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In May 2000, the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) began its third year of easing the transfer of students among Illinois colleges and universities. The IAI also completed its first “fifth-year review” of the transferable General Education Core Curriculum. This item requests Board of Higher Education endorsement for the Revised General Education Core Curriculum to become effective for freshmen entering in summer 2001 and beyond. The item also requests Board endorsement for one more baccalaureate major agreement and presents preliminary findings from an evaluation survey of representatives of participating institutions. (Presentation by Ann Bragg)

Cardean University is a wholly owned subsidiary of UNext.com LLC, a private for-profit Limited Liability Company founded in December 1997 for the purpose of delivering high quality educational services to an international clientele.   The University has applied to operate and grant the following degrees in the state of Illinois: Master of Business Administration; Master of Science in Information Management; and Master of Science in Information Technology. (Presentation by Marcia Langsjoen)

This item recommends Board of Higher Education endorsement of the State Board of Education’s proposals with respect to the Prairie State Examination. An oral report will be given on the Joint Education Committee’s work on the P-16 initiative. (Presentation by Jane Williamson)

A copy of this item will be presented at the Board meeting.   It will recommend names identified by members of the Board’s Subcommittee to Study the Educational Needs of Lake County for appointment to the Board of the University Center of Lake County. (Presentation by Philip J. Rock)

This item recommends an allocation of $4.5 million from the fiscal year 2000 appropriation for the Illinois Century Network. The grants will support the establishment of eight Regional Technology Centers to support the Illinois Century Network. (Presentation by Neil Matkin)

This item recommends an allocation of funds for development of program content to be carried on the Illinois Century Network. (Presentation by Ross Hodel)

This oral report will provide an update on the work of the Committee on Access and Diversity’s committee meetings, and next steps. (Presentation by Jerry D. Blakemore)

This item considers the student fee proposal presented by the Board’s Student Advisory Committee in April 2000; reviews current institutional practices, and recommends for consideration changes to Board policies to ensure adequate student involvement in fee matters while preserving recognized institutional governance authority.(Presentation by Debra Smitley)

This item recommends an allocation of the fiscal year 2001 appropriation of $1.5 million for library resource sharing projects. Funding is recommended for five proposals supporting library resource sharing activities at 155 institutions of higher education.(Ross Hodel)

This item recommends approval for the allocation of the fiscal year 2001 appropriation of $1.6 million for the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Act. These awards provide assistance to minority graduate students in Illinois public and private colleges and universities. The item also summarizes the findings of a recent study of the program. (Ross Hodel)

This item recommends approval of three new Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree programs at two community colleges. (Diane Gilleland)

This item recommends approval of a new off-campus master’s program in Instructional Technology for Northern Illinois University.(Diane Gilleland)

This item recommends new operating and/or degree granting authority for six independent Illinois institutions. (Diane Gilleland)

This item recommends approval for appropriation transfers for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. (Debra Smitley)

This item recommends approval for noninstructional capital improvements at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and the University of Illinois at Springfield.(Sharon Ward)

This item provides a brief summary and status of bills enacted by the General Assembly during the spring 2000 legislative session.The item describes Governor Ryan’s actions on the bills as of Friday, May 19, 2000. (Ross Hodel)

State general funds appropriations approved by the Governor and the General Assembly for higher education operations and grants in fiscal year 2001 total $2.5 billion, an increase of $132.6 million, or 5.6 percent, over fiscal year 2000. Appropriations for higher education capital improvements total $218.1 million, and will support 40 new capital projects in fiscal year 2001. This report provides detailed information regarding the appropriations by institution and program. (Debra Smitley)

This item describes each grant program and includes the objectives, the fiscal year 2001 appropriation, and the application schedules and procedures for state and federal grant programs administered by the Board of Higher Education.(Ross Hodel)