Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1963-1966)

MAY MEETING, 1965

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The Vice-President in charge of business and finance informed the
Regents that they as well as all members of the faculty and staff when
traveling on official University business were covered by the insurance
policy described in the booklet he distributed. The policy provides
$100,000 of insurance in the case of accidents which might arise in
traveling from the place of residence or place of business to a Regents'
meeting and return. It will cover a Regent whenever he is traveling in
connection with University business.
The Vice-President pointed to the last page of the booklet where it
was noted that the beneficiary would be the Regent's estate unless other
designation had been made.
The Regents authorized the Secretary to send the following acknowledgment to President Brennan's letter of May 20 including, "Position
Paper of the State Board of Education Relative to its Decision on the
Expansion of the Flint Branch of The University of Michigan":

Insurance Coverage for Persons
Traveling on
University
Business
Flint College
Expansion: Letter
to State Board
of Education

May 25, 1965
Mr. Thomas J. Brennan
President
State Board of Education
Lansing, Michigan
DEAR AIR. PRESIDENT:
The Regents of the University of Michigan at their meeting of May 21 asked
that I acknowledge receipt of your recent letter sent to each of them by certified
mail. One of the letters was received in the President's office on May 10, 1965.
Your communication requested that the recommendation of the State Board of
Education on proposed expansion of the University's Flint College be made a part
of the Regents' agenda for the May meeting.
The agenda for the meeting of May 21 included a discussion of the content of
your letter and telegram of April 7 reporting the State Board's recommendation to
the Legislature on the University's program in Flint.
In the course of their deliberations, the Regents received the State Board's
twelve page communication entitled, "A Position Paper of the State Board of
Education Relative to its Decision on the Expansion of the Flint Branch of The
University of Michigan." This document was delivered by messenger to me in Ann
Arbor about 6 P.m. on May 20. It was transmitted to the Regents at their meeting
May 21.
The Regents have expressed their conviction that they and members of the
State Board share the same goal with respect to Flint, which is to see that the
young people of that area are provided the best educational opportunities. Consequently, the Regents plan to give the State Board's position paper most careful
consideration and study and will be happy to express their views after they have
had an opportunity to analyze and discuss the rationale for the State Board's
recommendations.
Sincerely yours,
ERICH A. WALTER
The Regents authorized the Secretary to send the following acknowledgment to Dr. Polley, Secretary of the Michigan Coordinating Council
for Public Higher Education:

Michigan Coordinating Council
for Public Higher
Education:
Letter to