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I t -5- about the low level of student partic i pation which he would l i ke to see increased. Dr. Byrd advocated the appointment of a FC\culty-Student Committee to replace the Ad Hoc Committee that '· '(1.S ~stabl ish ec! durinn the October war. He favors appointing 7 members froP1 each orou r to t he' nCI;I! Committee. 7. Faculty Concerns - Dr. Cynthia Nelson, Chairman of tile Faculty, j oin r:rl t he meetinq at this point. She stated that the Faculty favors "democratization of the decision-making process" by increasing Faculty and student participation in decisions that affect them . She recall cd t he Ari Hoc Committee that was active during the October war and noted that it was Pres irl0nt Thoron's wish that it become a permanent committee (see above). She said that the Faculty would like to be more informed about the details of how the University is financed and the policy ramifications of such funding. The Faculty is concerned that the University miqht take a more vocational direction, as distinguished from a purely academic one, if funds are more available in the former area than the latter . The role of the Faculty vis-~-vis the Board of Trustees is another concern. Dr. Nelson said. The Faculty would like to be more informed about the objectives of the Trustees in general, and would like to be more in­volved in the presidential search efforts in particular. Several Trustees mentioned at this point their desire for greater Board-Faculty communica