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Department of Higher Education SANDRA KAUFFMAN LOWELL KRUSE 3515 Amazonas Dr. Chair, Coordinating Board for Vice Chair, Coordinating Board Jefferson City 65109-5717 Higher Education for Higher Education Telephone: (573) 751-2361 / FAX: (573) 751-6635 www.dhe.mo.gov The Coordinating Board for Higher Educa- tion (CBHE) was authorized by an amendment to the Missouri Constitution in 1972 and established by statute in the Omnibus State Reorgani- zation Act of 1974. The nine board members, one from each congressional district, are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The term of appointment is six years. No more than five of the nine members may be affiliated with the same political party, and all members serve without compensation. The coordinating board has statutory responsibilities for high- DUDLEY GROVE JOHN BASS Secretary, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board er education services, and oversees the activities for Higher Education for Higher Education of the Department of Higher Education. The coordinating board appoints the com- Missouri Student Assistance Resource missioner of higher education to head the De- Services (MOSTARS) partment of Higher Education and carry out the goals and administrative responsibilities for the The coordinating board has statutory respon- state system of higher education, which serves sibility for the administration of state student fi- more than 360,000 students through 13 public nancial assistance programs. MOSTARS, the stu- four-year colleges and universities, 19 public dent assistance division of the Department of two-year colleges, one public two-year technical Higher Education, administers the following fi- college, 25 independent colleges and universi- nancial assistance programs: Charles Gallagher ties, and 120 proprietary schools. Student Financial Assistance Program, “Bright Flight” Higher Education Academic Scholarship The Department of Higher Education’s pri- Program, Missouri College Guarantee Program, mary responsibilities include identification of Advantage Missouri Program, Marguerite Ross statewide planning for higher education (includ- Barnett Memorial Scholarship Program, Vietnam ing independent institutions), evaluation of stu- Veteran’s Survivor Grant Program, and Public dent and institutional performance, review of Service Officer or Employee’s Child Survivor institutional missions, development of specializa- Grant Program. tion among institutions, administration of a performance funding program encouraging achieve- MOSTARS administers approximately $440 ment of statewide priorities, submission of a uni- million in state and federal financial aid (grants, fied budget request for public higher education scholarships and low-interest student loans) to to the governor and the Missouri General Assem- 136,000 students annually. In addition, bly, administration of a statewide postsecondary MOSTARS conducts outreach activities to im- technical education program, establishment of prove consumer information about opportunities guidelines to promote student transfer among for postsecondary education and student finan- institutions, approval of new degree programs cial assistance in Missouri and to help students offered by public colleges and universities, poli- avoid defaulting on their educational loans and cy setting for and administration of student finan- accumulating credit card debt. cial assistance programs, and administration of The coordinating board also has statutory the Proprietary School Certification Program. responsibility for the Missouri Student Loan Pro- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 455

DIANA BOURISAW MARIE CARMICHAEL ROBERT LANGDON KATHRYN SWAN Member, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board Member, Coordinating Board for Higher Education for Higher Education for Higher Education for Higher Education

MARY JOAN WOOD QUENTIN WILSON JAMES MATCHEFTS, Ph.D. ROBERT STEIN, Ph.D. Member, Coordinating Board Commissioner of Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner for Higher Education Higher Education MOSTARS Academic Affairs and Planning gram, the state’s designated student loan guaranty agency. The MSLP is part of MOSTARS, and is responsible for administering the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Through this program, the MSLP guarantees low-interest loans that are provided by eligible lending institutions to students attending approved postsecondary institutions. The Department of Higher Education also has administrative responsibility for several additional federal programs as well as organizational responsibility for the Missouri State Anatomical Board. The coordinating board is undertaking a qual- JOSEPH MARTIN, J.D. ity improvement initiative designed to take Mis- Associate Commissioner souri higher education in an important new direc- Fiscal and Legislative Affairs tion. As part of the move toward quality improvement, board members have adopted the Missouri Kruse, Lowell, (R), vice chair, St. Joseph, June Quality Award criteria as their framework for fos- 2008; tering the improvement of Missouri higher educa- Grove, Dudley, (R), secretary, St. Louis, June 2004; tion. These quality criteria will guide both the Bass, John, (D), St. Louis, June 2006; promotion of performance excellence within the Bourisaw, Diana, (R), Imperial, June 2006; department as well as DHE efforts to encourage Carmichael, Marie, (D), member, Springfield, such initiatives within institutions. June 2006; Langdon, Robert, (D), Lexington, June 2008; Missouri Coordinating Board Swan, Kathryn, (D), Cape Girardeau, June 2004; for Higher Education Wood, Mary Joan, (R), member, Cairo, June 2002. Kauffman, Sandra, (R), chair, Kansas City, June Personnel, Department of Higher Education: 2004; Page 1088 456 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Missouri State Anatomical Board Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences Medical Science Bldg. University of Missouri–Columbia Telephone: (573) 882-2288 / FAX: (573) 884-4612 Established in 1887, the Missouri State Ana- tomical Board functions to receive “unclaimed” human bodies requiring burial at public expense and to distribute them for scientific study to cer- tain qualified schools. The board, which operates under state law (RSMo 194.120–180), was transferred to the Department of Higher Educa- DR. LEX C. TOWNS DR. MARGARET H. COOPER tion by the State Omnibus Reorganization Act in President, Missouri Vice President, Missouri 1974. State Anatomical Board State Anatomical Board In 1955, the anatomical board also was authorized to receive bodies by will and codicil (RSMo 474.310). In 1969, the board was designated a recipient for bodies donated under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (RSMo 194.230). The day-to-day business of the anatomical board is handled through local anatomical boards or secretaries in Columbia, Kansas City, Kirksville and St. Louis. The annual meeting of the entire board is in May in Columbia. Officers are elected for two-year terms. Each qualified school that is a member of the board pays an assessment in proportion to the DR. GARY B. DUNKERLEY Secretary/Treasurer, Missouri number of students in attendance. The state State Anatomical Board board secretary/treasurer receives 16 cents per student enrolled in the state, and each local University of Missouri System board secretary receives 24 cents per registered student in the local anatomical district. The sec- www.system.missouri.edu retary to the state secretary/treasurer receives With campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, St. eight cents per registered student. The president Louis and Rolla, plus a statewide outreach and and vice president serve without pay. Manage- extension program, the University of Missouri ment of the board rests on its secretary/treasurer, System serves Missourians from all walks of life. whose office is located at the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine. The university has provided teaching, research and service to Missouri since 1839. It is Officers, Missouri State the state’s premier public research university with an enrollment of approximately 60,000 students. Anatomical Board Providing quality teaching is the university’s Towns, Dr. Lex C., president, May 2001-03, foremost concern. The university awards more Department of Anatomy, Kirksville College of than 11,000 degrees annually and is Missouri’s Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville 63501, only public university that grants doctoral degrees Telephone: (660) 626-2349, ltowns@kcom. as well as degrees in law, medicine, optometry, edu; pharmacy, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Cooper, Dr. Margaret H., vice president, May 2001-03, Department of Anatomy and Neu- To make the most effective use of resources and robiology, St. Louis University, School of better serve Missouri’s needs, the university’s cam- Medicine, St. Louis 63104, Telephone: (314) puses often share the responsibility for providing 577-8288, [email protected]; academic programs, such as the doctoral degree Dunkerley, Dr. Gary B., secretary/treasurer, May program in nursing. The university also cooperates 2001-03, Department of Pathology and with other Missouri educational institutions, public Anatomical Sciences, University of Mis- and private, to improve access to its programs, souri–Columbia, School of Medicine, such as the doctoral degree in education. Columbia 65212, Telephone: (573) 882- The university also partners with industry, as 8909, [email protected]. exemplified by the University of Missouri DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 457

Research Park (MRP) near St. Louis. The MRP Missouri–Columbia (MU) is the oldest state uni- provides opportunities for joint research and versity west of the Mississippi River and the old- development and benefits the area’s economy. est in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. The uni- The university also operates a technology park at versity, created by the Geyer Act of the 10th Fort Leonard Wood. Funded by the university General Assembly of 1839, was designed with matching funds from the Missouri Technol- according to Thomas Jefferson’s pattern for the ogy Corporation, the technology park is the first University of Virginia. such project on an active U.S. army post. The The first president of the University of Mis- university receives about $120 million annually souri, John Hiram Lathrop, took office in 1841. in federal grants and contracts for research in Columbia College, a private institution pur- areas ranging from agriculture to aerospace. chased by the university, housed classes until July University Outreach and Extension focuses 1843 when they were moved to Academic Hall, the resources of the university on high-priority the first building constructed for the university. needs at the local level. Research is conducted Federal troops’ occupation of the university not only on the campuses but also through the forced its closing for a time in 1862. The signing programs in each of Missouri’s 114 counties. into law of the land-grant college act, common- County extension centers offer programs on agri- ly known as the Morrill Act, gave the university cultural profitability, community resource devel- 330,000 acres of land with proceeds used for the opment, family strengths and youth develop- development of instruction and instructional ment, environmental technologies, business and facilities in agriculture and the mechanic arts. industry, and urban problems among other areas. Through this assistance, both the College of Agri- Continuing education programs on and off culture in Columbia and the School of Mines campus make university expertise widely acces- and Metallurgy in Rolla were established. The sible, as does the university’s support of comput- Morrill Act brought great encouragement to the er and telecommunications technologies to link university because until 1867 no state funds had Missouri’s public schools and libraries. been appropriated for its operation. The University of Missouri System is gov- In 1892, fire destroyed Academic Hall, leav- erned by a Board of Curators composed of nine ing only its six stately columns, the best-known persons appointed by the governor and con- symbol of the university today. The present firmed by the Senate. The board also has a non- administration building, Jesse Hall, was com- voting position for a student representative. pleted in 1895. The university’s chief administrative officer is Currently, MU has the following schools and the president, and each campus is directed by a colleges: the College of Agriculture, Food and chancellor. Natural Resources, with a School of Natural Resources; College of Arts and Science with a Members, Board of Curators School of Fine Arts and a School of Music; College of Business, with a School of Accoun- Silverstein, Connie Hager, (D), president, tancy; College of Education, with a School of In- St. Louis, Jan. 1, 2005; formation Science and Learning Technologies; James, Mary L., (D), vice president, Harrison- College of Engineering; Graduate School, with ville, Jan. 1, 2005; the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs; Col- Atkins, Thomas E., (R), Columbia, Jan. 1, 2007; lege of Human and Environmental Sciences with Bennett, Angela M., J.D., (D), Kansas City, Jan.1, a School of Social Work; School of Health Pro- 2007; fessions; School of Journalism; School of Law; Cairns, Marion H., (R), Webster Groves, Jan. 1, School of Medicine; School of Nursing; and Col- 2009; lege of Veterinary Medicine. The enrollment of McGinnis, M. Sean, (D), Springfield, Jan. 1, 2005; the University of Missouri–Columbia is more Ream, Anne C., O.D., (R), West Plains, Jan. 1, than 26,000 students. 2007; Walker, Cheryl, D.S., (R), St. Louis, Jan. 1, 2009; College of Agriculture, Food Walsworth, Don, (D), Marceline, Jan. 1, 2009; Eller, Vicki M., student representative / non-vot- and Natural Resources ing, Rolla, May 31, 2003. Established as a division of the University of Missouri in 1870 under provisions of the first University of Missouri–Columbia Morrill Act of 1862, the College of Agriculture, Telephone: (573) 882-2121 Food and Natural Resources offers the degree of www.missouri.edu bachelor of science. Specializations are offered in agriculture economics, agri-business manage- Authorized only 18 years after the Missouri ment, agriculture education, biological engi- Territory became a state, the University of neering, agricultural journalism, agricultural sys- 458 OFFICIAL MANUAL

CONNIE HAGER SILVERSTEIN MARY L. JAMES THOMAS E. ATKINS ANGELA M. BENNETT, J.D. President Vice President Member Member UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators

MARION H. CAIRNS M. SEAN McGINNIS ANNE C. REAM, O.D. CHERYL WALKER, D.S. Member Member Member Member UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators

DON WALSWORTH VICKI M. ELLER DR. ELSON S. FLOYD Member Student Rerpresentative President UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System tems management, animal sciences, biochem- station authorized in 1887 by the Hatch Act, and istry, food science, general agriculture, hotel and at area centers throughout the state that fit restaurant management, and plant science. unique localized situations. Research strengths include life sciences, agricultural biotechnology, The School of Natural Resources, within the genomics and bioinformatics, phytonutrients, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural mineral nutrition, animal reproductive biology, Resources, offers four undergraduate curricular animal nutrition, agroforestry and environmental programs: forestry; fisheries and wildlife; parks, sciences. recreation and tourism; and soils and atmos- Through University Extension the College of pheric sciences. Advanced degrees are offered Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources con- through the Graduate School. ducts educational and outreach activities related The college’s research is conducted in to agriculture and natural resources throughout Columbia through the agricultural experiment Missouri. Focused interdisciplinary programs are DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 459 organized around the themes of agribusiness management, integrated crop management, live- stock production systems, horticulture and forestry and environmental quality.

