avijit

Ghosh, chief executive officer of the University of\r\nIllinois Hospital, and Dr.

Koritz briefly reviewed quality and patient safety data. Dr.\r\nKoritz provided

an update on the hospital’s finances and said that an increase in the\r\nlength

of stay by more acute patients has resulted in decreased profits, and he also\r\ncommented

on the impact of Medicaid managed care and the shift to diagnosis-related\r\ngroup

(DRG) based payments. Board members discussed changes to the University of\r\nIllinois

Hospital medical staff bylaws, and Dr. Robert A. Barish, vice chancellor for\r\nhealth

affairs, Chicago, provided additional information on the proposed amendments.\r\nReport

from Chair,\r\nAudit, Budget, Finance, and Facilities Committee\r\nNext, Mr. McMillan

asked Mr. Cepeda, chair of the Audit, Budget, Finance, and\r\nFacilities Committee,

to give a report from that committee. Mr. Cepeda stated that he\r\nserves on the

committee with Mr. Lester H. McKeever, treasurer, Mr. McMillan, Mr.\r\nMontgomery,

Mr. McClinton, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Wilson. Mr. Cepeda reported that the\r\ncommittee

met on March 7, 2016, and approved the minutes of the previous committee\r\nmeeting

that was held on January 11, 2016. He said that that several presentations,\r\nincluding

those related to Board items, were provided. Mr. Cepeda said that Dr. Pierre\r\npresented

a draft Board item for student health insurance rates, Academic Year 2016-17;\r\nMr.

Robert Plankenhorn, assistant vice president for treasury operations, discussed

the\r\nrecommendation to approve alternative projects funded by the proceeds of

the Health \r\n10\r\nServices Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series 2013A; Mr.

Michael B. Bass, senior\r\nassociate vice president and deputy comptroller, presented

eight draft capital items for\r\ncommittee consideration; Mr. Richard D. Elmore,

assistant vice president for\r\nprocurement services, provided information on four

purchase and five renewal\r\nrecommendations; Mr. Dean A. Hagan, director of University

investments, presented an\r\nendowment investment performance and program update;

Mr. Patrick M. Patterson,\r\nUniversity controller and senior assistant vice president,

reviewed the results of the Fiscal\r\nYear 2015 financial audit; Ms. Julie A. Zemaitis,

executive director of University audits,\r\nprovided an internal audit report; and

Mr. Knorr gave a legislative, budget, and financial\r\nupdate. Mr. Cepeda stated

that committee members reviewed the items within the\r\npurview of the committee

on the Board’s agenda, and he listed these items. He reported\r\nthat the next meeting

of the committee is scheduled for May 9, 2016, at 1 p.m.\r\nReport from Chair,\r\nAcademic

and Student Affairs Committee\r\nMr. McMillan then asked Ms. Hasara, chair of the

Academic and Student Affairs\r\nCommittee, to provide a report from that committee.

He noted that Ms. Hasara serves on\r\nthe committee with Mr. Cepeda, Mr. Estrada,

Ms. Holmes, Mr. McClinton, Mr. Hall, and\r\nMr. Wilson. Ms. Hasara reported that

the Academic and Student Affairs Committee met\r\nthe previous day on March 15,

2016, and that they approved the minutes of the meeting\r\nof January 20, 2016.

She said that the committee reviewed the agenda items within the\r\npurview of the

committee on the Board’s agenda, and she listed those items. Ms. Hasara\r\nsaid

the committee also heard a status update on the president’s Task Force to Prevent

\r\n11\r\nand Address Sexual Violence/Misconduct, and she referred to the goals

of the task force\r\nand tasks that it has completed. She told the Board that that

faculty and staff at all three\r\ncampuses and University Administration are in

the process of completing online\r\nprevention training, and she thanked the task

force for their work. Ms. Hasara said that a\r\nproductive discussion followed the

presentation. She announced that the next meeting of\r\nthis committee is scheduled

for May 18, 2016.\r\nMr. Estrada commented on the presentation on the president’s

Task Force\r\nto Prevent and Address Sexual Violence/Misconduct that was made at

the committee\r\nmeeting and said it was outstanding and demonstrated the commitment

of the University\r\nto address these issues. Mr. McMillan acknowledged the work

of the committees and\r\nthanked the Board members for their service to the Board

and the University. President\r\nKilleen referred to the recommendations to employ

a construction manager for the\r\nDesign Center Facility at Urbana; to award a construction

contract for the Student Union\r\nat Springfield; and for the creation of a sheltered

market in the information\r\ntechnology/telecom sector to purchase temporary information

technology and consulting\r\nservices, and said that these and other Board agenda

items demonstrate the University’s\r\nprogress in spite of State budget issues.\r\nFACULTY

REPORT\r\nNext, Mr. McMillan asked Dr. Harley Johnson and Dr. Mary Jo Ladu to give

a\r\npresentation on faculty perspectives on federal research funding (materials

on file with\r\nthe secretary). Dr. Johnson said that federal funding enables faculty

to generate ideas and\r\nmake discoveries, and he described the benefits of this

funding, which he said raises \r\n12\r\nprestige of the University, increases the

value of a University degree, and attracts the best\r\nand brightest students to

the University. He described the role of individual faculty in\r\nsecuring funding

and said these funds are used to run research programs. Dr. Johnson\r\ngave an overview

of federal funding expenditures and the process for securing funding\r\nthrough

the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. He provided\r\nadditional

details on National Science Foundation funding for sciences and engineering.\r\nDr.

