ILLINOIS - The University of Illinois Board of Trustees

38 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 20
1) The meeting must be open to all students, faculty, and community
members wishing to attend.
2) It must be held on campus, in a room large enough to accommodate
such a turnout.
3) The coalition shall choose its own witnesses, not to be limited to mem-
bers of the University community.
4) The format of the hearings must allow us to reply to the contentions
of opposing testimony.
5) The University shall make efforts to publicize the hearings in the Uni-
versity and the community.
We are available to discuss and negotiate any other details of the
hearing, including format, publicity, etc. Hopefully such a meting can be
arranged for next week.
Finally, we again must reiterate our demand for an open debate. Our
acceptance of the hearing is not to be construed as an abandonment of this
demand. We demand once again that representatives of the University
administration publicly justify and defend their investment policies.
Sincerely yours,
C-U Coalition against Apartheid
In discussing this report and the request, the trustees agreed that a hearing
would be in order, under a format determined by the chairman of the
Finance Committee (Mr. Livingston) in consultation with President
Corbally. The general understanding was that such a hearing might be
scheduled within the next month or two and that at a later time the
board might consider the subject to determine if any action was needed
or desired by the board.
President's Reports
President Corbally presented a report on selected topics of current interest,
copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed
with the secretary of the board.
REGULAR AGENDA
The board considered the following reports and recommendations from
the president of the University.
Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 1978-79
(1) The University budget for operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1978,
is submitted herewith, including recommendations for: (a) academic and administrative
appointments beginning August 21, 1978, at Urbana-Champaign and September
1, 1978, at Chicago; and (b) funds for the nonacademic personnel staff on
a continuous basis. Authorization to pay salaries and wages for the period July 1,
1978, to the new contract dates was granted by the Board of Trustees on June 21,
1978.
For purposes of determining payments for a fractional year of academic service,
the academic year at the Chicago Circle and Medical Center campuses is defined
as September 16 through June 15, and the academic year at the Urbana-
Champaign campus is defined as August 21 through May 20.
The budget has been prepared by the vice president for administration based
upon recommendations of: (a) the chancellors at the three campuses (after con-