College of Arts and Science The College of Arts and Science, oldest and largest division of the university, provides liberal education programs in the basic humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Within the School of Fine Arts are the School of Music and the departments of art and theatre. DR. RICHARD L. WALLACE Presently, the college offers the following Chancellor, University of baccalaureate degrees: bachelor of arts, bache- Missouri–Columbia lor of fine arts, bachelor of sciences, bachelor of music, and bachelor of general studies. Students four academic units—Accountancy, Finance, pursuing advanced degrees of master of arts, Management and Marketing. master of fine arts, master of science, and doctor The college offers an undergraduate degree of philosophy enroll in the graduate school. in business administration, an MBA degree, a MU’s General Education Program is recog- 150-hour program that confers both undergrad- nized as a model for undergraduate education at uate and master’s degrees in accountancy upon major public research universities—Mizzou is completion of the entire curriculum, and doctor- one of only eight universities, and the only one in al degrees in both accountancy and business the Big 12, to be honored with the Hesburgh administration. These programs are fully accred- Award. Faculty across campus are deeply ited by the International Association for Manage- involved in enterprise, fine-tuning it and working ment Education. across academic disciplines to deliver a unique For nearly 90 years, the College of Business educational experience to MU students. One has maintained a proud tradition of outstanding aspect of the program that has drawn national instruction and meaningful research. Over the attention is the incorporation of writing across past five-years, the college’s faculty has earned the undergraduate curriculum—two writing more than 25 university wide teaching and intensive courses. Nearly 120 sections of writing advising awards. The college has nationally and intensive courses are offered each semester at internationally known scholars in every academ- MU, representing every department in every ic unit and is the editorial home of The Financial undergraduate division at the institution. Review. In addition, several faculty hold editorial positions with academic journals, and others Special programs that enhance the curricu- serve as officers of professional associations. lum are the Summer Repertory Program in theatre; a summer field camp in Wyoming for stu- Three outreach programs affiliated with the dents of geology; and the Center for the Literary College of Business—the Financial Research Arts, uniting creative writing in the English Institute, the Missouri Training Institute and the department, literary writing in journalism, and Small Business Development Center—serve writing for the stage and screen in theatre. Miz- companies, government agencies and other zou on Tour allows music students to audition organizations as well as faculty, staff and stu- for a performance in New York, most recently at dents. The college’s Career Services Office pro- Carnegie Hall; Mizzou on Broadway offers the- vides placement assistance to graduating stu- atre students a chance to perform original plays dents and prospective employers. in New York; and the Undergraduate Research The College of Business takes great pride in Mentorship encourages undergraduate students its graduates. Over 29,000 alumni are contribut- to collaborate on research with respected facul- ing their expertise to the public and private sec- ty members. tors in every state in the United States and in a host of foreign countries. College of Business The College of Business at the University of College of Education Missouri–Columbia was founded in 1914, start- The programs of the College of Education ing out with 15 students and nine professors. and its School of Information Science and Learn- Today, the college enrolls more than 3,200 ing Technologies provide preservice preparation undergraduate students and over 300 graduate and specialization in teaching; continuing pro- students. The college has 42 full-time faculty and fessional education for practicing teachers, 460 OFFICIAL MANUAL administrators, and special service personnel; The scope and quality of MU’s graduate pro- and advanced study at the graduate level. grams distinguish it from other public institutions Two baccalaureate degrees are offered: the in Missouri and across the country. MU’s Gradu- bachelor of science in education, which leads to ate School enrolls more than 4,000 graduate stu- certification to teach at the elementary, middle or dents in more than 90 graduate degree programs. secondary level, and the bachelor of educational In its history, the school has awarded more than studies, which provides an opportunity for those 55,000 master’s degrees; 1,100 educational spe- interested in non-public school education to pre- cialist degrees; and 10,500 doctoral degrees. pare for jobs tailored to their education-related Graduate programs are designed by MU’s aspirations. Graduate programs lead to master of graduate faculty to meet both societal needs and arts, master of education, specialist, doctor of the career and intellectual objectives of the indi- education and doctor of philosophy degrees. vidual graduate student. MU’s federal funding for Among its special facilities contributing to research projects has increased 66 percent since service and research are: Center for Technology 1997, and the knowledge and skills gained from Innovations in Education; National Center for this student and faculty research contribute sig- Middle Level Mathematics; Middle Leadership nificantly to today’s knowledge-based economy. Center; Center for Educational Policy Analysis; Assessment and Consultation Clinic; Assessment Harry S Truman School Resource Center; Center for Innovations in of Public Affairs Special Education; Instructional Materials Labo- ratory; microcomputer laboratories; and Reflec- Established by the Board of Curators in May tor and Career Services. 2001, the mission of the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs is to advance the knowledge and practice of governance in MIssouri, the College of Engineering nation, and beyond by informing public policy, The College of Engineering, one of the oldest educating for ethical leadership in public serv- engineering schools in the nation, offers bachelor ice, and fostering democratic discourse among of science, master of science, and Ph.D. degrees. citizens, policymakers and scholars. The Truman Its departments and programs include: Biological School grew out of MU’s well-regarded Depart- Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and ment of Public Administration and builds on its Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineer- 40-year history of professional education for ing and Computer Science, Electrical and Com- public service careers. puter Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing The Truman School offers the MPA degree as Systems Engineering, and Mechanical and Aero- well as a joint MPA/JD with the MU Law School. space Engineering. Through affiliated centers and institutes, faculty In addition to its teaching responsibilities, the conduct cutting-edge research, provide consult- College of Engineering also has important re- ing services to public and nonprofit organiza- sponsibilities in fundamental and applied tions, deliver leadership training to public offi- research involving faculty members from all cials, and bring academic expertise directly to engineering departments. A number of research policy makers. Policy forums, roundtables with centers have also been established. policy makers, lectures by distinguished visiting scholars, and research symposia make for an Graduate School exciting and highly relevant learning environment. MU is one of the most comprehensive and diverse universities in the United States and a member of the Association of American Univer- College of Human and sities, the National Association of State Universi- Environmental Sciences ties and Land-Grant Colleges, the Association of The college’s mission touches the heart of Graduate Schools, and the Council of Graduate humanity: to develop and nurture the release of Schools, among other affiliations. human potential, applying knowledge for the MU is classified as a doctoral/research exten- betterment of the human condition. Beginning sive institution by the Carnegie Foundation for with the basics—food, clothing, shelter, finances, the Advancement of Teaching, the designation family and community—HES concentrates on for the nation’s top research institutions. The uni- providing scientific solutions for contemporary versity also is accredited by the North Central challenges in human lives. Rooted in the univer- Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. sity since 1900 and established as a separate Various schools, colleges and departments also division in 1973, the college offers bachelor’s are accredited by their own professional associ- and master’s degrees in five departments: human ations and accrediting agencies. development and family studies with emphases DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 461 in children in group settings, family studies, child social sciences; the other fourth is in profession- life and human development across the life span; al journalism courses. Advanced study in the textile and apparel management with emphasis graduate school leads to the master of arts and in apparel marketing and merchandising, inter- doctor of philosophy degrees in journalism. national studies, apparel manufacturing manage- The Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine, ment; consumer and family economics with its weekly supplement, IPI Global Journalist, a emphases in personal financial management four-color quarterly magazine on international services and personal financial planning; envi- journalism, KOMU-TV, and KBIA-FM serve as ronmental design with emphases in interior laboratories for students to perform editorial, design and interior design with pre-architecture; advertising, feature, and photographic work and nutritional sciences with emphases in dietet- under faculty supervision. ics, nutrition and fitness and nutritional sciences. A doctor of philosophy degree in human environmental sciences is offered with specialization School of Law in the five departments. The School of Law, established in 1872, has The MU School of Social Work educates a distinguished and diverse faculty, all of whom leaders who are grounded in today’s societal are experienced in the practice of law. The juris realities, are able to dynamically respond to the doctor degree is conferred upon students who immediacy of change, and can be proactive in a complete three years of study. All graduates are manner that creatively anticipates and plans for prepared for licensing exams as attorneys in all the furture. The School of Social Work joined the of the United States. In 1999, the school started College of Human Environmental Sciences in its LL.M. in Dispute Resolution degree program. 1988. Bachelor of social work, master of social The school provides both a traditional legal work degrees, and a doctorate of philosophy in curriculum and practical education in such social work are offered in the School of Social areas as trial practice and advocacy, clinical Work. The doctoral program focuses on public education involving representation of clients in a policy for services administered and/or funded variety of settings, negotiation, client interview- by state government; rigorous research training; ing, counseling, and computerized legal re- and interdisciplinary orientation. MU’s School of search. The school is also a national leader in Social Work provides the only doctoral program alternative dispute resolution practice. MU law at a public institution in Missouri. Through Uni- students publish the highly regarded Missouri versity Outreach and Extension, educational Law Review, the Journal of Dispute Resolution, activities are transmitted to citizens of the state. and the Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Research is conducted throughout the depart- Review. They also operate the Board of Advo- ments and at the Agricultural Experiment Sta- cates, which conducts a wide variety of advoca- tion, with state and federal support from agency competitions. cies and the private sector. Human Environmental Sciences programs University of Missouri Health Care prepare students for professional positions in The health-care needs of rural Missourians business, industry, government, education, comprise the central mission of MU Health Care, human services and research. Accreditation has which provides education, research and clinical been earned within specializations. Recognized services through its schools, hospitals and clinics. as a leading human sciences program in the United States Human Environmental Sciences is unique among professional peers in its compre- Hospitals and Clinics hensive use of advisory boards for each depart- Patients come from every county in the state ment and the School of Social Work. Experts in to receive primary, acute and rehabilitative care the employment community provide guidance at University Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Ellis and support fields to students and faculty as well Fischel Cancer Center, Columbia Regional Hos- as perspectives from their specialized fields to pital and Rusk Rehabilitation Center. The health- enrich curriculum development. care system also includes Missouri Rehabilita- tion Center in Mount Vernon and associated School of Journalism clinics in Columbia and other mid-Missouri communities. Physicians from MU Health Care Professional journalists consistently give the also travel on a regular basis to communities Missouri School of Journalism more top rankings throughout Missouri to hold outreach clinics. than any other school of journalism in the country. The school, the first in the world, offers the bachelor of journalism degree with six areas of School of Medicine emphasis. Three-fourths of a student’s course The origin of health-care education at MU work is in liberal arts, the sciences, and the can be traced to 1841 when the university affili- 462 OFFICIAL MANUAL ated with Kemper College in St. Louis. After The doctoral nursing program, the first coop- offering a two-year preclinical sciences degree erative PhD in nursing to be offered at a public for many years, the School of Medicine expand- university in Missouri, prepares nurse scholars to ed to a comprehensive four-year medical pro- assume leadership positions in service and edu- gram in 1955. Today, the School of Medicine cational settings, advancing the discipline, con- and its Department of Family and Community ducting research, and contributing to the devel- Medicine consistently are ranked highly by U.S. opment of social and health policy. The school’s News and World Report for their leadership in activities are purposefully designed to prepare primary-care education. our nurses on all levels for a variety of leadership Through the Rural Scholars Program and and scientific roles, and to meet the knowledge other admission initiatives, more than half of and technology requirements of today—and the new medical students come from rural Missouri future. communities. The medical school’s problem- Gerontology, women’s health, health behav- based curriculum offers case-based learning in ior change, and oncology comprise the school’s small-group settings and provides a number of major research interest areas. The School of Nurs- opportunities for students to gain practical expe- ing is deeply committed to the principle of multi- rience at rural clinics and hospitals. disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaboration MU biomedical scientists have gained as a means of solving some of our most important national attention for their research in arthritis health-care dilemmas. By focusing a major rehabilitation, cardiovascular medicine, kidney research effort on Missouri’s elderly, the School of dialysis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, nuclear medi- Nursing is working to improve the quality of their cine, cancer and children’s psychiatric disorders. lives and is helping them live independently and with dignity in their own homes. MU’s nursing The School of Medicine, in conjunction with researchers are exploring new and innovative the hospitals, offers 35 fully accredited residency ways to help nursing homes everywhere improve training programs and advanced degrees in the the quality of care they offer. basic medical sciences. As part of the School of Medicine, a program in Health Management and Informatics is offered to educate both traditional School of Health Professions students and experienced health-care adminis- The School of Health Prefessions educates trators through its master’s degree programs. highly qualified health care professionals committed to fulfilling our mission of improving soci- MU Sinclair School of Nursing ety through education, service and discovery in health and rehabilitation sciences. The school is The MU Sinclair School of Nursing offers credited with establishing the nation’s first bac- educational programs at the baccalaureate, mas- calaureate degree program in respiratory therapy ter’s and doctoral levels. It is committed to pro- and currently has the nation’s only master’s-level moting, maintaining, and improving health and program in diagnostic medical ultrasound. In health care delivery in Missouri and worldwide addition, it is the nation’s only school of health through nursing education, research, practice professions to sponsor an adult day-healthcare and service. The school is nationally accredited facility. The School of Health Professions offers by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Educa- Missouri’s only doctoral program in speech-lan- tion and approved by the Missouri State Board of guage pathology and is the sole provider of pub- Nursing. licly supported programs in occupational thera- The undergraduate program, offering prepa- py, radiography and baccalaureate-level respira- ration for professional nursing, leads to the tory therapy. The school’s five departments and degree of bachelor of science in nursing and eight accredited academic programs have a long prepares our graduates to practice as generalists and distinguished history and continue to pro- in a variety of health-care settings. For the BSN duce many well-respected internationally and program, students apply to the clinical nursing nationally recognized professionals. major during their sophomore year. MU also The Departments of Cardiopulmonary and offers a web-based RN-BSN degree option and Diagnostic Sciences, Communication Science an accelerated option for individuals with a bac- and Disorders, Health Psychology, Occupation- calaureate degree in another area. al Therapy and Physical Therapy fulfill critical At the master’s level, advanced practice nurs- roles in health care. The school offers undergrad- es are prepared as nurse practitioners and clini- uate degrees in communication science and dis- cal nurse specialists in mental health, public orders, diagnostic medical ultrasound, occupa- health and case management, pediatric, family tional therapy, nuclear medicine, radiography or gerontological nursing. Nursing education, and respiratory therapy. In addition, the school nursing administration and school-health nurs- offers graduate degrees in communication sci- ing may also be studied. ence and disorders, diagnostic medical ultra- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 463 sound, and physical therapy and post-doctoral libraries also provide access to over 17,049 elec- training in health psychology. tronic journals. Students gain valuable experience in the The university collections are frequently rein- school’s service and outreach centers, including forced by gifts of friends and alumni. Outstand- the Edlercare Center, The Health Connection, ing gifts include an unpublished manuscript of Speech and Hearing Clinic, Robert G. Comb’s Charlotte Bronte; the library and manuscripts of Language Preschool, Missouri Mobile Health, John G. Neihardt; the library and manuscripts of and more than 800 fieldwork sites. Mary Lago; the V.T. Hamlin “Alley Oop” collection; and the libraries of the late Dr. Frank Luther College of Veterinary Medicine Mott (dean and professor of journalism), Judge Laurance M. Hyde of the Missouri Supreme One of 27 schools of veterinary medicine in Court, Methodist Bishop Ivan Lee Holt, and for- the United States, the College of Veterinary Med- mer Governor Henry S. Caulfield. icine includes three departments and, in addition to the regular curriculum, provides graduate in- Two other libraries, the Western Historical struction to students in other divisions. Students Manuscripts Collection and the library of the admitted to the college must have completed a State Historical Society of Missouri, are open to minimum of two years of preprofessional study at faculty, students, and the public for study and the college level. A four-year course of study research. Most of the papers in the Western His- leads to the doctor of veterinary medicine degree. torical Manuscripts Collection relate to the area Each department conducts a graduate and of the Missouri River and Great Plains and in- research program as well as advanced training for clude interesting correspondence, account board certification in many specialties. The col- books, and diaries representing early and recent lege’s teaching hospital provides diagnosis and business, professional, political, and social life. treatment of animals, while the veterinary medical The library of the State Historical Society of Mis- diagnostic laboratory offers assistance in disease souri has an extensive collection of Missouriana diagnosis. This laboratory provides a steady flow of and the early West and a painting collection teaching and research material for the college. including the works of George Caleb Bingham. The law library, housed in Hulston Hall, the Libraries School of Law, holds over 330,000 volumes, including a small collection of law-related govern- The MU Libraries include the Elmer Ellis ment documents. The law library is open to mem- Library, the main library on campus, and spe- bers of the public who need to do legal research. cialized branch libraries for engineering, geological sciences, health sciences, journalism, mathematics, and veterinary medicine. The Universi- MU Research Reactor ty Archives and the Columbia Missourian News- The University of Missouri Research Reactor paper Library also are part of the library system. Center (MURR) is a unique national resource that The MU Libraries, housing more than 3 million brings together the most powerful (10 megawatt) volumes, 16,000 current periodicals, more than and productive university research reactor in the 1.7 million government documents, and 6.8 mil- world and the resources of a major teaching hos- lion microforms, provide outstanding facilities pital, a respected cancer center, a leading col- for course preparation and scholarly work. lege of veterinary medicine, and distinguished Many volumes of important older research university programs in the biosciences, chem- materials are housed in the UM Libraries Depos- istry, and engineering. Since 1966, MURR has itory, a four-campus storage facility that contains served as a unique resource for researchers, fac- nearly 1 million volumes from all of the Univer- ulty and students from universities, government sity of Missouri campus libraries. That facility is agencies, and private companies. located near the MU campus in Columbia. MURR research programs encompass three Ellis Library includes principle resources for major areas: biomedical sciences, materials sci- research in the social sciences, humanities, agri- ences, and trace element analysis. All of the pro- culture and the basic sciences. Ellis Library also grams emphasize collaborative efforts. The bio- has a department of special collections (rare medical science program focuses on the devel- books and microforms) and a current periodicals opment of radiopharmaceuticals for use in can- reading room. The libraries have many automat- cer research and therapeutic applications. The ed research tools. The libraries’ main web page, trace element analysis program uses neutron http://web.missouri.edu/~elliswww, provides a activation analysis and other sophisticated tech- gateway to the MERLIN Online Catalog. In addi- niques to determine the composition of biologi- tion, over 150 electronic databases in all aca- cal, archaeological, and geological samples. The demic disciplines are accessible at the web page materials sciences program focuses on the use of for current students, staff and faculty. The neutron scattering instruments and techniques to 464 OFFICIAL MANUAL define and characterize materials at the molecular or atomic level. Educational opportunities abound at MURR. As an international educational resource for multidisciplinary research, the center draws students from every continent except Antarctica. Under- graduate and graduate students participate in MURR research projects in diverse disciplines such as anthropology and archaeology, chemistry, engineering (chemical, electrical, mechanical, and nuclear), geology, materials science, medical and life sciences (including cancer diagnostics, treatment, and prevention), nutrition, physics, DR. MARTHA GILLILAND and veterinary medicine. MURR also participates Chancellor, University of in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Missouri–Kansas City program, a summer research program sponsored giving birth to the University of Missouri–Kansas by the National Science Foundation. City. In 1963, the enrollment was 4,394; nearly 14,000 now enroll at UMKC, “a community of Admission learners making the world a better place.” The Office of Director of Admissions serves as the initial contact between the student and MU. College of Arts and Sciences Information is available at www.missouri.edu. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest division of UMKC. It provides a broad University of Missouri–Kansas City liberal arts education as well as graduate and Telephone: (816) 235-1000 doctoral preparation, enabling students to take www.umkc.edu their places as specialists in a number of chosen fields. The history of the University of Missouri– The major areas of study are art and art his- Kansas City (UMKC) goes back to the 1880s. tory, chemistry, communication studies, eco- Three of the professional schools now a part of nomics, English language and literature, geo- the university were founded in the 19th century: sciences, history, mathematics and statistics, the School of Dentistry, 1881; the School of philosophy, physics, political science, psycholo- Pharmacy, 1895; and the School of Law, 1895. gy, sociology and theatre. Several interdiscipli- The Conservatory of Music was founded a few nary majors also are offered in such areas as years later in 1906. Around that time, communi- Judaic studies and urban affairs. Graduate work ty leaders were discussing the need for a univer- at the master’s level is offered in nearly all of the sity in Kansas City. college’s departments. Doctoral studies are By the 1920s, two groups were planning for available in psychology. A number of depart- such a university. One group wanted to establish ments also participate in the interdisciplinary a Methodist-affiliated Lincoln and Lee Universi- Ph.D. program offered through the School of ty. The other group wanted a private University Graduate Studies. Within Arts and Sciences, the of Kansas City. Eventually, the two groups united Department of Theatre, creative writing and the and, in 1929, the University of Kansas City was UMKC Debate Squad consistently receive chartered. national attention. U.S. News & World Report The next year, William Volker, Kansas City ranks the Department of Theatre’s master’s of fine manufacturer and philanthropist, gave the newly arts degree in drama at 21st nationwide and the chartered institution 40 acres purchased from Department of English’s creative writing program the William Rockhill Nelson estate. In 1931, at 83rd nationwide. Volker donated the funds to buy the eight-acre site of the Walter S. Dickey mansion. It was in School of Biological Sciences this remodeled building that the University of The School of Biological Sciences seeks to Kansas City began its first academic year on provide quality education, to expand knowledge October 2, 1933, with 264 students and 17 fac- through scientific research and to apply the lat- ulty members. est scientific information for the advancement of The first commencement at the University of human welfare. Kansas City was June 9, 1936, with 80 graduates. Created in 1985, the school serves to In 1963, the University of Kansas City advance the missions of the campus and those merged into the University of Missouri System, programs that have a foundation in the life sci- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 465 ences. It is closely tied to and supports academ- Students can pursue their bachelor of sci- ic programs in the schools of dentistry, nursing, ence, master of science and interdisciplinary pharmacy and the College of Arts and Sciences. Ph.D. degree options. It also offers bachelor’s, master’s and interdisciplinary Ph.D. degrees. School of Dentistry In 1999, the School of Biological Sciences The UMKC School of Dentistry is the oldest announced its membership in an exclusive na- component of the university. It evolved from tional consortium to conduct research at the both the Kansas City Dental College, founded in prestigious Argonne National Laboratory in 1881 as a unit of the Kansas City Medical Col- Chicago. lege, and the Western Dental College, founded in 1890. In 1919, these two colleges merged to become the Kansas City Western Dental Col- Henry W. Bloch School of lege. The college became part of the University Business and Public Administration of Kansas City in 1941. Programs at the Henry W. Bloch School of The majority of dental students have earned Business and Public Administration provide at least a bachelor’s degree before admission. present and future administrators of business, The entering body is selected with preference for government and non-profit organizations oppor- residents of Missouri and those from New Mexi- tunities to gain or enhance their knowledge and co, Arkansas, Kansas and Hawaii, states that par- skills for effective leadership. These degree pro- ticipate in exchange and support programs. A grams lead to the bachelor of business adminis- graduate receives the degree of doctor of dental tration, bachelor of science in accounting, mas- surgery. ter of business administration and master of pub- In addition to the dental students, there are lic administration. The Bloch School also offers dental hygiene students and graduate dentists interdisciplinary doctoral degrees. pursuing specialty education or education in the basic sciences leading to the graduate profes- The school actively engages in research of sional diploma or master’s degree. interest to the business community, Kansas City’s urban core and government agencies. The The research program at the dental school is supported by grants from the United States Pub- school added an accelerated Executive MBA lic Health Service and from industry. program in 1995. The clinic provides educational experience Additionally, U.S. News & World Report in patient care for the dental students. At the recently recognized the school for its program in same time, dental care is provided for thousands non-profit management. of patients who visit the clinic annually. The patients pay nominal fees designed to make the School of Interdisciplinary clinic partly self-supporting. Computing and Engineering Continuing education courses are offered for practicing dentists and dental hygienists. These The School of Interdisciplinary Computing courses, designed to prevent professional obso- and Engineering, launched in 2001, was created lescence, are fully subscribed. to tackle the challenges posed by rapid changes in the fields of computer science, telecommuni- The dental school also conducts numerous cations and networking and engineering, and to outreach efforts each year, including clinics in rural areas of Missouri, Latin America and for offer new research and educational opportuni- area migrant workers and homeless persons. ties that will fuel the information technology and biotechnology areas. School of Education The program offers courses leading to the bachelor of science, bachelor of arts and master A major responsibility of the School of Edu- cation is preparation of teachers for elementary of science degrees in computer science and par- and secondary schools. Other responsibilities ticipates in the School of Graduate Studies Inter- include preparation of college teachers, coun- disciplinary Ph.D. program. The master’s degree seling psychologists, reading specialists and program has special emphases in telecommuni- administrators. cations and computer networking. In collaboration with the business community, the program A person is eligible to apply for admission to the teacher education program after completing recently received state approval to offer a bach- 20 hours of undergraduate credit. Graduates elor’s degree in information technology. receive the bachelor of arts degree in education. The school also offers degrees in civil, Graduate degree programs lead to the master’s of electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering. arts, educational specialist and the doctoral 466 OFFICIAL MANUAL degree. Graduate degree programs leading to the 1963, the school became known as the UMKC master’s of arts degree in education are offered in School of Law. counseling, curriculum and instruction, educa- The law school is housed in a modern facili- tional research and psychology, reading educa- ty, equipped with the latest audiovisual aids, tion, special education and administration. ample seminar rooms, a large student lounge Education specialist degrees are available in and individual offices for student organizations. educational administration, reading education, The library is designed to accommodate curriculum and instruction, and counseling. 215,000 volumes. A unique feature of the build- Doctoral degrees are available in counseling ing is the placement of student study stations in psychology. The School of Education also partic- office suites shared by faculty. ipates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. The location of the School of Law on an A vital aspect of the teacher education cur- urban university campus provides abundant riculum is the student teaching program. Through opportunities for student participation in special the cooperation of the metropolitan Kansas City clinical programs. Missouri and Kansas Supreme school districts, a demonstration program is Court rules permit senior law students to appear maintained. In addition, a number of student in court and before administrative tribunals on teaching centers exist through the cooperation of behalf of indigent people. Students also serve as the metropolitan Kansas City school districts. editors and write a substantial portion of the UMKC Law Review, a scholarly legal journal. The experiences available through these programs are designed to provide an opportunity for the study of child development as well as the School of Medicine application of appropriate instructional tech- In 1971, the UMKC School of Medicine niques. Student teaching assignments are avail- accepted its first class in the six-year medical able in a wide range of urban and suburban program. The year-round program, involving 48 school settings in a number of Missouri and weeks of study each year, provides students the Kansas school districts. opportunity to earn both their M.D. degree and a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and School of Graduate Studies Sciences. It is designed primarily for highly qualified high school seniors. Programs for advanced degrees in the liberal The curriculum of the School of Medicine arts were introduced by the University of Kansas provides an early exposure to clinical medicine City in 1939. Degree programs are offered in a and basic science education, as well as a liberal variety of fields in the humanities, social sciences arts education that is fully integrated into the six- and natural sciences. Several are of special inter- year program. Admission to this program as a est to students preparing for careers in the health freshman gives the student the opportunity to sciences, performing arts and urban affairs. complete requirements for the doctor of medi- There are master’s degree programs in cine degree without a second admission process. accounting, criminal justice and criminology, art A unique feature of the school is the docent history, biology, business administration, chem- system, which provides a full-time faculty mem- istry, computer science, dental hygiene, econom- ber assigned to 17 students for a four-year peri- ics, education, English, history, law, mathematics, od, creating an opportunity for the student to microbiology, music, oral biology, nursing, phar- have close interaction with a faculty member maceutical sciences, physics, political science, who serves as a teacher, counselor and friend. psychology, public administration, romance lan- Nearby are the Medical School’s major affili- guages, social psychology, sociology, studio art, ate hospitals; Truman Medical Center, Children’s theatre and urban environmental geology. Mercy Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital and Western The education specialist degrees, master of Missouri Mental Health Center. In addition, the fine arts, master of laws and doctor of musical School of Medicine utilizes a number of outstand- arts are also available. The interdisciplinary ing private community hospitals in the Kansas Ph.D. program offers students a range of doctor- City area for education in clinical medicine. al options. Support is available to qualified graduate students through scholarships, assistant- Conservatory of Music ships and fellowships. The Conservatory of Music, organized in 1906 as the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, School of Law merged with the University of Kansas City in The Kansas City School of Law, founded in 1959. If offers the degrees of bachelor of music, 1895, merged with the University of Kansas City bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of in 1938. When UKC joined the UM system in music education and doctor of musical arts. 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The conservatory offers the community hun- The libraries employ advanced technologies dreds of music and dance programs annually by to locate and deliver information to faculty, stu- visiting artists, faculty and students. In addition dents and others. Up-to-date laser, computer to maintaining a faculty resident string quartet, and telecommunications and other advanced brass quartet, baroque music ensemble and con- systems provide timely delivery of needed infor- temporary music group, the conservatory allows mation. Internal operations also rely on advance students to participate in many ensembles, such systems to acquire, process, catalog and circu- as the Conservatory Orchestra, the University late materials owned by the libraries. Percussion Ensemble, Conservatory Wind En- The libraries lend materials to any citizen of semble, University Singers, Heritage Chorale, Missouri through a number of resource-sharing UMKC Jazz Band, UMKC Accordion Orchestra, arrangements. These arrangements are designed along with many smaller chamber ensembles. to assist Missouri government at all levels and The conservatory recently was ranked 40th foster the economic development of the state nationally by U.S. News & World Report for its and region. master’s of music. Especially prominent is the commitment to enhance the development of the Kansas City School of Pharmacy metropolitan area through active cooperative A private school of pharmacy was organized programs with local libraries. The UMKC in 1885 to serve the Kansas City area. In 1943, it libraries are committed to such innovative pro- became the School of Pharmacy of the Universi- grams as the community information program ty of Kansas City. In 1963, with the formation of and membership in the Kansas City Metropoli- the University of Missouri–Kansas City, it be- tan Library Network. came the only public pharmacy school in Mis- In addition to the general holdings, the souri. libraries have many special collections. These The school offers both professional and grad- include the papers and manuscripts of Paul uate programs in the pharmaceutical sciences, Creston, prominent 20th century American com- including pharmaceutics, pharmacology, bio- poser; the Midwest Center for American Music pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics and toxi- collections, including those of renowned Kansas cology; pharmacy administration; and pharmacy City composer Virgil Thompson; the Gaylord practice. Marr Sound Archives; the Snyder American col- The primary professional degree is the doctor lection and the Baker collection of 20th century of pharmacy. Pharmacy faculty team-conduct British and American literature. interdisciplinary research and engage in com- Working closely with the libraries, the Uni- munity service. Students are active in various versity of Missouri Western Historical Manu- outreach projects, including a program to edu- scripts Collection has the papers of such well- cate school children about the dangers of illegal known Kansas Citians as Charles N. Kimball, drugs. Arthur Mag, J.C. Nichols, Oscar D. Nelson, The pharmacy program includes significant Elmer F. Pierson, L. Perry Cookingham, Charles amounts of patient contact and provides training B. Wheeler and Lou E. Holland as well as exten- in the interdisciplinary approach to patient care. sive architectural records of Kansas City build- The clinical components of the curriculum are ings augmented by the Holt, Price, Barnes and conducted at Truman Medical Center and other Asa B. Cross papers. area health facilities. A senior externship is available at sites throughout Missouri. School of Nursing The School of Pharmacy has been listed as Approval for establishment of a School of the nation’s 31st best program for the doctor of Nursing was granted by the UM Board of Cura- pharmacy degree by U.S. News & World Report. tors in 1979. The school accepted its first class of registered nurse undergraduates into its bac- Libraries calaureate program in fall 1981. A four-year Located at four sites on the UMKC campus, B.S.N. program began in fall 2001. Fully accred- library collections contain nearly 1.6 million ited by the National League for Nursing, the volumes, some 7,027 current serial subscrip- school also offers a bachelor of science in nurs- tions, 1.9 million microforms and more than ing focusing on adults’, women’s and children’s 450,000 government documents supporting the health; and the inter-campus Ph.D., in coopera- programs of the university. Resources are com- tion with the University of Missouri–St. Louis plemented by agreements that provide access to and University of Missouri–Columbia campuses. information held in other libraries and reposito- The nursing school is listed among U.S. News ries worldwide. & World Report’s top 100 programs. 468 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Continuing Education A product of the land-grant movement of the late nineteenth century, the campus was Mis- The university’s schools and colleges, with souri’s response to the acute need for scientific responsibility for their respective continuing and practical education in the developing education programs, extend the university’s nation. The early academic programs focused on knowledge resources beyond the traditional on- the mining and metallurgical industries, but the campus degree programs. Through credit cours- campus broadened its engineering mission over es, non-credit courses, conferences and insti- time as the need for engineering and scientific tutes, residents of the state and the community education grew. are provided the opportunity to continue their education in a manner suited to the adult mind. Graduate education and research began to assume a greater emphasis on the campus in the Non-credit continuing education activities 1950s, and the school of Mines and Metallurgy are carefully planned undertakings involving an became a comprehensive technological univer- academic department and usually an organized sity. group from business, industry, government or the general public. Citizens throughout the state are In 1964, UMR became one of the four cam- served by UMKC through its relationship with puses of the reorganized University of Missouri. statewide University Extension. Today, UMR continues its focus on educating leaders in engineering and science and ranks Offerings include liberal arts lectures and among the top 25 in the nation in the number of seminars; professional, refresher, remedial and bachelor’s degrees awarded in engineering. post-graduate courses; and problem-oriented educational programs designed for the analysis The change from “school” to “university” and study of major social and urban problems. involved three major shifts in emphasis: Formal education also may be continued • An expanded curricula designed to through credit courses offered off the campus or encompass the full range of engineering and sci- by enrollment in correspondence courses for entific subjects, including nuclear engineering, academic credit. Frequently, public forums con- biological sciences and computer science. cerned with vital issues of the day are organized New degree programs in the liberal arts, and offered in order to increase both the number • humanities and social sciences, with an appro- and effectiveness of people who work toward priate growth in the number and quality of fac- solutions of community problems. ulty and courses. While responding to the broad and varied New graduate programs to strengthen the needs of the community and state, the universi- • science and engineering disciplines, and a ty is at the same time placing increased empha- strong commitment to research in all areas. sis on the development of specific program areas These changes better enabled the campus to identified as important to large professional, respond to Missouri’s needs. economic and other special-interest audiences within the community. Originally a mining school and later an engineering school, the University of Missouri–Rolla Admission has become a technological university of national distinction. The University of Missouri–Rolla The Office of Admissions serves as the initial offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science contact between the student and UMKC. This degrees in 32 fields of engineering, science, office conducts the registration of students in humanities and social sciences. Master of sci- cooperation with the various schools and col- ence degrees are offered in 23 disciplines, the leges within UMKC and maintains student aca- doctor of philosophy in 18, and the doctor of demic records. engineering in nine.