Ladu then described the type of research funded by the National Institutes of Health\r\nand

ways in which the funding is often used. She said that funding available from the\r\nNational

Institutes of Health has decreased in recent years, and she listed some additional\r\nsources

for private and State funding. Dr. Ladu then presented a chart depicting the\r\noutput

of this research, and she concluded the presentation by discussing the factors\r\ncontributing

to the increased workload required to secure a sustained level of research\r\nfunding.\r\nDiscussion

followed regarding opportunities for collaboration between the\r\ncampuses and the

types of funding for research that might be secured by faculty at the\r\nSpringfield

campus. Dr. Koch also described ways in which students at Springfield\r\nbenefit

from working on research projects with faculty. Dr. Schook commented on\r\ncompliance

and opportunities for collaboration, and Dr. Johnson and Dr. Ladu provided\r\nadditional

information on funding to support graduate students. Some discussion\r\nfollowed

regarding the time spent on grant applications and the intense competition for\r\nfunding,

and Dr. Schook emphasized the faculty’s success in this area, particularly\r\ncompared

to other universities. Dr. Burbules referred to research and scholarship that is\r\nimportant

to the University but does not generate large amount of research funding. Mr. \r\n13\r\nMcMillan

and Dr. Amiridis also discussed the commercialization of technologies and\r\nrevenue

stream of royalties, and Dr. Amiridis commented on the potential of\r\npharmaceuticals.\r\nPUBLIC

COMMENT\r\nMr. McMillan announced that there were no approved requests to speak

during the public\r\ncomment session.\r\nAGENDA\r\nNext, Mr. McMillan announced

that the agenda for this meeting would now be\r\nconsidered. All Board members recorded

as present at the start of the meeting were in\r\nattendance. Mr. McMillan explained

the items for which a voice vote of the Board is\r\nrequested would be first, and

that the secretary would read the titles of these items. He\r\nnoted that several

Board members had previously discussed concerns with President\r\nKilleen and other

staff members regarding these items, and he said that he would\r\nwelcome further

discussion at this time.\r\nBy consensus, the Board agreed that one vote would be

taken and\r\nconsidered the vote on each agenda item no. A1 through 14 inclusive.

The\r\nrecommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time.\r\n(The

record of the Board action appears at the end of each item.)\r\nApprove Minutes

of Board of Trustees Meeting\r\n14\r\n(A1) The Secretary presents for approval the

minutes of the Board of Trustees\r\nmeeting of January 21, 2016.\r\nOn motion of

Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, these minutes were\r\napproved.\r\nAppoint Executive

Director for Governmental Relations\r\n(1) The President of the University recommends

the appointment of Lindsay\r\nAnderson as Executive Director, Office for Governmental

Relations, non-tenured, on a\r\ntwelve-month service basis, on 100 percent time,

at an annual salary of $170,000,\r\nbeginning March 1, 2016. Ms. Anderson succeeds

Katherine Laing, who retired July 15,\r\n2014.\r\nReporting to the President, the

Executive Director will lead the University\r\nOffice for Governmental Relations,

and will provide management and oversight of\r\nUniversity of Illinois government

relations activities at the State and f ederal levels. This\r\nposition will also

work with State and federal officials in obtaining the operating and\r\ncapital

budgets and research and student aid support for the University; will serve on the\r\nUniversity

Policy Council; and will act as senior policy advisor and strategist.\r\nThe Board

action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with applicable

State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral Rules Concerning

University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\n15\r\nThis

recommendation is made with the advice of a search committee.2\r\nThe campus Chancellors

are in concurrence with this recommendation.\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded

by Mr. Estrada, this appointment was\r\napproved.\r\nAppointments to the Faculty,

Administrative/Professional Staff,\r\nand Intercollegiate Athletic Staff\r\n(2)

According to State statute, no student trustee may vote on those items\r\nmarked

with an asterisk.\r\nIn accordance with Article IX, Section 3 of the University

of Illinois\r\nStatutes, the following new appointments to the faculty at the rank

of assistant professor\r\nand above, and certain administrative positions, are now

presented for action by the\r\nBoard of Trustees.\r\n 2 Christopher Z. Mooney, Director,

Institute of Government and Public Affairs, and\r\nProfessor of Political Science,

College of Public Affairs and Administration, Chair;\r\nMichael B. Bass, Senior

Associate Vice President and Deputy Comptroller, University\r\nOffice of Business

and Financial Services; Michael T. DeLorenzo, Associate\r\nChancellor, Office of

the Chancellor, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas P. Hardy, Executive\r\nDirector for University

Relations; Princess U II Imoukhuede, Assistant Professor of\r\nBioengineering, College

of Engineering, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Kazee, Interim\r\nAssistant Vice Chancellor

for Strategy, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health\r\nAffairs, Chicago; Marissa

B. McCord, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Advocacy,\r\nUI Alumni Association;

Ronald D. McNeil, PNC Professor in Banking and Finance,\r\nProfessor of Business

Administration and Dean, College of Business and Management\r\nAdministration, Springfield;

Abolfazl Mohammadian, Professor and Director of\r\nGraduate Studies, Department

of Civil and Materials Engineering, College of\r\nEngineering, Chicago; Michael

Warren Redding, Vice Chancellor for Public and\r\nGovernment Affairs, Chicago; and

Gene E. Robinson, Director, Carl R. Woese Institute\r\nof Genomic Biology, CAS Professor

of Entomology, Center for Advanced Study, and\r\nProfessor and Swanland Chair, Department

of Entomology, School of Integrative\r\nBiology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,

Urbana-Champaign.\r\n16\r\nThe Board action recommended in this item complies in

all material\r\nrespects with applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois

