Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1963-1966)

DECEMBER MEETING, 1964

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HOSPITAL PHARMACY PROJECT pHspital
Architects fees and supervision..................... $ 40,000 Project Budget
Construction................................... 405,840
Construction sundry............................. 3,000
Equipment.................................... 25,000
Contingency.................................... 26,160
Total...................................... $500,000
NORTHWEST "Y" WING, MAIN HOSPITAL FIRE STAIRS PROJECT Hospital
Fire Stairs
Architects fees and supervision..................... $ 8,200 Project Budget
Construction.................................... 82,000
Contingency..................................... 4,000
Total....................................... $94,200
The President made a brief report on the latest recommendations of Michigan Coordinating Council for
the Michigan Coordinating Council for Public Higher Education. Public Higher
Education:
In addition to a decision to amend the Constitution of the Council, the Reported on
Committee appointed to study the subject of university branches distributed the Harvey Davis report on university branches. The President
found it most unfortunate that the Davis committee made no reference
to other states where the need for higher education has been provided
by the establishment of branches. He questioned omission to the reference of the plans for the states of Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Ohio, and, most important of all, of California's plan.
Continuing, the President said, "In matters of this kind, one cannot
proceed from dogma." He expressed deep concern for the lack of attention in the report to the eighteen-year-olds who are petitioning for
admission to universities and colleges now. He said the University would
continue its work with Flint College; that its plans were sound and in
perfect order. He was pleased to report that the President of the Flint
Board of Education had invited the Regents to meet in Flint on Thursday, February 18, preceding their regular meeting in Ann Arbor on the
following day, February 19. The Regents were pleased to accept the
invitation of the President of the Flint Board of Education.
Regent Power said the President had made a very good summary of
the report of the Coordinating Council. The Coordinating Council was
not a group with power; it was wholly consultative and advisory. The
question of branches was at present one to be answered by each university separately. "We cannot wait for still another study," he said.
"Students are knocking at our doors for admission."
Regent Power said that, without in any sense meaning to be critical
or wanting to stampede those in charge of planning the new residential
college, he wondered whether the target date had been set to proceed with
the plans for the building.
The Vice-President for Academic Affairs said no target date had
yet been set and that facilities would not be available until 1967. He
referred to the possibility of an interim arrangement for establishing the
college in existing buildings in 1966 as a pilot project. He said, "The
basic statement from the faculty committee for the residence halls is
now in the hands of the architect, and the proposed academic program
statement is in preparation and will be ready by the end of January."