University of Missouri–Rolla School of Engineering Telephone: (573) 341-4111 The School of Engineering is the largest on [email protected] the UMR campus, with about 63 percent of the www.umr.edu student body enrolled in its five departments. The University of Missouri–Rolla (UMR) was Within the School of Engineering are the founded in 1870 as the University of Missouri departments of chemical and biological engi- School of Mines and Metallurgy (MSM). MSM neering; civil, architectural and environmental was the first technological institution west of the engineering; electrical and computer engineer- Mississippi and one of the first in the nation. The ing; engineering management; mechanical and campus was renamed the University of Mis- aerospace engineering; and engineering me- souri–Rolla in 1964. chanics. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 469

Areas covered by these departments are widely diversified and include the major branch- es of engineering vital to the industrial progress of the state and nation. An education in one of these fields of engineering prepares a student professionally for positions, both technical and managerial, in a variety of industries and governmental organizations. All departments in the school offer B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. The doctor of engineering is offered in civil, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering. In addition, UMR offers a statewide video-based M.S. degree in engineer- DR. GARY THOMAS ing management and manufacturing engineer- Chancellor ing, and an online M.S. degree in systems engi- University of Missouri–Rolla neering. campus since 1967, may be earned in English, The quality of its graduates and contributions history, philosophy, psychology, biological sci- made through research have made the School of ences and chemistry. The B.S. may be earned in Engineering internationally known. Departments psychology, biological sciences and physics. within the school are among the largest and most outstanding in the country. Departments in the College of Arts and Sci- ences not only provide course work for students School of Mines and Metallurgy majoring in those fields (about 21 percent of the student body) but are also responsible for teach- The School of Mines and Metallurgy offers ing science, mathematics and liberal arts cours- undergraduate and graduate programs in seven es to students majoring in engineering. The com- disciplines related to energy, earth resources and puter science department is the state’s largest. materials fields: ceramic, geological, metallurgical, mining, nuclear and petroleum engineering, In addition to educating UMR students, the and geology and geophysics. All offer bachelor’s, college serves the people and industries of the master’s and Ph.D. degree programs. A doctor of state through research and science activities. engineering is offered in ceramic, geological, mining, nuclear and petroleum engineering. School of Management and UMR is one of only two institutions of high- Information Systems er education in the country offering professional The School of Management and Information training in all of the energy and minerals engi- Systems, UMR’s newest school, was established neering disciplines. to meet the growing demand in industry for peo- The school has long enjoyed national and ple with training in both management and infor- international recognition for the quality of its edu- mation technology. cational and research programs. Through these, it The school offers undergraduate and graduate has made significant contributions to both the programs in business administration, economics metallic and non-metallic mineral industries of the and finance, information science and technolo- state and nation. Close liaison is maintained with gy, and management information systems. state and federal agencies concerned with mineral All departments in the school offer bachelor resources technology and management, as well as of science degrees. A bachelor of arts degree with industry and professional organizations. also is offered in economics and finance, and a master of science degree is offered in informa- College of Arts and Sciences tion science and technology. The College of Arts and Sciences was formed Students in the School of Management and in 1970 by the merger of the existing School of Information Systems will begin with a broad Science and the Division of Liberal Arts. range of foundational courses in humanities, The college includes the departments of bio- social sciences, science and mathematics. Inter- logical sciences, chemistry, computer science, spersed with these general education require- mathematics and statistics, physics, English, his- ments, they will take “SMIS core” classes, which tory and political science, philosophy, liberal arts are shared by all students in the school. These and psychology. B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are classes reflect the SMIS theme of integration of offered by all science departments except biolog- business and technology, and represent informa- ical sciences, which offers an M.S. only. The B.A. tion technology, management, quantitative and degree, which has been granted on the UMR communication skills. As students complete 470 OFFICIAL MANUAL these foundational requirements, they begin to In 1994, UMR and the Army Engineering specialize in the differing degree programs. Center at Fort Leonard Wood established a cooperative education program. Graduate Study Through distance learning, UMR also offers Graduate study has been offered at the Uni- four master’s degree programs over the Internet: versity of Missouri–Rolla since about 1900 when engineering management, manufacturing engi- the first master of science degree programs were neering, mining engineering, and systems engi- established. The first doctor of philosophy degree neering. Some programs also offer these pro- for work done on the Rolla campus was granted grams on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. in 1926. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are now granted by all engineering and science departments Research except biological sciences, which offers an M.S. As one of a select national group of state The M.S. degree is also granted in manufac- technological universities, UMR has directed its turing engineering and in sytems engineering. research chiefly toward supporting education Nine departments offer the doctor of engineer- and service in engineering and science. ing degree. Research is important on the Rolla campus not only because of its results but as an educa- UMR Engineering Education Center tional tool for both faculty and students. Research projects are conducted in every aca- The UMR Engineering Education Center on demic department in nearly every phase of engi- the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus was neering and science and in some areas of liber- established in 1964 as part of the continuing al arts. Much of it is directly related to the needs education program of the UMR Extension Divi- of the people and industries of Missouri and to sion. It offers evening courses leading to M.S. national problems such as energy, mineral degrees in aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, resources and the environment. mechanical, metallurgical, environmental and planning engineering; engineering management; UMR’s research is focused on five areas: environmental engineering and science; infrastructure engineering mechanics; and computer science. engineering; manufacturing engineering; materi- Course instruction is by UMR faculty and select- als engineering and science; and information sci- ed engineers and scientists from industry. More ence and technology. Among the notable research than 2,000 degrees have been granted for work occurring at UMR is a multidisciplinary effort to completed at the center. develop technology for the removal of land mines; testing and development of new lightweight com- UMR Global posite materials for use in bridges, buildings and Most of UMR’s global activities relate to other infrastructure; investigations into the effects engineering and science. In general, the pro- of aircraft, space shuttle and rocket exhaust on the gram consists of three parts: (1) university-level ozone layer; and the development of more envi- continuing education opportunities to keep peo- ronmentally friendly methods for removing paint ple in all walks of life abreast of the knowledge from aircraft. Other projects are as diverse as basic explosion; (2) use of faculty, research and library investigations in cloud physics, the study of the resources to assist in problem-solving; and (3) gases in meteorites and moon rocks, research on distance education. lightweight structural steel and earthquake structures, plus robotics, flexible manufacturing, smart Continuing education offerings include both materials and glass beads used in the treatment of credit and non-credit courses. The major gradu- cancer and arthritis. ate credit program is through the UMR Engineer- ing Education Center located on the UMSL cam- UMR’s research centers carry out interdiscipli- pus. Non-credit programs—conferences, short nary investigations that involve different fields of engineering and science. UMR’s research centers courses, workshops and institutes—are especial- include the Biochemical Processing Institute, ly designed to maintain the professional profi- Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Center ciency of engineers and scientists. These draw for Environmental Science and Technology, Cen- attendance from all over the United States and ter for Infrastructure Engineering Studies, Cloud many foreign countries. and Aerosol Sciences Laboratory, Design Engi- UMR problem-solving programs relate to neering Center, Electronics Materials Processing urban and rural needs and technical assistance and Characterization Institute, Engineering Re- to industries and governmental units. Statewide search Laboratory, Experimental Combustion Lab- programs have been developed to assist city and oratory, Experimental Mine, Center for Pyrometal- county officials and small businesses and indus- lurgy, Graduate Center for Materials Research, tries in solving their technical problems. 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Applied Mathematics, Institute of Applied Chem- 16,000 students and employs more than 1,000 istry, Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Institute full-time and part-time teaching and research for Chemical and Extractive Metallurgy, Institute faculty members. More than 94 percent of of River Studies, Institute of Thin Film Processing, tenure and tenure-track faculty hold doctoral or Intelligent Systems Center, International Institute terminal degrees in their respective fields. Facul- of River and Lake Systems, Laboratory for Atomic ty research productivity is high, with annual and Molecular Research, Missouri Mining and contract and grants reaching nearly $27 million Mineral Resources Research Institute, Nuclear in 2001-02. This represents a 50 percent Reactor, Rock Mechanics and Explosives increase in five years. Research Center, Transportation Institute, Center The University of Missouri-St. Louis is aca- for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, Electromag- demically divided into the Barnes College of netic Compatibility Laboratory, and Applied Nursing and Health Studies, College of Arts and Microwave Nondestructive Testing Laboratory. Sciences, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Fine Arts and Admission Communication, College of Optometry, Contin- Interested students may obtain information uing Education and Outreach, Evening College, on admission and enrollment upon request, in Graduate School, Pierre Laclede Honors Col- person, on-line or by mail, from the office of the lege, and UM-St. Louis/Washington University director of admission at UMR. Prospective stu- Joint Engineering Program. dents and their parents are encouraged to visit the campus or call the toll-free number (1-800- College of Arts and Sciences 522-0938) dedicated to inquiries about admis- Largest of the schools and colleges at UM-St. sions, financial aid and enrollment procedures. Louis, the College of Arts and Sciences, through Students also may contact the admissions office its 15 departments, offers a curriculum linking through electronic mail at [email protected], or the liberal arts with the metropolitan area. A visit the UMR Web site (www.umr.edu). major in any of these departments provides a degree of specialization sufficient to prepare stu- University of Missouri–St. Louis dents for professional careers or graduate study. Telephone: (314) 516-5000 / FAX: (314) 516-6767 Students enrolled in the college may pursue www.umsl.edu academic majors in anthropology, biology, The University of Missouri-St. Louis is a pub- chemistry and biochemistry, criminology and lic metropolitan research university located in criminal justice, economics, English, foreign lan- Missouri’s most populous and economically guages and literature, history, mathematics and diverse region. It strives to strengthen education- computer science, philosophy, physics and al programs at all levels; enhance the research astronomy, political science, psychology, social and creative capacities of faculty and students; work and sociology. and serve the region’s needs through research The college offers master’s degrees in com- and technology transfer, innovative educational puter science, creative writing, criminology and outreach programs and workforce development. criminal justice, biology, chemistry, economics, Founded in 1963 on the grounds of a former English, gerontology, history, mathematics, country club, the University of Missouri-St. Louis physics, political science, physiological optics, today is spread across 350 acres of rolling hills psychology, public policy administration, social in suburban St. Louis County and adjacent to work and sociology. two Interstate highways and five minutes from It offers doctorates in applied mathematics, Lambert International Airport. The campus con- biology, chemistry, criminology and criminal sists of 44 academic and general-purpose build- justice, physics, physiological optics, political ings and a variety of student residence halls, science and psychology. condominiums and apartments. The newest of these facilities are the $11 million Center for College of Fine Arts and Molecular Electronics and $32 million Millenni- um Student Center. In Fall 2003 the campus will Communication open the $52 million Blanche M. Touhill Per- Founded in September 2001, the College of forming Arts Center and a 100-acre business, Fine Arts and Communication is the newest of research and technology park. The campus also the schools and colleges at UM-St. Louis. It is planning new facilities for its colleges of busi- includes the Departments of Art and Art History, ness administration and education. Communication, Music and Theatre, and Dance. The largest university in the region, the Uni- Undergraduates may pursue degrees in art versity of Missouri–St. Louis enrolls nearly history, communication, music and studio art. 472 OFFICIAL MANUAL