Statutes,\r\nThe General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure,

and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\n17\r\n18\r\nEmeriti\r\nLawrence

A. Bergman, Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, January 1, 2016\r\nKaren

L. Campbell, Professor Emerita of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, January 1, 2016\r\nMilton

Feng, Nick Holonyak Jr. Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering,\r\nJanuary

1, 2016 (This is in addition to Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer\r\nEngineering,

approved by the Board on January 21, 2016.)\r\nSusan A. Fowler, Professor Emerita

of Special Education, January 1, 2016\r\nRobert B. Gennis, Professor Emeritus of

Biochemistry, and J. Woodland Hastings Chair\r\nEmeritus in the Department of Biochemistry,

January 1, 2016\r\nPhilip Graham, Professor Emeritus of English, January 1, 2016\r\nNick

Holonyak, Jr., John Bardeen Endowed Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer\r\nEngineering

and Physics, August 1, 2013. (This is in addition to Professor Emeritus\r\nof Electrical

and Computer Engineering, approved by the Board on March 6, 2014.)\r\nArthur F.

Kramer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, April 24, 2016\r\nLaurie F. Kramer, Professor

Emerita of Applied Family Studies in the Department of\r\nHuman Development and

Family Studies, June 29, 2016\r\nPhilip T. Krein, Grainger Endowed Chair Emeritus

in Electric Machinery and\r\nElectromechanics in the Department of Electrical and

Computer Engineering,\r\nSeptember 1, 2015 (This is an addition to Professor Emeritus

of Electrical and\r\nComputer Engineering, approved by the Board on January 21,

2016.)\r\nMark S. Kuhlenschmidt, Professor Emeritus of Pathobiology, January 1,

2016\r\nAnn M. Nardulli, Professor Emerita of Molecular and Integrative Physiology,\r\nDecember

1, 2015\r\nAllan J. Paul, Professor Emeritus of Pathobiology, January 1, 2016\r\nAngus

Alexander Rockett, Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering,\r\nJanuary

1, 2016\r\nEric R. Vimr, Professor Emeritus of Pathobiology, January 1, 2016\r\n19\r\nOut-of-Cycle

Promotion and Tenure\r\nBrittany Duff, from Assistant Professor, Carl H. Sandage

Department of Advertising,\r\nCollege of Media, to the rank of Associate Professor,

Carl H. Sandage Department of\r\nAdvertising, on indefinite tenure, effective August

16, 2016; and from Assistant\r\nProfessor, Institute of Communications Research,

College of Media, to Associate\r\nProfessor, Institute of Communications Research,

non-tenured, effective August 16, 2016\r\n20\r\n21\r\n22\r\nEmeriti\r\nJohn M. Cullars,

Associate Professor Emeritus, University Library, January 1, 2016\r\nRobert Allen

Daugherty, Associate Professor Emeritus, University Library, January 1,\r\n2016\r\nDennis

R. Judd, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, January 1, 2016\r\nLon Seth Kaufman,

Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, May 1, 2015 (This is in\r\naddition to

Dean Emeritus, Honors College, approved by the Board on July 23, 2015.)\r\nMark

A. Mattaini, Associate Professor Emeritus, Jane Addams College of Social Work,\r\nMay

16, 2015\r\nDeirdre N. McCloskey, UIC Distinguished Professor Emerita of History

and\r\nEconomics, Professor Emerita of Economics, and Professor Emerita of History,\r\nAugust

16, 2015\r\nMoshe Semyonov, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, January 1, 2016\r\nSpringfield\r\nEmeriti\r\nKaren

L. Kirkendall, Associate Professor Emerita of Liberal and Integrative Studies,\r\nJanuary

1, 2016\r\nDaniel Matthews, Associate Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership,

January 1,\r\n2016\r\nJane B. Treadwell, Dean Emerita of Library Instructional Services,

May 1, 2016\r\n23\r\n24\r\n25\r\n26\r\n27\r\n28\r\n29\r\n30\r\nOn motion of Ms.

Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, these appointments\r\nwere approved.\r\nAppoint

Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, Springfield\r\n(3) The

Chancellor, University of Illinois at Springfield, and Vice President,\r\nUniversity

of Illinois recommends the appointment of James W. Ermatinger, presently\r\nProfessor,

Department of History; Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and\r\nInterim

Dean, College of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Illinois at\r\nSpringfield,

as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost, non-tenured,\r\non

a twelve-month service basis, on 100 percent time, at a total annual salary of\r\n$193,000,

beginning June 1, 2016. In addition, Dr. Ermatinger will continue to hold the\r\nrank

of Professor of History, on indefinite tenure, on an academic year basis, on zero\r\npercent

time, non-salaried, effective August 16, 2016.\r\nDr. Ermatinger succeeds Dr. Patricia

L. Pardie, who will retire May 31,\r\n2016.\r\nThe Board action recommended in this

item complies in all material\r\nrespects with applicable State and federal laws,

University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral Rules Concerning University Organization

and Procedure and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\nThis recommendation

follows consultation with deans, directors, tenuresystem\r\nand specialized faculty,

and administrators.\r\nThe Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs.\r\n31\r\nThe

President of the University recommends approval.\r\n(A biosketch is on file with

the secretary.)\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this appointment

was\r\napproved.\r\nAppoint Interim Dean, Library Instructional Services, Springfield\r\n(4)

The Chancellor, University of Illinois at Springfield, and Vice President,\r\nUniversity

of Illinois, recommends the appointment of Hanfu Mi, presently Professor of\r\nTeacher

