UM System curators represent four campuses, but only have degrees from one: Mizzou

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Gov. Mike Parson has two appointments to make to the University of Missouri Board of Curators, and the current chairman says adding graduates from various campuses in the system doesn’t need to be a priority.

The current eight members hold 11 degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and none from the campuses in St. Louis and Kansas City or Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla.

Chairman Darryl Chatman said it shouldn't be a priority to appoint a graduate from any of the non-flagship campuses.

“I don’t think that is a criteria that would be decisive in his decision making. And at the same time, I would say that is the governor’s prerogative,” Chatman said.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2022-04-25/um-system-board-represents-4-campuses-but-only-has-graduates-from-mizzou

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1. Funny the liberal arts college

is the one all the curators are coming from and the likely more conservative engineering and agricultural college has none.

It is a no brainer that all four colleges should be represented at some level reflecting their enrollment. Rolla is an excellent engineering college, and I have worked with several engineers from there. The urban campuses should also have representation since their needs would be quite a bit different than the flagship campus.

This goes to a broader point that our elected representatives should include more scientists and engineers.