The college offers master’s degree programs in The MBA program is available in two for- communication and music. mats: the evening MBA program and The Profes- The college is distinguished by its collabora- sional MBA On-Line program. The program is tion with the community. Three endowed profes- designed to fully prepare students for administra- sorships through the Des Lee Arts Education Col- tive positions. The MS in MIS program includes a laborative link UM-St. Louis to the Saint Louis specialized program in computer-based man- Symphony, St. Louis Art Museum, Opera Theatre agement information systems. The Macc pro- of Saint Louis, Laumeier Sculpture Park and gram is intended for students preparing to enter other local cultural institutions. the accounting profession or furthering existing accountant careers. University students and faculty, as well as visiting artists, may perform in the new Blanche Both the undergraduate and graduate pro- M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Artwork exhi- grams are accredited by AACSB—The Interna- bitions are housed in Gallery 210, Gallery FAB tional Association for Management Education, and Gallery Visio. the authorized professional accrediting body in collegiate business education. Pierre Laclede Honors College The Center for Business and Industrial Studies was established in 1982 to meet the research The Pierre Laclede Honors College was needs of the St. Louis business community. The established in 1989 and has grown to include its center analyzes managerial programs and con- own campus, complete with instructional, resi- ducts applied research. Through the center, dential and recreational facilities. clients have access to a distinguished faculty with Students may pursue degrees in any under- specialized knowledge and analytical tools, sta- graduate division of UM-St. Louis and many of tistical databases and computer software adapt- the university’s nationally accredited degree pro- able to a wide variety of business applications. grams. In addition, students must undertake a personal writing program and pursue independ- College of Education ent study through research, internships, public service projects and guided reading. The College of Education provides undergraduate and graduate programs to prepare and The college features a student-faculty ratio of sustain educational leaders for a variety of 14:1, a scholar development program, a writing school and nonschool settings. program and 11 honors classes. It offers academic excellence comparable to expensive pri- The college is consistently one of the top vate colleges, but at public institution rates. three institutions in the state in the production of educators. Consistent with the school’s theme of The four-year program has a highly selective “Creating the 21st Century School of Education,” student body of about 550. The college’s teach- programs emphasize state-of-the-art technologi- ers are among the university’s leading research cal applications to enhance teaching and learn- and teaching faculty. ing as well as collaboration among university, school, agency, and corporate partners to pre- College of Business Administration pare and revitalize educators. At the undergraduate level, the College of The faculty, including a number of national- Business Administration offers the Bachelor of ly recognized endowed professors, is committed Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree to a continuous exchange between research and with emphases in finance, international business, practice that improves the learning environment logistics and operations management, manage- of diverse learners. ment and organizational behavior and marketing. The school is divided into four divisions: Bachelor of Science in Accounting (BSA) and teaching and learning; educational psychology, Bachelor of Science in Management Information research and evaluation; educational leadership Systems (BSMIS) degrees are also offered to under- and policy studies; and counseling. graduate students. These programs provide stu- Master of education degrees are offered in dents with a high quality business education that counseling, educational administration, elemen- prepares them to become productive contributors tary education and secondary education. Within in both private and public sector organizations. these programs, a number of emphasis areas are The College of Business Administration also available, including community education, ele- offers three master’s degrees: the Master of Busi- mentary and secondary school administration, ness Administration (MBA), the Master of Sci- special education, elementary and secondary ence in Management Information Systems (MS reading, general and school counseling, and in MIS) and the Master of Accounting (Macc). secondary curriculum and instruction. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 473

Course concentrations are offered in adult education, educational technology and physical education. Programs leading to the doctor of education degree and the doctor of philosophy in education degree are offered in the two broad interdisciplinary emphasis areas of learning- instructional processes and behavioral-develop- mental processes.

Evening College There is little difference between going to school during the day and the evening at UM–St. Louis. The Evening College conforms to the same DR. THOMAS E. GEORGE requirements and standards as day programs, Chancellor, University of and many of the full-time faculty also teach eve- Missouri–St. Louis ning courses. Doctors of optometry are health-care practi- Because most evening college students are tioners who provide primary vision care includ- employed full time, they normally carry less than ing prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment a full academic load. To enable students to carry and management of visual and ocular health as many courses as they wish, the evening col- education, and devise and administer continu- lege schedules classes between 5 and 9:35 p.m. ing programs of vision and ocular care. The college is the largest degree-granting The College of Optometry offers a four-year evening institution in the metropolitan area with an enrollment of about 2,300. The college offers graduate professional program leading to the doc- 32 undergraduate degree programs, 28 minors, tor of optometry degree. The first year of the pro- four certificate programs, a bachelor of general gram stresses basic health science courses and studies degree and a bachelor of health services visual science courses. During the second year, degree. A bachelor of fine arts degree and a bach- clinical optometry and ophthalmic optics, cours- elor of social work are also offered. es in systemic pathology, ocular pathology and physiology, and other visual sciences are taught. Bachelor of arts degrees are offered in biology, chemistry, communication, economics, Eng- In the third and fourth years, students spend lish, history, mathematics, physics, political sci- the majority of their time involved with patient ence, psychology and sociology. care and take courses dealing with contact lens- es, pediatric optometry, vision performance, low Bachelor of science degrees are offered in vision and rehabilitation and public health. applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, computer science, criminology and criminal justice, Admission to the professional program is economics, physics and sociology. Bachelor of based primarily on the quality of the applicant’s science degrees in education and public admin- scholarship in the required pre-optometry cours- istration are also available. es, the Optometry Admission Test (OAT) scores, The bachelor of health sciences degree pro- interviews and letters of recommendation. gram is designed for students pursuing studies in clinical laboratory sciences and cytotechnology. Barnes College of Nursing and For the non-degree oriented student, the Health Studies evening college offers an opportunity to update The Barnes College of Nursing and Health professional competence, prepare for a new job Studies offers nursing studies at the undergradu- or broaden educational background. Pre-profes- ate and graduate levels. Knowledge and skills sional and teacher certification courses are also needed to complete the professional licensure offered. examination to become a professional registered nurse are available through a basic baccalaure- College of Optometry ate option. Nurses who have obtained their basic After more than 10 years of study and plan- nursing education through associate degree or ning, the College of Optometry at the University diploma nursing programs may complete the of Missouri–St. Louis came into existence on baccalaureate degree. June 1, 1980. The college also offers the master of science The first class of 36 students was enrolled in in nursing in cooperation with the School of the fall of 1980 and graduated in May 1984. This Nursing at UM–Kansas City and the Ph.D. in school allows Missourians the opportunity to nursing in cooperation with the Columbia and study optometry within the state. Kansas City schools of nursing. 474 OFFICIAL MANUAL

The college was established as a School of continuing education programs to wherever Nursing in 1980 and graduated its first class in there is a demand. May 1983. College status was achieved in 1994 The program uses the facilities of government with the acquisition of the basic baccalaureate agencies, hospitals, schools and businesses to program through the merger of the Barnes Col- make college credit and non-credit courses con- lege of Nursing and UM–St. Louis. veniently available to the public. The J.C. Penney Conference Center provides a modern adult Graduate School education setting on campus for short courses, The graduate school has responsibility for all conferences, institutes, workshops and seminars. graduate degree programs in the various schools Continuing Education and Outreach, College and colleges of the university. of Arts and Sciences, offers through the Nonprof- Graduate programs have been designed to it Management and Leadership Program courses serve students with either of two career goals: to and seminars for professional staff, board mem- obtain an advanced degree or to obtain advanc- bers and other leaders of nonprofit and volun- ed training for personal or professional growth. tary organizations as well as for students and others wishing to explore a future in the field. Academic programs include 27 offering master’s degrees and 11 offering doctoral degrees. A graduate concentration program and Two interdisciplinary graduate programs, Geron- undergraduate certificate are also offered. Cus- tology and Public Policy Administration, report tom-designed programs for specific nonprofit directly to the graduate school. associations and organizations are available, and the program also provides consulting servic- Graduate programs are structured to respond es to nonprofit or voluntary organizations. to the needs of the metropolitan area and to provide students with the knowledge necessary to Through the Video Instructional Program, the relate effectively to the modern world. UM–St. Louis offers courses on all local cable television stations on the Higher Education Channel. Graduate and undergraduate credit UMSL/Washington University Joint courses are offered with the UM–St. Louis facul- Undergraduate Engineering Program ty available to answer questions and discuss This program was established in 1992 and exams. offers bachelor of science degrees in civil, UM–St. Louis also operates a two-way video mechanical and electrical engineering as well as system with other university campuses. This sys- a minor in environmental engineering science. tem is used for both credit and non-credit Students who enter the program take about instruction. one-half of their course work on the UM–St. Louis The Center for Entrepreneurship and Eco- campus. The remaining half of the degree pro- nomic Education provides courses, workshops, gram, consisting of the upper-level engineering conferences and consultations on economic courses and laboratories is taken on the campus concerns for teachers and administrators. Cur- of Washington University and taught by Washing- riculum materials are also developed and dis- ton University engineering faculty members. tributed. Students register for all their courses at The center is affiliated with the Missouri UM–St. Louis, pay tuition at UM–St. Louis rates Council on Economic Education and the joint and receive their degrees from the University of Council on Economic Education, a national net- Missouri. work of economic educators. The joint program allows Missouri to make The university also maintains the West Coun- the most efficient use of public funds while meet- ty Computer Center, located near the intersec- ing the needs of non-traditional students. Joint tion of I-270 and Manchester Road at 1715 Deer program students are generally older than tradi- Tracks Tr. Computer classes are also taught on tional students and are unable to leave the area the UM–St. Louis campus. to pursue an engineering degree. They are likely There are approximately 10,500 enrollments to have substantial family responsibilities or full- in college credit courses conducted through time employment during the day, returning to Continuing Education and Outreach, and about higher education to complete their studies for an 84,500 participate in non-credit programs. Non- engineering degree after a lapse of many years. credit courses and conferences are usually held at the request of individuals, organizations and Continuing Education and Outreach institutions. UM–St. Louis Continuing Education and Job advancements, in-service training of pro- Outreach, charged with extending the resources fessionals, women’s counseling, gerontology, of the university to the people of the state, takes community planning, effective communication DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 475 and cultural appreciation are some of the areas State Historical Society of Missouri in which courses are conducted. 1020 Lowry St., Columbia 65201-7298 College credit courses are taught by UM–St. Telephone: (573) 882-7083 / FAX: (573) 884-4950 Louis faculty members and faculty from other [email protected] campuses of the University of Missouri, as well www.system.missouri.edu/shs as teachers from the general academic community in the St. Louis area. Organized in 1898 by the Missouri Press Association, the State Historical Society is directed by statute to collect, preserve, make avail- Libraries able, and publish the history of Missouri and the UM–St. Louis libraries support the educa- Middle West. tional objectives of the university and meet the For over one hundred years, the State Histor- informational needs of the campus community. ical Society has been the center for serious re- The UM–St. Louis library system includes the search into every aspect of the society and gov- Thomas Jefferson Library, Ward E. Barnes Educa- ernment of Missouri and the lives of its residents. tion Library, Health Sciences Library and the St. It is a heavily utilized service institution for the Louis Mercantile Library. The region’s oldest cul- citizens and students of Missouri, supplying tural institution, the St. Louis Mercantile Library research facilities and information for every moved to the north campus in October 1998. department of the state, its schools and colleges, Founded in 1846, the St. Louis Mercantile Li- and thousands of personal requests. Society staff brary is the oldest library west of the Mississippi. answer more than 50,000 research requests each The addition of the Mercantile Library collec- year. tion brought the total of volumes in the UM–St. Louis libraries to more than 1 million. The Mer- Society Headquarters cantile collection included 250,000 books; The society is located on the ground floor of 10,000 linear feet of manuscripts; 300,000 pho- the University of Missouri–Columbia Ellis tographs and hundreds of artifacts. Library, where the reference reading room; The Mercantile Library includes two highly newspaper reading room; microfilm reading renowned specialized transportation collections. room; rare book collection; art gallery; manu- The John W. Barriger III National Railroad script reading room; oral history program; pho- Library, which focuses on American railroad his- tograph and map collections; and various tory and is one of the largest of its kind in the administrative, research, and editorial offices are U.S., contains 40,000 books plus primary man- located. The society is open to the public Mon- uscript documents and photographs. The Her- day–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9 man T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library a.m.–4:30 p.m., except on legal holidays. The focuses on U.S. river and inland waterways his- hours for the art gallery, which permanently tory. It contains 2,500 books and a large pictori- exhibits works by George Caleb Bingham and al/photographic collection. Thomas Hart Benton and changing exhibits of works by other Missouri and Missouri-related The other three—Thomas Jefferson Library, artists, are 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday–Friday. Ward E. Barnes Education Library and Health Sciences Library—consist of more than 600,000 volumes including more than 9,000 periodical The Library and Its Use subscriptions, more than one million govern- Citizens, officials, and students interested in ment documents and more than one million Missouri history, biography, and genealogy find items in microform. The libraries are open more in the society library unsurpassed reference col- than 70 hours per week during regular sessions. lections. The library of books, pamphlets, and official state publications totals more than Admission 457,000 items. There are also more than 500,000 manuscript items and 800 reels of Interested students may obtain information microfilmed manuscripts, more than 150,000 on admission and enrollment several ways: in state archival records, and more than 2,800 person, by mail, or online. Prospective students maps. For genealogical research, the society’s and their parents are encouraged to visit the microfilm file of United States census reports is campus. The website is: www.umsl.edu. People one of the largest in the Midwest, with a total of can e-mail admissions at: admissionsu@msx. 6,051 reels covering 48 states and the District of umsl.edu. Columbia, with 1,595 reels of Missouri census from 1830 to 1880 and 1900 to 1930. A pictori- Personnel, University of Missouri System: Page al collection contains more than 100,000 photo- 1089 graphs and sketches of historical subjects. 476 OFFICIAL MANUAL

The society’s Missouri newspaper collection is the most complete in existence. Extending from 1808 to the present, and containing more than 1,275 bound volumes and more than 40 million pages on 48,770 rolls of microfilm, it is one of the largest state newspaper collections in the nation. In addition, 301 current newspapers from every Missouri county arrive weekly. The history of any famous Missourian, Missouri community, or noted Missouri event can be traced and documented in the collection.