Education and Dean, College of Education and Human Services, University of\r\nIllinois

at Springfield, as Interim Dean, Library Instructional Services, non-tenured, on

a\r\ntwelve-month service basis, with an administrative increment of $12,000, beginning

May\r\n1, 2016.\r\nIn addition, Dr. Mi will continue to serve as Dean, College of

Education\r\nand Human Services, non-tenured, on twelve-month service basis, on

100 percent time, at\r\nan annual salary of $143,500, effective August 16, 2015;

and Professor of Teacher\r\nEducation, College of Education and Human Services,

on indefinite tenure, on an\r\nacademic year service basis, non-salaried, effective

August 16, 2015, for a total salary of\r\n$155,500.\r\nDr. Mi succeeds Dean Jane

B. Treadwell, who is resigning as Dean, Library\r\nInstructional Services, effective

April 30, 2016.\r\nThe Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects

with applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The \r\n32\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives.\r\nThe Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs.\r\nThe

President of the University recommends approval.\r\n(A biosketch is on file with

the secretary.)\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this appointment

was\r\napproved.\r\nSabbatical Leaves of Absence, 2016-17\r\n(5) The Chancellors

at the Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield\r\ncampuses have recommended that

the following members of the faculty be given\r\nsabbatical leaves of absence in

accordance with the provisions of the University of\r\nIllinois Statutes and on

the terms and for the periods indicated.\r\nThe programs of research and study for

which leaves are requested have\r\nbeen examined on all campuses.\r\nThe Vice President

for Academic Affairs has reviewed the applications for\r\nthe leaves and recommends

approval of 121 leaves for Urbana-Champaign; 57 leaves for\r\nChicago; 10 leaves

for Springfield; and no leaves for University Administration. (A list\r\nof those

recommended has been filed with the secretary of the Board for record.)\r\n(For

the record and to provide an annual compilation, in 2015-16, 107\r\nleaves were

taken at Urbana-Champaign; 51 leaves were taken at Chicago; 8 leaves were\r\ntaken

at Springfield; and no leaves were taken by University Administration.)\r\n33\r\nThe

Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs in these\r\nrecommendations.\r\nThe

Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with

applicable state and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedures, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives.\r\nThe President of the University recommends approval.\r\nOn

motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\nAppoint

Faculty Fellows to the Institute for the Humanities,\r\nCollege of Liberal Arts

and Sciences, Chicago\r\n(6) The Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago,

and Vice President,\r\nUniversity of Illinois, with the recommendation of the Director

of the Institute of the\r\nHumanities and with the concurrence of the Dean of the

College of Liberal Arts and\r\nSciences and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

and Provost, recommends the\r\nfollowing appointments of fellows to the Institute

for the Humanities for the academic\r\nyear 2016-17, and for the programs of research

or study indicated.3\r\n Fellows are released\r\n 3 Faculty Fellows are chosen competitively

by the Institute’s Executive Committee\r\nthrough evaluation of research proposals.\r\n34\r\nfrom

teaching and administrative duties, normally for one year, so that they can devote\r\nfull

effort to their research.4\r\nSunil M. Agnani, Associate Professor, Department of

English and Department of\r\nHistory, “Overcoming Resentment: Enlightenment Thought

and the Impasses of\r\nDecolonization”\r\nMark E. Canuel, Professor, Department

of English, “British Romanticism and the Fate\r\nof Progress”\r\nAidan Douglas Gray,

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, “Constellations of\r\nReference:

Relational Approaches to Language and Thought”\r\nMary Beth Rose, Professor, Department

of English, “The Deconstruction of Heroism in\r\nShakespearean Tragedy”\r\nBlake

Stimson, Professor, Department of Art History, College of Architecture, Design,\r\nand

the Arts, “Seeing Like a State: Paul Strand and the Lost Compact of Modern Art”\r\nKaren

Underhill, Associate Professor, Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures,\r\n“Writing

in the Third Language: Bruno Schultz and Jewish Modernity”\r\nThe Board action recommended

in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with applicable State and federal

laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral Rules Concerning the University

Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\nThe

President of the University concurs.\r\n 4 Alternate 1: Syed Junaid Ahmed Quadri,

Assistant Professor, Department of History,\r\n “Transformations of Tradition: Islamic

Law in Modernity”\r\n Alternate 2: Hannah B. Higgins, Professor, Department of Art

History, College of\r\n Architecture, Design and the Arts, “Continuous Witness:

Mary Reynolds in Paris, 1920-\r\n 1950”\r\n Alternate 3: Jennifer L. Tobin, Associate

Professor, Classics and Mediterranean\r\n Studies, “Impossible to Build, Marvelous

to Describe: The Seven Wonders from\r\n Classical Antiquity Through the Middle Ages”\r\n35\r\nOn

motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, these appointments\r\nwere approved.\r\nEstablish

the Master of Science in Data Analytics,\r\nCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences,

Springfield\r\n(7) The Chancellor, University of Illinois at Springfield, and Vice

President,\r\nUniversity of Illinois, with the advice of the Springfield Senate,

has approved a proposal\r\nto establish the Master of Science in Data Analytics

in the College of Liberal Arts and\r\nSciences.\r\nThe Master of Science in Data

Analytics, housed in the Mathematical\r\nSciences Department and in partnership

with the Computer Science Department, will\r\neducate students in the fundamentals

of data analysis, including the skills and processes\r\nnecessary for data-driven

decision making, an appreciation of the theoretical background\r\nof these techniques,

and hands-on learning activities with state-of-the-art software tools.\r\nWith an

emphasis on statistics, the degree program will be offered onground\r\nand online

and will cover topics such as data mining, statistical models, predictive\r\nanalytics,

and data visualization. Graduates of this interdisciplinary degree program will\r\nhave

the skill set to enter a range of high-demand data science careers in both the private\r\nand

public sectors.\r\nThe Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects

with applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The \r\n36\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives.\r\nThe Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs with

this\r\nrecommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no

further\r\nSenate jurisdiction is involved.\r\nThe President of the University recommends

approval. This action is\r\nsubject to further review and approval by the Illinois

