To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "President B. Joseph White" <presidentwhite@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: presidentwhite@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Admissions Review Commission

To:     University of Illinois Community
From:   B. Joseph White
Re:     Admissions Review Commission

Today, Governor Pat Quinn announced the formation of an Admissions Review 
Commission, an independent, fact-finding group that the governor has named 
to investigate claims of special treatment for some applicants to the 
University of Illinois.

On behalf of our University community, I thank the Governor for this 
initiative and express our appreciation to retired federal Judge Abner 
Mikva, who will chair the Commission, and all those who have agreed to 
serve. 

I am mandating complete and full cooperation with the Commission from 
every member of the University community. The Commission will have access 
to everybody and everything it needs to conduct its work. Any request or 
directive from the Commission is to be treated as the highest priority and 
responses are to be timely. 

I have instructed University Counsel Thomas R. Bearrows to manage the 
University's working relationship with the Commission. Please respond to 
any requests from the Commission through Mr. Bearrows. 

With regard to the previously announced University task force on 
admissions, we will not pursue this initiative at this time in order to 
focus on cooperation with the independent Commission. However, each 
campus, academic unit and admissions office should prepare for the 
upcoming admissions cycle for the 2010-2011 academic year with a renewed 
focus on the vital importance of objectivity and fairness in the 
admissions process.

When the Commission has completed and reported its work, we will come 
together as a University community to ensure that our admissions practices 
are exemplary.

I again thank Governor Quinn and Judge Mikva and his colleagues for this 
important service to the University of Illinois. 



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