Specialized Book Collections DR. JAMES W. GOODRICH BRUCE H. BECKETT Over the years, the society has acquired a Executive Director, State President, State Historical Historical Society of Missouri Society of Missouri number of rare or specialized book collections that have given it added recognition as a re- the society has published over 50 volumes of search center. These collections include the edited documents, narrative and pictorial histo- Mahan Memorial Mark Twain Collection, the ry, catalogs, directories, and indexes. Eugene Field Collection, the J. Christian Bay Col- lection of Middle Western Americana, the Fran- A quarterly newsletter informs members cis A. Sampson Collection, the Paul D. Higday about society activities and other historical pro- Civil War Collection, and the Alice Irene Fitzger- grams in the state. ald Collection of Missouri’s Literary Heritage for Children. Collections of this type, beyond mere History Day in Missouri and prestige, attract scholars and researchers and Richard S. Brownlee Fund Grants form the basis of any historical library. In conjunction with the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, the society Manuscript and Map Collections sponsors History Day in Missouri, the statewide The society has always placed emphasis on component of National History Day, a competi- the acquisition of contemporary research materi- tion for middle school and junior and senior als, and its original manuscript collections con- high school students. More than 2,200 students tain diaries, journals, ledgers, minute books, participate annually in regional contests held census records, letters, and official state papers. throughout the state. Where original documents of this nature have Through its annual Richard S. Brownlee Fund not been available to the library, microfilm grants, the society provides individuals and copies have been obtained. Research materials organizations with monies to assist with publica- of this type furnish most of the intimate day-to- tions or other projects furthering knowledge of day accounts of Missouri history and lend vitali- Missouri history and its citizens. ty to historical writing. The map collection consists of rare and old Officers of the Society maps of the state as well as modern ones. In the collection are maps relating to the growth and Officers of the State Historical Society, 2001: development of Missouri and its roads, railroads, Bruce H. Beckett, Columbia, president; James C. rivers, counties, and cities. In addition, the col- Olson, Kansas City, first vice president; Sheridan lection contains county atlases, general business A. Logan, St. Joseph, second vice president; Vir- gazetteers, statistical maps, official topographi- ginia G. Young, Columbia, third vice president; cal maps, and early state guidebooks. Noble E. Cunningham Jr., Columbia, fourth vice president; R. Kenneth Elliott, Liberty, fifth vice Publications president; Robert G.J. Hoester, Kirkwood, sixth vice president; Albert M. Price, Columbia, treas- The Missouri Historical Review, an award- urer; James W. Goodrich, Columbia, executive winning quarterly, has served as the cornerstone director, secretary, and librarian. of the society’s publication program since 1906. A benefit of membership, the journal features scholarly articles on diverse topics in Missouri Trustees of the Society history, bibliographical information on local and Permanent trustees, former presidents of the state history topics, and book reviews and notes. society are: H. Riley Bock, New Madrid; An annual Missouri Historical Reveiew article Lawrence O. Christensen, Rolla; Leo J. Rozier, award recognizes outstanding scholarship pub- Perryville; Robert C. Smith, Columbia; Avis G. lished in the journal. In addition to the journal, Tucker, Warrensburg. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 477

WILL E. McCARTHER JULIUS C. DIX LARRY V. SCHEPERS REUBEN A. SHELTON President, Board of Curators Vice President, Board of Curators Secretary, Board of Curators Treasurer, Board of Lincoln University Lincoln University Lincoln University Curators, Lincoln University

CYNTHIA BLOSSER RALPH M. CARO PEARLIE I. EVANS GREG S. GAFFKE Member, Board of Curators Member, Board of Curators Member, Board of Curators Member, Board of Curators Lincoln University Lincoln University Lincoln University Lincoln University

Trustees elected for three-year terms: Walter Allen, Brookfield; W.H. (Bert) Bates, Kansas City; Charles B. Brown, Kennett; Charles R. Brown, St. Louis; Vera F. Burk, Kirksville; Charles W. Digges Sr., Columbia; Dick Franklin, Independence; Donna J. Huston, Marshall; John K. Hulston, Springfield; Gary R. Kremer, Jefferson City; Vir- ginia Laas, Joplin; James R. Mayo, Bloomfield; W. Grant McMurray, Independence; Emory Melton, Cassville; Thomas L. Miller Sr., Washington; James B. Nutter, Kansas City; Bob Priddy, Jefferson City; Dale Reesman, Boonville; James R. Rein- hard, Hannibal; Arvarh E. Strickland, Columbia; ROBERT R. WHEELER DR. DAVID B. HENSON Blanche M. Touhill, St. Louis; Henry J. Waters III, Member, Board of Curators President Columbia; Phebe Ann Williams, Kirkwood. Lincoln University Lincoln University In addition to the elected trustees and the Robert C. Smith, Columbia; Avis G. Tucker, War- president and vice presidents of the society, the rensburg; Virginia G. Young, Columbia. governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, president of the University of Missouri and chancel- Lincoln University lor of the University of Missouri–Columbia serve as members of the board of trustees. Jefferson City 65101 Telephone: (573) 681-5000 / FAX: (573) 681-5566 Executive committee (the president of the www.LincolnU.edu society and eight members of the board of trustees elected by the trustees compose the Lincoln University was founded in 1866 committee): Walter Allen, Brookfield; Bruce H. through the cooperative efforts of the enlisted Beckett, Columbia; H. Riley Bock, New Madrid; men and officers of the 62nd and 65th U.S. Col- Lawrence O. Christensen, Rolla; Dick Franklin, ored infantries. Lincoln University was designed Independence; James C. Olson, Kansas City; to meet the educational and social needs of freed 478 OFFICIAL MANUAL

African-Americans. In 1890, Lincoln became a Schepers, Larry V., (R), secretary, Jefferson City, land-grant college which brought industrial and Jan. 1, 2004; agricultural courses to the curriculum. Shelton, Reuben A., (D), treasurer, St. Louis, While remaining committed to its original pur- Jan.1, 2006; pose, the university, in September 1954, ex- Blosser, Cynthia, (R), Jefferson City, Jan. 1, 2008; Caro, Ralph M., (R), Kansas City, Jan. 1, 2008; panded its historical mission to embrace the Evans, Pearlie I., (D), St. Louis, Jan. 1, 2006; needs of a significantly broader population re- Gaffke, Greg S., (D), Jefferson City, Jan. 1, 2008; flecting varied social, economic, educational and Wheeler, Robert R., (R), Kansas City, Jan. 1, 2006; cultural backgrounds. This is the unique purpose Woodson, Leonard S. Jr., student representative/ that Lincoln University fulfills in higher education. non-voting member, St. Louis, May 1, 2003. The core mission of Lincoln University is to provide excellent educational opportunities for a Faculty and staff, Lincoln University: Page 1195 diverse student population in the context of an open enrollment institution. The university provides student-centered learning in a nurturing Linn State Technical College environment, integrating teaching, research and One Technology Dr., Linn 65051 service. Telephone: (573) 897-5000 / FAX: (573) 897-4656 Lincoln University offers relevant, high-qual- www.linnstate.edu ity undergraduate degrees in more than 40 Linn State Technical College, founded in majors, and select graduate programs. In addi- 1961, is Missouri’s only two-year public techni- tion, there are divisions of Continuing Education cal college with a state-wide mission. Originat- and Adult Evening and Weekend Instruction. All ing as Linn Technical Junior College, the college of these programs are grounded in the liberal became a part of the public higher education arts and sciences and focused on public service system in Missouri with the passing of legislation professions that meet the academic and profes- by the 88th General Assembly. sional needs of its student clientele. The original educational institution was The campus is comprised of nearly 158 established with funding from the National acres, not including the three university-owned Defense Education Act as a public postsec- farms for agricultural research: Busby Research ondary residential technical institution. The phi- Farm (273 acres), Carver Research Farm (172.7 losophy of the original institution was “to pro- acres), and Freeman Farm (199 acres). Greenber- vide two-year vocational–technical programs to ry Farm, the farm headquarters, is leased from all students who wish to prepare themselves for the State of Missouri. employment.” Located prominently in the heart of campus From the very first class of students in 1961, is Inman E. Page Library, which opened in Janu- the reputation of the college has continued to ary 1997. The 80,000 square foot, state-of-the- grow and become synonymous with quality art facility features the latest in computer tech- technical education because it has been respon- nology, distance learning and world-wide infor- sive to workplace needs. The college has a long- mational networking. This facility is four times standing reputation for producing graduates with larger than the library it replaced and is often the valued technical and interpersonal skills referred to as the “information mall.” It has needed for advancement in the workplace. With become the aesthetic centerpiece of Lincoln a mission to “…offer to the diverse population of University’s historic campus. Missouri associate-level advanced technical education in both emerging and traditional tech- Lincoln University is unique in that it strives nologies and support the economic develop- to create an academic environment in which ment in the state,” and with a legislative man- every student, who has the potential and desire, date to prepare students for profitable employ- is offered the opportunity to achieve academic ment, Linn State Technical College offers more success. Lincoln University has an outstanding than 21 technical programs as well as cus- faculty and caring staff, whose charge it is to tomized and contract training for Missouri busi- serve—knowing each student and caring that ness and industry. each one succeeds. Linn State Technical College offers two-year associate of applied science degrees as well as Members, Board of Curators certificates. In each program, the curriculum McCarther, Will E., (D), president, Kansas City, includes an integration of theory with hands-on Jan. 1, 2005; application and experience. Such integration Dix, Julius C., (D), vice president, St. Louis, Jan. ensures the development of functional trou- 1, 2005; bleshooting skills with traditional and innovative DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 479

DIANE M. BENETZ NORMA B. CLAYTON DONALD K. JOHNSON MICHAEL L. KEHOE Member Member Member Member Linn State Technical College Linn State Technical College Linn State Technical College Linn State Technical College Board of Regents Board of Regents Board of Regents Board of Regents

JOHN A. KLEBBA MICHAEL S. MANIER NORMA J. STACK THOMAS KOCH Member Member Member Student Representative Linn State Technical College Linn State Technical College Linn State Technical College Linn State Technical College Board of Regents Board of Regents Board of Regents techniques, approaches and equipment. Also emphasized are teamwork, interpersonal skills and work ethic. In addition, the general education core contributes to the high level of critical thinking and problem solving ability of graduates. As part of their education, many students participate in on-the-job experience through industrial internships. Linn State Technical College monitors the economic, industrial, and technological needs of the state as new programs are proposed for development. Programs recently developed include Nuclear Technology, Laser/Photonics DR. DONALD CLAYCOMB Technology, and the Caterpillar Dealer Service President Technician option through the Heavy Equipment Linn State Technical College Technology program. The college is a small, caring community dedicated to the development of the potential of their professional areas of expertise. In addition, each student. Class size is purposely kept small they are continually updating their skills through to encourage adequate individual attention and college courses, industrial training, and work- faculty-student interaction. The student body shops. The college recently completed the con- consists of traditional students who recently struction of the 94,000-square-foot Information graduated from high school, as well as working Technology Center, which houses state-of-the-art adults making a career shift or enhancing tech- library facilities, a distance-learning center, and nical skills. academic classrooms. On-campus housing was The faculty has a combination of higher edu- first available in 2000, with additional units cation credentials and real-world experiences in available for fall 2003. 480 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Linn State Technical College is accredited by For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News and The Higher Learning Commission and a member World Report has recognized Truman as the No. 1 of the North Central Association. Other profes- public university in the Midwest Region—Master’s sional accreditations, certifications or affiliations at category. Truman State University has drawn atten- the program level include: the Cisco; Commission tion from higher education experts as a premier on American Physical Therapy; National Automo- value among public institutions in the Midwest. tive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF); Combining affordability and a top-quality Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); American education, Truman has been recognized by the Design Drafting Association (ADDA); Heating, Fiske Guide to Colleges as a “budget ivy league Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Excel- institution on a quest for academic excellence.” lence - Education Standards Corporation; Nation- al Institute for Metal-working Skills, Incorporated In addition to being highlighted in key col- (NIMS); National Association of Industrial Technol- lege guides, Truman has been featured in The ogy (NAIT); Associated Equipment Distributors Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Foundation (AEDF); and Cisco Education Ecosys- Today, The Dallas Morning News, The Kansas tem. Many instructors hold individual certifica- City Star and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. tions related to their respective teaching fields. Truman State University has a long history of The primary campus is located along High- being recognized nationally for its innovative way 50 on 249 acres one mile east of Linn and assessment program and its commitment to pro- includes a public airport. The Physical Therapist viding a high-quality liberal arts and sciences Assistant Program is offered primarily from a education at an affordable price. Truman’s pro- hospital setting in Jefferson City. The Integrated gram of assessment allows the university to Manufacturing Technology, Laser/Photonics measure the results of the teaching-learning Technology, and Nuclear Technology programs process and to gather critical information on stu- are offered in Mexico, Missouri, at the Advanced dent growth and development to ensure that Technology Center, a cooperative higher educa- graduates are prepared for future success. tion technology center. In addition, customized Truman’s curriculum provides each student, and contract training is offered to Missouri busi- regardless of intended specialization, with a ness and industry through the Mobile Training foundation of knowledge appropriate to a tradi- Unit and on-site training. tional liberal arts and sciences education. It also requires major field specialization, providing Members, Board of Regents each student with in-depth knowledge and mas- tery of a discipline. This exemplary undergradu- Benetz, Diane M., (D), Parkville, Dec. 29, 2007; ate education provides graduates with the Clayton, Norma B., (D), Manchester, Dec. 29, knowledge and skills necessary to be successful 2003; upon graduation. More than 40 percent of Tru- Johnson, Donald K., (D), St. Charles, Dec. 29, man’s graduates enter graduate and professional 2005; schools within six months of their graduation. Kehoe, Michael L., (R), Jefferson City, Dec. 29, 2007; Truman’s students consistently rank among Klebba, John A., (R), Linn, Dec. 29, 2007; the highest in their high school graduating class- Manier, Michael S., (R), Houston, Dec. 29, 2007; es. For example, the middle 50 percent of the fall Stack, Norma J., (D), Mexico, Dec. 29, 2003; 2002 class scored between 25 and 30 on the Koch, Thomas, student representative, non-vot- ACT, while the high school grade point average ing member, May 1, 2003; was a 3.75 on a 4.00 scale. In addition to their academic abilities, more than 99 percent of the Faculty and staff, Linn State Technical College: class had leadership roles while in high school. Page 1198 Truman’s 6,000 students pursue degrees in 43 undergraduate and nine graduate areas of study in eight academic divisions. Truman State University Truman emphasizes high-quality teaching as 100 E. Normal its top priority. Truman students benefit from a Kirksville 63501 15:1 student/faculty ratio, which allows for Telephone: (660) 785-4000 greater one-on-one interaction. In addition to the www.truman.edu classroom experience, about one-sixth of the uni- Truman State University, founded in 1867, is versity’s undergraduate students engage in major Missouri’s state-wide public liberal arts and sci- research projects with faculty mentors outside the ences university and the only public university classroom during their Truman experience. in the state with highly selective admission stan- Truman has been accredited since 1914 by dards. the Higher Learning Commission and is a mem- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 481