Board of Higher Education.\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this

recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\nEstablish the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre,\r\nCollege

of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Springfield\r\n(8) The Chancellor, University of Illinois

at Springfield, and Vice President,\r\nUniversity of Illinois, with the advice of

the Springfield Senate, has approved a proposal\r\nto establish the Bachelor of

Arts in Theatre in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.\r\nThe Bachelor of

Arts in Theatre will meet student interests in the creative\r\nand performing arts

while furthering the goal of the UIS Strategic Plan to enhance the\r\ncultural environment

of the campus. Students enrolled in the on-ground degree program\r\nwill gain an

understanding and appreciation for theatre as an evolving art form and learn\r\nthe

fundamental processes involved in creating theatre. Students will develop their\r\ntalents

as theatre artists by working with dramatic literature in the classroom and on the

\r\n37\r\nstage and will also develop a strong sense of teamwork, as the process

of creating theatre\r\nis largely collaborative.\r\nIn addition to preparing students

for occupations directly related to theatre,\r\nsuch as acting, directing, and producing,

the program will provide students with an\r\nimportant set of transferable skills

that prepare them for graduate study in a wide array of\r\nfields and diverse career

options, including arts management, non-profit management,\r\nradio/television announcing,

advertising, marketing, public relations, event planning, and\r\nfundraising.\r\nThe

Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with

applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives.\r\nThe Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs with

this\r\nrecommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no

further\r\nSenate jurisdiction is involved.\r\nThe President of the University recommends

approval. This action is\r\nsubject to further review and approval by the Illinois

Board of Higher Education.\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this

recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\nReorganize the Department of Pediatrics, College

of Medicine at Peoria, Chicago\r\n38\r\n(9) The Chancellor, University of Illinois

at Chicago, and Vice President,\r\nUniversity of Illinois, with the concurrence

of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and\r\nwith the advice of the Dean of

the College of Medicine and the Regional Dean of the\r\nCollege of Medicine at Peoria,

recommends approval to reorganize the Department of\r\nPediatrics from its present

structure of a department organized with a chair to a\r\ndepartment organized with

a head.\r\nPursuant to Article IV, Section 4, of the University of Illinois Statutes,

the\r\nDepartment of Pediatrics voted to change their mode of governance from a

chairmanship\r\nto a headship. Twenty-four of the faculty voted in favor of changing

the governance\r\nstructure, while 16 voted against the change.\r\nThe Board action

recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with applicable State

and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral Rules Concerning

University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\nThe

Vice President for Academic Affairs concurs with this\r\nrecommendation.\r\nThe

President of the University recommends approval.\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded

by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\nReappoint Member to the

Advisory Board, Division of\r\nSpecialized Care for Children (DSCC) in Springfield,

Chicago\r\n39\r\n(10) The Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) is the

Illinois Title\r\nV agency that provides care coordination for families and children

with special healthcare\r\nneeds and financial assistance for those who meet financial

and medical eligibility\r\nrequirements.\r\nIn 1957, the Illinois General Assembly

created an advisory board for the\r\nDSCC to advise the administrators of the University

of Illinois regarding DSCC. The\r\nBoard of Trustees is charged with appointing

members to this advisory board.\r\nThe Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago,

and Vice President,\r\nUniversity of Illinois, recommends the following reappointment

to the DSCC Advisory\r\nBoard for the term April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2019:\r\nMiriam

I. Redleaf, MD, Louis J. Mayer Professor of Otology/Neurotology and Head of\r\nthe

Otology/Neurotology Program and Audiology Division, Department of\r\nOtolaryngology

– Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at\r\nChicago;

Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery;\r\nMember, Chicago

Laryngology and Otology Society; Member, American Neurotological\r\nSociety; Member,

Triologic Society; Member, American Audiology Society; Member,\r\nAmerican Otological

Society; Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology; Certificate\r\nof Added Qualification

in Neurotology.\r\nThe Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects

with applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives.\r\nThe President of the University concurs.\r\nOn motion

of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\n40\r\nName

the Glenn Netto Health and Wellness Center,\r\nCollege of Medicine at Rockford,

Chicago\r\n(11) The Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Vice President,\r\nUniversity

of Illinois, recommends the naming of the health and wellness facility, Room\r\nA146,

in the College of Medicine at Rockford in recognition of the late Glenn Netto,\r\nMD.

