University of Illinois programs put under review

The Institute of Aviation and a vice chancellor’s position expanded under former Chancellor Richard Herman are among the first areas targeted in the University of Illinois budget-review process. Teams of faculty and administrators will also take a look at scholarships – including $1 million in athletic scholarships paid with general campus funds – and try to identify $10 million in savings in information technology services on campus. Interim Chancellor Robert Easter and Richard Wheeler, acting vice chancellor for academic affairs, on Friday appointed four budget review teams as part of an overall evaluation of how the campus uses its resources. Wheeler said no decisions have been made about any of the areas under study. The chancellor’s letter asked the review teams to complete their work by early to mid-April.