THOMAS R. JAYNE MICHAEL T. SCHWEND SARAH B. BURKEMPER JOHN W. BRISCOE President Vice President Secretary Member Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors

G. RUTH MACH WILMA MADDOX RANDA RAWLINS PETER T. EWELL Member Member Member Out-of-State Member Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors

MATTHEW C. BARNES EMILY DUNN DR. BARBARA DIXON Out-of-State Member Student Representative President Truman Board of Governors Truman Board of Governors Truman State University ber of the North Central Association. It also is Truman State University is committed to the fully accredited by AACSB International (The advancement of knowledge; freedom of thought Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of and inquiry; and the personal, social, and intel- Business), American Chemical Society, American lectual growth of each of its students. Truman Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Com- strives to maintain a recognized standard of mission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educa- excellence in all of its educational endeavors tion Programs, Council for Accreditation of and a responsible stewardship of the resources Counseling and Related Education Programs, provided by the people of Missouri. Missouri State Board of Nursing, National Asso- ciation of Schools of Music, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Commission Members, Board of Governors on Collegiate Nursing Education and the Depart- Jayne, Thomas R., (R), president, Webster ment of Elementary and Secondary Education. Groves, Jan. 1, 2006; 482 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Schwend, Michael T., (D), vice president, Kirks- of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Science in ville, Jan. 1, 2007; Education, Master of Business Administration, Burkemper, Sarah B., (D), secretary, Troy, Jan. 1, and Education Specialist degrees. In addition, a 2007; cooperative doctoral program in educational Briscoe, John W., (D), New London, Jan. 1, 2005; leadership exists in conjunction with the Univer- Mach, G. Ruth, (R), St. Louis, Jan. 1, 2006; sity of Missouri, and a cooperative Ph.D. pro- Maddox, Wilma, (R), Macon, Jan. 1, 2005; gram in technology management is available in Rawlins, Randa, (D), Kansas City, Jan. 1, 2008; conjunction with Indiana State University. UM Ewell, Peter T., out-of-state/non-voting, Boulder, and ISU serve as the degree-granting institutions. Colorado, Jan. 1, 2004; Administratively, the university’s academic Barnes, Matthew C., out-of-state/non-voting, affairs division is divided into four core academ- Houston, Texas, Jan. 1, 2007; ic colleges, The Honors College, and The Grad- Dunn, Emily, student representative. uate School. The academic colleges are: Faculty and staff, Truman State University: Page • The College of Applied Sciences and Tech- 1199 nology, which prepares students for highly com- petitive careers in industry, government, health care and many more fields. Departments within Central Missouri State University the college include agriculture, graphics, power and transportation, manufacturing and construc- Warrensburg 64093 tion, safety science and technology, military sci- Telephone: (660) 543-4111 ence, and nursing. The college has achieved www.cmsu.edu national recognition in safety, graphics, aviation Founded in 1871, Central Missouri State and military science. University has grown from a regional normal • The Adrian and Margaret Harmon College school dedicated to teacher preparation into a of Business Administration, which ranks among comprehensive university charged with meeting the finest business schools in Missouri and offers the higher education needs of all Missourians. programs in accounting, marketing and legal The newest chapter in central’s development studies, computer and office information sys- began October 10, 1996, when the Missouri tems, and economics and finance. Coordinating Board for Higher Education • The College of Education and Human Ser- approved the university’s statewide mission in vices, which prepares teachers for all grade lev- professional applied sciences and technology. els in addition to professionals in such fields as The enhanced mission reflects an overall criminal justice, psychology and counselor edu- commitment to academic excellence and career cation, sociology and social work, physical edu- preparation that has allowed Central to evolve cation, consumer services management, com- into one of the outstanding public universities in munication disorders, and educational leader- the Midwest. It also means the latest technolo- ship and human development. gies are being integrated throughout Central’s • The College of Arts and Sciences, which comprehensive liberal arts curriculum. This is provides a comprehensive liberal arts foundation having a far-reaching impact on approximately in support of the entire university curriculum. 11,000 students from nearly all 50 states and Departments include art, music, modern lan- over 60 foreign countries who attend Central guages, English and philosophy, theatre, com- and engage in 150 areas of study tailored to munication, chemistry and physics, biology and meet individual needs. earth science, mathematics and computer sci- Beyond Missouri, Central offers onsite and ence, history and anthropology, and political online learning opportunities to students in other sciences and geography. parts of the United States and the world. The uni- Additional degree programs are offered versity’s international programs include ex- through the Department of Library Science and change opportunities, internships, and student- Information Services. teaching programs that are all among the most All course work at Central Missouri State Uni- challenging and affordable anywhere. versity is fully accredited by the North Central Degrees conferred by the university include Association’s Higher Learning Commission. Cen- the Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bach- tral also is a state leader in program-specific elor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of accreditations, which have been granted by na- Music Education, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor tional organizations in actuarial science, art, avi- of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor ation, business administration, chemistry, con- of Science in Education, and Bachelor of Sci- sumer services management, drafting technology, ence in Social Work. At the graduate level, Cen- industrial hygiene, manufacturing and construc- tral offers excellent programs leading to Master tion, music, nursing, social work, speech pa- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 483

E. LENITA JOHNSON DELORES A. HUDSON ROBERT G. RUSSELL ERNEST Z. ADELMAN President Vice President Secretary Member CMSU Board of Governors CMSU Board of Governors CMSU Board of Governors CMSU Board of Governors

JOHN J. DRALUS PALMER R. NICHOLS II BOBBY R. PATTON Member Member President CMSU Board of Governors CMSU Board of Governors Central Missouri State University thology and audiology, and teacher education. At Central, students are valued members of All of the university’s business administration the university family, and their successes—both degrees are accredited by the Association to in the classroom and in life—are the highest pri- Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). ority. An educational philosophy combining Central’s main campus—with its instruction- intellectual rigor and practical career prepara- al buildings, Elliott Union, 18 conveniently lo- tion allows Central graduates to reap the full cated residence halls, and modern family hous- benefits of their university experiences. Central ing—is the center of university life. However, the currently has a 93.9 percent job placement rate complete physical plant comprises 1,300 acres, including the University Farm, the 300-acre Per- of graduates within six months of receiving their tle Springs recreational and biological research degrees. area, and Max B. Swisher Skyhaven Airport. State-of-the-art athletic facilities include the Members of the Board of Governors 8,500-seat Multipurpose Building, Audrey J. Johnson, E. Lenita, (D), president, Kansas City, Walton Stadium at Vernon Kennedy Field, James Jan. 1, 2005; R. Crane Stadium at Robert N. Tompkins Field, and the newly developed South Recreation/Ath- Hudson, Delores A., (D), vice president, War- letic Complex. rensburg, Jan. 1, 2007; Russell, Robert G., (D), secretary, Warrensburg, Completed in 1999, the $30 million James C. Kirkpatrick Library is a state-of-the-art electronic Jan. 1, 2003; library, containing nine miles of data cable with Adelman, Ernest Z., (R), Frontenac, Jan. 1, 2006; more than 1,440 Ethernet connections to the Dralus, John J., (R), Kansas City, Jan. 1, 2005; Internet. Central’s library is a leader in develop- Nichols, Palmer R. II, (R), Jefferson City, Jan. 1, ing two-way interactive television, information 2007. technologies and Internet training facilities, and in providing access to electronic information Faculty and staff, Central Missouri State Univer- resources to the state’s citizens. sity: Page 1204 484 OFFICIAL MANUAL

KAREN DANIEL RITA B. HANKS LYDIA HURST JAMES D. JOHNSON Member Member Member Member NWMO Board of Regents NWMO Board of Regents NWMO Board of Regents NWMO Board of Regents

JUAN R. RANGEL JR. DON SCHNEIDER ROLLIE STADLMAN DOUG SUTTON Member Member Member Member NWMO Board of Regents NWMO Board of Regents NWMO Board of Regents NWMO Board of Regents Northwest Missouri State University Maryville 64468-6001 Telephone: (660) 562-1212 / FAX: (660) 562-1900 www.nwmissouri.edu Northwest Missouri State University is a coed- ucational, primarily residential, regional university offering a broad range of undergraduate and selected graduate programs. Since its founding in 1905 as a normal school, the university has shared educational responsibility for 19 counties in northwest Missouri. The university’s programs place special emphasis on agriculture, business DR. DEAN L. HUBBARD and teacher education, particularly as these pro- President, Northwest Missouri fessions contribute to the primary service region. State University All of the university’s programs build upon comprehensive general education requirements. ence and skills into all aspects of the vocational, technological, pre-professional, professional and The university places importance on develop- graduate curricula is considered essential for ing each student’s self-understanding, encouraging creative self-expression and stimulating con- developing a flexible, self-renewing learner who tinuing intellectual curiosity. Opportunities are will function effectively in a global society. provided for students to develop an appreciation Accepting the responsibility to be a creator for the creative accomplishments of the human as well as a curator and communicator of ideas, race as reflected in the arts, humanities and sci- the university promotes applied research which ences. Throughout the university, students are relates directly to the needs of its region, im- taught to gather, organize, analyze and synthe- proves the teaching and learning process and size information; think coherently; use comput- advances understanding in the subject matter ers and current technology; and speak and write areas of the institution. The university encour- clearly. Integration of the above attitudes, experi- ages the continuous professional development DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 485 of its faculty and staff and ensures freedom to The Missouri Academy of Science, Mathe- examine ideas and express conclusions without matics and Computing was founded at North- interference. Academic freedom is limited only west in 2000. The rigorous program is an accel- by the equally important obligations of academ- erated, two-year residential program for high ic responsibility. school students academically talented in sci- Recognizing its obligation to enhance the ence, mathematics or technology. Students are quality of life for its citizens of Missouri, the uni- challenged by college coursework tailored to versity is a center for regional development, life- individual abilities and taught by Northwest faculty. Students who complete the program earn long learning, research, the arts and recreation. an associate of science degree. Northwest is also a center for improving and expanding opportunities for access to learning through cooperative efforts with other agencies Members, Board of Regents and institutions. Daniel, Karen, (D), Kansas City, Jan. 2006; Northwest’s student-centered Culture of Hanks, Rita B., (D), Smithville, Jan. 2009; Quality continually develops all individuals in Hurst, Lydia, (R), Tarkio, Jan. 2007; the university community by accommodating Johnson, James D., (R), Agency, Jan. 2005; and celebrating diverse learners and ways of Rangel, Juan R. Jr., (D), Kansas City, Jan. 2006; learning and by practicing quality in all activi- Schneider, Don, (R), Wildwood, Jan. 2009; ties. In recognition of that, Northwest received Stadlman, Rollie, (D), Chillicothe, Jan. 2007; the Missouri Quality Award in 1997 and 2001, Sutton, Doug, (R), Maryville, Jan. 2007; the first educational institution in the state to win Klute, Paul, student representative, Westboro, the award twice. The university has a deep sense May 2004. of commitment to students and stakeholders, Faculty and staff, Northwest Missouri State which provides the foundation by which the uni- University: Page 1212 versity operates. Since 1997, Northwest has placed a personal desktop computer in each residence hall room Southeast Missouri State University on campus. This program allows students to access the World Wide Web; utilize such soft- Cape Girardeau 63701 Telephone: (573) 651-2000 / FAX: (573) 651-5061 ware programs as Windows Office, Access, www.semo.edu Excel, and PowerPoint; and use a built-in CD- ROM. This electronic campus program greatly Southeast Missouri State University, serving enhances learning opportunities through con- more than 9,500 students each year, is located in nection with a wide variety of databases as well Cape Girardeau, a community of more than as providing each student with the opportunity 40,000 residents on the west bank of the Missis- for computer literacy. sippi River. Northwest is also a leader in the develop- The university benefits from a rich exchange ment of the Northwest Missouri Educational of community, regional and university ideas. Consortium, which promotes cooperation and Because experiential learning–internships, stu- links resources among educational institutions dent teaching, discipline-specific practice and servicing the citizens of northwest Missouri. It is research–is the hallmark of the institution, the Northwest’s goal to meet the educational needs community and the region offer extensive part- of all the citizens and organizations of the nerships to create opportunities for students to region. Joining Northwest to form the consor- combine classroom theory with practical experi- tium are the University of Missouri (including ence in the “real world.” Nearly 100 percent of Extension), Missouri Western State College, the academic programs at Southeast offer an North Central Missouri College, Grand River opportunity for experiential or “real world” Technical School, North Central Area Vocational learning. Technical School, Northwest Technical School For example, education majors test their abil- and the Brookfield Area Career Center. The three ities in one of many area schools; communica- Small Business Development centers in the tion majors work in the industries of radio, tele- region (Maryville, St. Joseph and Chillicothe) vision, newspapers, advertising or public rela- also participate. tions; and criminal justice students learn along- The Consortium serves 22 counties in the side local and regional law enforcement profes- northwest quadrant of the state. These counties sionals. In fact, at Southeast, the community and include the 19 counties constituting Northwest’s region are viewed as a laboratory no university historic service region plus three counties served alone could afford to build. by North Central Missouri College that do not The career advantage given to Southeast overlap with Northwest’s region. graduates by this effective combination of tradi- 486 OFFICIAL MANUAL tional classroom theory and practical experience sees postgraduate degree programs at the master, gives rise to the university’s slogan, “Experience specialist and doctoral levels. A fourth Southeast … Experience Success.” school–the School of Visual and Performing Recently, Southeast was named among a Arts–is under development. select few institutions nationwide listed as a Programs in demand: Southeast’s program in “hidden treasure” by the Kaplan National Guid- teacher education is nationally recognized and ance Counselor Survey. accredited. The innovative teacher training Founded in 1873, Southeast has served the begins during a student’s first year at the univer- residents of a 26-county area from the Arkansas sity, with field opportunities that require students state line to the city of St. Louis in a territory that to experience a variety of teaching settings. The is larger than the area of nine states and in an senior year culminates with a full semester of area where the population is larger than the pop- student teaching. ulation of 17 states. The university has awarded Southeast’s leadership in its education pro- more than 60,000 degrees and enhanced the gram has resulted in its acceptance into the pres- lives of thousands more. tigious Renaissance Group of institutions with The current enrollment includes more than exemplary programs in education and member- 8,300 undergraduates and some 1,200 graduate ship in the Coalition of Universities and Busi- students. Enrollment at Southeast has been on nesses for Education. Southeast also is a two- the rise over the past eight years—so much so time winner of the Christa McAuliffe Showcase that, in 2002, a new residence hall was opened. for Excellence Award in teacher education, Southeast was the only public college or univer- which is presented by the American Association sity in Missouri to open a new residence hall. of State Colleges and Universities. The facility primarily houses some 300 returning Some of the other popular academic areas at students and features suite-style living and high- Southeast are pre-med, business, science (bio- speed internet access in every room. logical, physical and environmental), criminal Southeast is an ideal size for students seeking justice, computer science, communication, a mid-sized, friendly place to learn, experience music, art, theatre and dance, social work, and and succeed at both academic pursuits and pre-engineering. Unique programs such as his- extracurricular opportunities. With almost 400 toric preservation, sports management, athletic full-time faculty, 90 percent holding doctoral or training and corporate video round out an array terminal degrees in their disciplines, the univer- of choices that bring students from around the sity is large enough to provide more than 150 country to study and live on the campus of academic areas of study. And with a student to Southeast Missouri State University. faculty ratio of 17:1, the university is small Kent Library: To support student research and enough for students to get to know each other on learning, Kent Library implemented MOBIUS, an individual basis, and for students and faculty the shared, statewide computerized library sys- to interact on a personal basis. It is in this envi- tem, expanding access to an impressive 14 mil- ronment that the university believes the best lion titles. In addition, the library gives students learning takes place. access to 6,638 full-text periodicals online. Kent Southeast also has a diverse student popula- Library’s Rare Book Room is home to the Louis tion. Students attend Southeast from throughout Daniel Brodsky Faulkner Collection, which gives southeast Missouri, southern and western Illi- Southeast the distinction of having one of the nois, and the St. Louis metropolitan area. In world’s four most significant collections of addition, students from 45 countries and all 50 William Faulkner literary materials. states add to the unique Southeast experience. Outreach centers: In partnership with other Five colleges and three schools: As a compre- institutions in the Southeast Missouri Education- hensive university—one which offers a variety of al Consortium, Southeast operates four higher professional and educational programs—South- education outreach centers. The Harry L. Crisp east offers students a wide array of choices. Bootheel Education Center, established in 1987, These academic programs have been organ- brings additional educational opportunities to ized within the structure of five colleges and the people in southeast Missouri at its site in three schools. These include the Donald L. Har- Malden. The Malden Center has been recog- rison College of Business; the Colleges of Educa- nized as one of 20 model rural postsecondary tion, Health and Human Services, Liberal Arts, programs in the United States and has received and Science and Mathematics; the School of the Distinguished Program Award from the Polytechnic Studies; the School of University National Association for Continuing Higher Edu- Studies, which governs the general education cation. The Sikeston Area Higher Education Cen- courses required of all students; and the School ter began its operations in a temporary home in of Graduate Studies and Research, which over- 1998, and moved into a new 30,000-square-foot DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 487