Ms. Rosie Netto and Ms. Alice Netto, sisters of Dr. Netto and former physical\r\neducation

teachers committed to health and wellness in the Rockford community, have\r\ncontributed

philanthropic gifts in his memory that fully fund the renovation costs of the\r\nspace.\r\nIn

2015, the Rockford regional campus leadership completed a strategic\r\nplanning

process with the support and feedback of various stakeholders, including\r\nfaculty,

staff, students, community leaders, and our partners in health care. Feedback\r\nresulted

in several key initiatives that are being implemented; one such initiative was to\r\nimprove

the student campus experience through promoting a healthy, balanced lifestyle.\r\nTo

this end, on March 2016, the College will open the health and wellness center, which\r\nwill

be free of charge for faculty, staff, and students and operate 24 hours a day, seven\r\ndays

a week. The center is a 1,525.53 square feet athletic facility, which will be managed\r\nin

partnership with the YMCA of the Rock River Valley.\r\nDr. Glenn Netto passed away

suddenly on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Dr.\r\nNetto was raised in Rockford, IL, and

graduated from the University of Illinois College\r\nof Medicine in 1980 and completed

his residency in internal medicine at Blodgett \r\n41\r\nMemorial Medical Center

and Saint Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In\r\n1983, Dr. Netto joined

a large multispecialty medical organization, Rockford Clinic,\r\nwhere he practiced

primary care general internal medicine. In 1994, he was named\r\nAssistant Professor

of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at\r\nRockford, teaching

second-, third-, and fourth-year medical students in history taking,\r\nphysical

diagnosis, and clinical medicine. He was promoted to Associate Professor of\r\nClinical

Medicine in 1997, and he was named Interim Chairman of the Internal Medicine\r\nDepartment

in 2007.\r\nDuring his tenure at the College of Medicine, he was the recipient of\r\nnumerous

honors: twice awarded the Golden Apple for excellence in teaching, the\r\nDistinguished

Teaching and the Distinguished Service Award, and the Leonard Tow and\r\nGold Humanism

Award for outstanding professionalism. To commemorate the love and\r\nrespect of

his students and peers, the College of Medicine at Rockford established an\r\nendowed

fund in 2014 for an annual student award known as “The Glenn D. Netto\r\nHumanitarian

Award.” The first award will be given in the spring of 2016 and the award\r\nfund

continues to actively receive contributions from Dr. Netto’s former colleagues and\r\nstudents.\r\nThe

Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with

applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives.\r\nThe President of the University concurs.\r\n42\r\nOn

motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\nName

the Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Classroom, Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago\r\n(12)

The Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Vice President,\r\nUniversity

of Illinois, recommends the naming of the large classroom on the first floor of\r\nthe

Library of the Health Sciences, 1750 West Polk Street, in recognition of the late

Olga\r\nM. Jonasson, MD. Dr. Jonasson’s bequest created an endowed fund supporting

the\r\nLibrary of the Health Sciences. Dr. Jonasson also bequeathed her home at

1514 West\r\nJackson Boulevard in Chicago, which is the current residence of the

Chancellor at the\r\nUniversity of Illinois at Chicago.\r\nDr. Olga Jonasson was

a transplant surgeon who earned her medical degree\r\nfrom the University of Illinois

College of Medicine in 1958 and completed her graduate\r\nmedical education in surgery

at the University of Illinois Hospital in 1964. Dr. Jonasson\r\nwas a professor

of surgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine from 1975\r\nuntil

1987. She subsequently served as the head of the Department of Surgery at The\r\nOhio

State University College of Medicine.\r\nDr. Jonasson developed one of the first

clinical transplantation services in\r\nIllinois and set up a statewide histocompatibility-testing

laboratory for donor-recipient\r\nmatching. As a clinician and researcher, she was

interested in immunological questions\r\nin organ transplantation, especially in

kidney and pancreas transplants. In that field, she\r\nstudied antirejection drugs

that fool the body’s immune system into accepting unfamiliar \r\n43\r\ntissue and

organs. Dr. Jonasson was also a respected educator of residents and surgeons\r\nin

training.\r\nIt has been the shared desire of Dr. H. Constance Bonbrest, the executor\r\nand

close friend of Dr. Jonasson; Mary Case, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries;\r\nand

Kathryn H. Carpenter, Associate University Librarian for the Health Sciences and\r\nAssociate

Dean that the accumulation of the payout from the endowed fund, totaling\r\n$274,000,

be used to support the current renovation of the Library of the Health Sciences.\r\nForemost,

Dr. Olga Jonasson identified herself as an educator and Dr. Bonbrest believes\r\nthat

she would have been honored to have her generosity recognized with her name on\r\nthe

large classroom in this renovated space.\r\nThe Library of the Health Sciences is

undergoing a significant\r\ntransformation of a 30,000-square foot space on the

first floor to provide an environment\r\ndesigned to meet the needs of students

in the health science fields. The renovated space\r\nincludes several valuable elements

promoting learning and collaboration, which includes\r\nindividual and group study

spaces that meet different preferences with regard to privacy,\r\ncomfort, sound,

and learning tools. One component of the space is a large classroom that\r\ncan

be divided into two smaller rooms. Library faculty will use this space to teach

health\r\nscience students important concepts in information literacy and evidence-based

practice.\r\nThe Board action recommended in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects

with applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois Statutes, The\r\nGeneral

Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees

policies and directives. \r\n44\r\nThe President of the University concurs.\r\nOn

motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas approved.\r\nAmend

the University of Illinois Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws, Chicago\r\n(13) The Medical

Staff of the University of Illinois Hospital recommends\r\nrevisions to the Medical

Staff Bylaws. Under the Bylaws, the Medical Staff must review\r\nits bylaws to determine

whether any changes or amendments need to be made in order to\r\nmaintain compliance

with accreditation standards, federal and State laws and current\r\nmedical staff

policies, procedures, and practices. The Bylaws Committee of the Medical\r\nStaff

is also responsible for reviewing any proposals for amendments to the bylaws.\r\nThe

amendments described below and included in the attached documents\r\n(materials

on file with the secretary) were recommended by the Bylaws Committee to the\r\nMedical

Staff Executive Committee and to the members of the Medical Staff. In\r\naccordance

with the bylaws, the amendments were voted on and approved by the Medical\r\nStaff

members on December 10, 2015. Amendments become effective only when\r\napproved

by the Board of Trustees.\r\nBoth the edited version of the bylaws as well as the

final document are\r\nsubmitted for consideration. (A copy is filed with the secretary

of the Board for record.)\r\nThe substantive changes are summarized below, including

the specific Articles and\r\nSections to be amended and the reasons for the proposed

changes. The revised\r\ndocuments also include nonsubstantive revisions not described

below, such as formatting \r\n45\r\nchanges, movement and renumbering of articles

and sections, and updates to the table of\r\ncontents.\r\n• Performance of the History

and Physical--Article III, Section 1\r\n(Page 4). The proposed revisions to this

Section clarify that a history\r\nand physical may be performed by a physician or

other individual in\r\naccordance with applicable law, policies and procedures and

the\r\nBylaws.\r\n• General Qualifications--Article IV, Section 1(A) (Page 6). This\r\nSection

has been amended to extend the effective date for certification\r\nin Basic Life

Support (BLS) as a requirement of Medical Staff\r\nmembership from January 1, 2016,

to December 31, 2016.\r\n• Provisional Members--Article IV, Section 3(I) (Pages

12-13). The\r\nrevised draft deleted the category of Provisional Members of the\r\nMedical

Staff and the requirement that the first year of the initial two\r\nyear appointment

to any class of Medical Staff membership be\r\nconsidered provisional (i.e., no

right to vote or hold office). All\r\nreferences to provisional membership were

deleted in the proposed\r\ndraft.\r\n• Medical Staff Appointment/Reappointment/Clinical

Privileges--\r\nNew Article V (Page 19). Certain sections have been moved, with

no\r\nsubstantive changes, from Article IV, Membership and placed under a\r\nnewly

created Article V, Medical Staff\r\nAppointment/Reappointment/Clinical Privileges.

The sections moved\r\ninclude Temporary Privileges, Telemedicine Privileges, and

Emergency\r\n(Disaster) Privileges.\r\n• Notification of Initial Appointment to

the Medical Staff and\r\nDelineation of Clinical Privileges--Article V, Section

1(E) (Page 20).\r\nThis time period for the Chair of the Credentials Committee in\r\nconjunction

with the Chief Medical Officer to notify an applicant of an\r\naction taken has

been modified from 60 days to 15 days. The revised\r\ntime period is consistent

with the requirement that has been in the Rules\r\nand Regulations and also current

policies and practice.\r\n46\r\n• Expedited Process for Appointment, Reappointment

and\r\nPrivileging--Article V, Section 7 (Pages 29-30). The Joint\r\nCommission

requires that the organized medical staff develop criteria\r\nfor an expedited process

for granting privileges and initial appointments\r\nto membership, reappointment,

or modification of privileges. Such\r\nexpedited process cannot be used in certain

situations delineated by The\r\nJoint Commission. This new Section has been added

to comply with\r\nThe Joint Commission standard and to document the current Medical\r\nStaff

process, which has been in place since 2010. Under the\r\nestablished expedited

process, the Medical Staff Executive Committee,\r\nafter receiving positive recommendations

from the Chief of the Clinical\r\nService in which the applicant would be a member,

and the Chairman of\r\nthe Credentials Committee, may forward its positive recommendation

to\r\nany two individual voting members of the University Healthcare System\r\nCommittee

of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for\r\neach’s final decision.

This is done pursuant to a delegation by the Board\r\nof Trustees approved on March

10, 2010.\r\nAn applicant qualifies for this expedited process if he or she meets

the\r\nfollowing standards, which are set forth by the Joint Commission and\r\nlisted

in the proposed new bylaws provision:\r\n? The applicant submits a complete and

verified application\r\nwhich provides all necessary or required information and

all\r\nprimary source verification procedures have been completed.\r\nThe Medical

Staff Executive Committee makes a positive\r\nrecommendation without any limitations.\r\n?

There are no current or previously successful challenges to the\r\napplicant’s licensure

or registration.\r\n? The applicant has not been subject to any involuntary termination

or\r\nsummary suspension of Medical Staff Membership or Clinical\r\nPrivileges at

another hospital.\r\n? The applicant has not been subject to any involuntary limitation,\r\nreduction,

denial or loss of membership or Clinical Privileges at the\r\nHospital or any other

hospital.\r\n? There has not been an unusual pattern or excessive number of\r\nprofessional

liability actions resulting in a final adverse judgment\r\nentered against the applicant.\r\n47\r\nIf

the applicant does not meet the requirements listed above, then the\r\nappointment,

reappointment and privileging decision must be voted on\r\nby the full Board of

Trustees.\r\n• Resignation/Leave of Absence--Article VI (Pages 30-31). A new\r\nArticle

VI was created for the existing sections Resignation and Leave\r\nof Absence and

Reinstatement After Resignation or Leave of Absence\r\nin Good Standing, without

substantive change.\r\nThe Board action recommended in this item complies in all

material\r\nrespects with applicable State and federal laws, University of Illinois

Statutes, The\r\nGeneral Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure,

and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\nThe President of the University

concurs.\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas

approved.\r\nApprove Student Health Insurance Rates for Urbana, Chicago, and\r\nSpringfield

Campuses, Academic Year 2016-17\r\n(14) The Chancellors/Vice Presidents at Urbana,

Chicago, and Springfield\r\nrecommend approval of student health insurance rates

for Academic Year 2016-17. The\r\nstudent health insurance rate, combined with the

student health service fee, funds health\r\ncare programs tailored to meet the needs

of the students at the campuses. The campuses\r\nconsult with student advisory groups

on health program coverage and the resulting rate.\r\nStudents may choose not to

participate in the student health insurance program by\r\nproviding evidence of

comparable insurance coverage from other sources. Attached is a \r\n48\r\nsummary

of the student health program coverage. (A copy is filed with the secretary of\r\nthe

Board for record.)\r\nAs recently as 2014 and 2015 the Urbana and Springfield campuses

sought\r\ncompetitive proposals from commercial insurers to underwrite their student

plans.\r\nBeginning in 2004, the Chicago campus initiated a self-funded student

health benefit\r\nplan, CampusCare, to provide benefits and contain costs.\r\nInitially

the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) applied\r\nonly to commercially

insured student health plans, and not to self-funded student benefit\r\nplans. However,

beginning Fall 2015 the U.S. Department of Health and Human\r\nServices declared

PPACA also applied to self-funded plans, like CampusCare. PPACAcompliant\r\nhealth

plans may not have lifetime or annual dollar maximums on any essential\r\nhealth

benefit, or any pre-existing condition limitations. In addition, the plans must\r\nprovide

comprehensive prescription drug benefits, and many of these must be provided\r\nwithout

cost to the individual. Plans must also cover pediatric dental and vision benefits.\r\nThe

PPACA encourages the use of campus health services and counseling centers to\r\nprovide

access and cost effective care for students. Given the scope and breadth of the\r\nPPACA-mandated

benefits our student health insurance rates are very competitive\r\ncompared to

our peer institutions.\r\nFor Fall Semester 2016 the Urbana campus continues to

be underwritten by\r\nUnited Healthcare, with a 12 percent increase for undergraduate

and a 10.5 percent\r\nincrease for graduate students. The undergraduate plan will

have an increase in the\r\noutpatient and out-of-pocket maximum deductibles in order

to stay within the Affordable \r\n49\r\nCare Act’s “gold” metallic band. To move

into a “platinum” metallic band would have\r\nrequired a larger premium increase.

No change in deductibles will be required for the\r\ngraduate student plan. For

Fall Semester 2016 the Springfield campus plan will be\r\nunderwritten by Blue Cross

Blue Shield, which was the result of a competitive RFP\r\nprocess. Changes include

increasing the out-of-pocket maximum and increasing copayments\r\nfor brand and

specialty drugs. In addition, the Springfield campus has lower\r\nparticipation

levels resulting in claims experience being spread over a relatively small\r\nbase,

necessitating a 21 percent increase for undergraduate and graduate students. For\r\nFall

Semester 2016 the Chicago campus proposes the rate remain flat for undergraduate\r\nand

graduate students.\r\nThe recommended student health insurance rates are as follows:\r\nLOCATION\r\nACTUAL

RATE,\r\nFALL SEMESTER 2016\r\nACTUAL RATE,\r\nFALL SEMESTER 2015\r\nUrbana Undergraduate--$320

Undergraduate--$286\r\nGraduate--$409 Graduate--$370\r\nChicago All students--$570

All students--$570\r\nSpringfield All students--$598 All students--$495\r\nThe rates

displayed are for the typical undergraduate, graduate, and\r\nprofessional student.

Rates may vary for the summer session. Students needing coverage\r\nfor their spouse

and dependents voluntarily pay a separate charge.\r\nThe Board action recommended

in this item complies in all material\r\nrespects with applicable State and federal

laws, University of Illinois Statutes, \r\n50\r\nThe General Rules Concerning University

Organization and Procedure, and Board of\r\nTrustees policies and directives.\r\nThe

Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Vice President, Chief\r\nFinancial Officer

and Comptroller concur in these recommendations.\r\nThe President of the University

recommends approval.\r\nOn motion of Ms. Smart, seconded by Mr. Estrada, this recommendation\r\nwas

approved.\r\nBy consensus, the Board agreed that one roll call vote would be taken

and\r\nconsidered the vote on agenda item nos. 15 through 27 inclusive as listed

below. The\r\nrecommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one

time.\r\nAward Construction Contracts for Renovation, Everitt Laboratory, Urbana\r\n(15)

In March 2014, the Board approved the $50.0 million project to renovate\r\nEveritt

Laboratory for the Department of Bioengineering Instruction and Research. In\r\nMay

2015, the Board approved an increase to the project budget of $5.0 million to\r\ninclude

a second floor addition and a new Simulation Center. The proposed $55.0\r\nmillion

project will provide the opportunity to integrate bioengineering on the campus\r\nand

establish the University of Illinois as a national and international leader for

decades\r\nto come.\r\nBids for construction work have been solicited and for the

project to\r\nproceed the Interim Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

and Interim \r\n51\r\nVice President, University of Illinois, with the concurrence

of the appropriate\r\nadministrative officers, recommends that the following contracts5

be awarded.\r\nCompetitive bidding procedures in accordance with the Illinois Procurement

Code were\r\nfollowed; and the award is to the lowest responsible bidder on the

basis of its base bid\r\nplus the acceptance of indicated alternates:6\r\n\r\nDivision

1 – General Work\r\nWilliams Brothers Construction Inc., Base Bid $13,650,000\r\nPeoria,

IL Alternate 1 90,000\r\nAlternate 2 48,000\r\nAlternate 3 0\r\nAlternate 4 92,000\r\nAlternate

5 0\r\nAlternate 8 89,000\r\nTOTAL $13,969,000\r\nDivision 2 – Plumbing Work\r\nG.A.

Rich & Sons Inc., Base Bid $ 2,687,000\r\nDeer Creek, IL Alternate 1 0\r\nAlternate

2 0\r\nAlternate 3 0\r\nAlternate 4 1,500\r\nAlternate 5 5,550\r\nAlternate