DONALD L. DICKERSON DONALD (Brad) BEDELL SANDRA M. MOORE DOYLE L. PRIVETT President Member Member Member Southeast Board of Regents Southeast Board of Regents Southeast Board of Regents Southeast Board of Regents

GAIL L. ROBERTSON JOHN C. TLAPEK LAURA HOCKENSMITH DR. KENNETH W. DOBBINS Member Member Student Member President, Southeast Missouri Southeast Board of Regents Southeast Board of Regents Southeast Board of Regents State University facility in 2000. A new Kennett Area Higher Edu- Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Educa- cation Center also opened in 2000 and the uni- tion. versity opened a fourth area higher education In addition, the university holds specific center in Perryville in 2002. Courses in these accreditations and/or approvals from: AACSB– centers are taught by faculty from the university The International Association for Management and cooperating community colleges, both on Education, American Chemical Society, Ameri- site and via instructional television or the Inter- can Park and Recreation Society, American net. In addition, the university offers bachelor’s Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Commis- degree completion opportunities for holders of sion on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, associate’s degrees in selected fields at Poplar Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Bluff, St. Louis and other locations throughout Education Programs (Athletic Training), Commis- the region, in cooperation with the community sion on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council colleges and the University of Missouri. for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Edu- cation Programs, Council on Social Work Educa- The university has constructed and equipped tion, Engineering Accreditation Commission of a comprehensive, area-wide distance learning the Accreditation Board for Engineering and network called SEE-NET as part of an enhanced Technology, National Association for the Educa- mission plan approved by the Coordinating tion of Young Children, National Association of Board for Higher Education. The outreach cen- Industrial Technology, National Association of ters also are a part of Southeast’s enhanced mis- Schools and Colleges of Music, National League sion, which emphasizes better access to postsec- for Nursing and the National Recreation and Park ondary education throughout Southeast Mis- Association/American Association. souri. At no other time have so many residents of Athletics: Southeast participates in NCAA the southeast Missouri region been enrolled in Division I athletics as a member of the Ohio Val- the region’s institutions of higher education. ley Conference. Men’s sports include baseball, Accreditation and affiliations: The university basketball, cross country, football, golf, and in- is fully accredited by the North Central Associa- door and outdoor track. Women’s sports include tion of Colleges and Schools and the National basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, 488 OFFICIAL MANUAL softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and Southwest Missouri State University volleyball. Springfield 65804 University Foundation: Gifts from friends of Telephone: (417) 836-5000 the university and alumni enable the institution www.smsu.edu to supplement taxpayers’ dollars for the benefit of Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) the students. In 1983, the Southeast Missouri is a multi-campus metropolitan university sys- University Foundation was established, and tem with a statewide mission in public affairs funds raised since then have been used strategi- whose purpose is to develop educated persons cally to provide a margin of excellence and to while focusing on five themes: professional edu- bring national attention to Southeast. For cation, health, business and economic develop- instance, the new Otto and Della Seabaugh ment, creative arts, and science and the environ- Building, which houses the School of Polytechnic ment. Studies, was completed in 2001. This building SMSU campuses are structured to address was made possible by the gifts of the Seabaughs the special needs of the urban and rural popula- and assisted the School of Polytechnic Studies in tions they serve. SMSU-Springfield is a selective being recognized as a Missouri Center for Excel- admissions, graduate-level teaching and lence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology. research institution. SMSU-Mountain Grove Donors are helping to make possible the River houses the department of fruit science, part of Campus, a cooperative project with the state of the SMSU School of Agriculture in the College of Missouri, the city of Cape Girardeau and the fed- Natural and Applied Sciences. The fruit science eral government. The River Campus facilities, department operates the Missouri State Fruit which will house the School of Visual and Per- Experiment Station and the Mid-America Viticul- ture and Enology Center, which serve the Mis- forming Arts, will be constructed on the 16.6-acre souri fruit production, processing and wine St. Vincent’s College and Seminary property adja- industries. The SMSU-Extended Campus pro- cent to the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. vides anytime, anyplace learning opportunities The 100,000-square-foot proposed structure will through telecourses, Internet-based instruction include a 1,000-seat performance hall, a recital and through its interactive video network (Bear- hall, a regional museum, rehearsal rooms, the- Net) and sub-networks (GrizzNet and VineNet). atres, dance and art studios, and related facilities. In addition, the university operates several spe- Admission: Southeast Missouri State Univer- cial campuses to meet the needs of Missourians sity is a moderately selective university. As de- and SMSU students. The university also operates fined by the Missouri Coordinating Board for the Bull Shoals Field Station near Forsyth, Higher Education, this means that students who Baker’s Acres and Observatory near Marshfield, and the SMSU Graduate Center in Joplin. have taken the required college preparatory curriculum in high school and who have met cer- SMSU is the second-largest university in the tain testing guidelines are eligible for admission state. It is located in the state’s third-largest city to the university. Call the Admissions Office at with a metropolitan service area of approximate- (573) 651-2590; e-mail to admissions@semo. ly 330,000. Its student body is geographically diverse, with students from all of the 114 coun- edu or visit the university’s web site at www. ties in Missouri, and from 45 states and 91 for- semo.edu. eign countries. Since 1986, more than 250 National Merit Finalists have enrolled at SMSU. Members, Board of Regents The university currently has nearly 450 valedic- Dickerson, Donald L., (D), president, Cape torians and salutatorians in its student body. Girardeau, Jan. 1, 2005; Public Affairs: SMSU is distinguished by its Bedell, Donald (Brad), (R) Sikeston, Jan. 1, statewide mission in public affairs, a campus- 2007; wide commitment to foster competence and Moore, Sandra M., (D), St. Louis, Jan. 1, 2005; responsibility in the common vocation of citi- Privett, Doyle L., (R), Kennett, Jan. 1, 2003; zenship. Integrated throughout the student expe- Robertson, Gail L., (D), Poplar Bluff, Jan. 1, rience, the public affairs mission seeks to devel- 2009; op citizens of enhanced character, more sensi- Tlapek, John C., (R), Cape Girardeau, Jan. 1, tive to the needs of community, more competent 2007; and committed in their ability to contribute to society, and more civil in their habits of thought, Hockensmith, Laura, student member, St. Louis, speech and action. Jan. 1, 2004. Public affairs are manifested across campus Faculty and staff, Southeast Missouri State Uni- in a number of forms. A citizenship and service- versity: Page 1216 learning program allows students to engage in DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 489 community service and apply academic knowl- a library, 11 residence halls, a multipurpose edge to solve real-life problems while earning recreational facility, a sports complex, a health academic credit. A junior-level capstone course center and a campus-wide transit facility. The immerses students in current public affairs Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts issues, encouraging them to view the public hosts a variety of musical, dance and theatrical implications of their chosen discipline. The presentations. Among the more significant proj- Campus Volunteer Center matches students, fac- ects is the $29.6 million Meyer Library renova- ulty and staff with community volunteer oppor- tion and addition, which was rededicated in tunities. September 2002. SMSU is the host campus for the Missouri Enrollment: In the fall of 2002, SMSU’s Campus Compact, a statewide coalition of uni- enrollment was 20,497 with 18,916 students versity and college presidents dedicated “to (15,570 undergraduates and 3,346 graduate stu- helping students develop the values and skills of dents) on the Springfield campus and 1,720 on civic participation through involvement in public the West Plains campus. (There are 139 students service.” Missouri Campus Compact currently enrolled on both campuses, but they are only has 26 members, with representatives from each counted once in the grand total.) The percentage of the categories of four-year public, four-year of graduate students on the Springfield campus private, and two-year colleges and universities. has more than doubled since 1992, from 8.3 A series of speakers have come to campus to percent to 17 percent. address citizenship and other public affairs Academic programs: SMSU’s Springfield issues. The speakers have included three Nobel campus offers more than 140 degree programs Peace Prize winners, F.W. de Klerk, Elie Wiesel and options within 44 academic departments. and Jody Williams. Other speakers include for- The university is accredited by the North Central mer U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, 1997 Inaugural Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Poet Miller Williams, and senior editor of The as well as by 21 professional associations, Wall Street Journal Joseph N. Boyce. including the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association of These and other efforts resulted in the John Schools of Music, National Association of Templeton Foundation naming Southwest Mis- Schools for Public Affairs and Administration, souri State University to its Templeton Guide: the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Colleges that Encourage Character Development American Chemical Society, the Council on in 1999, a designation received by 100 universi- Social Work Education, and the American ties in the country. This is the second time SMSU Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. The has been honored by the foundation. Additional- university’s academic programs are organized ly, SMSU was one of only four public institutions within nine colleges: Arts and Letters, Business nationwide to be selected for both the Temple- Administration, Education, Health and Human ton Honor Roll and the Presidential Leadership Services, Humanities and Public Affairs, Natural sections. Four SMSU university programs also and Applied Sciences, Continuing Education received recognition. and the Extended University, Graduate College, History: Southwest Missouri State University and the University College. was founded as the Missouri State Normal The university has a wide variety of interna- School, Fourth District, by legislative action on tional education programs available to students March 17, 1905. SMSU first opened its doors in including programs in London, Costa Rica, June 1906. Almost 100 years and three name Chile, Brazil, India and China, and has estab- changes later, SMSU is a comprehensive state lished a branch campus at Liaoning Normal Uni- university system offering a wide variety of pro- versity in Dalian, China. SMSU also is a member grams and services to its students and the citi- of the International Student Exchange Consor- zens of the state. tium, which provides for reciprocal exchanges to During the 1995 session of the Missouri programs in more than 30 countries. In addition, General Assembly, SMSU received a statewide SMSU’s College of Continuing Education and mission in public affairs, making it the only Mis- the Extended University offers a wide variety of souri university emphasizing the development of programs, both credit and non-credit, for adult aware, committed and active participants in students who are returning to college. Numerous tomorrow’s society. courses tailored to meet the needs of area Facilities: Southwest Missouri State Universi- employers are offered as well. SMSU has the ty’s main campus is located on 225 acres in the largest cooperative program in the state, with heart of Springfield. The 125-acre William H. more than 1,200 students participating in intern- Darr Agricultural Center exists in the southwest ships in the public and private sectors. area of the city. SMSU’s main campus has 18 Academic excellence: The average ACT classroom buildings, an administrative building, score of entering freshmen remains above both 490 OFFICIAL MANUAL

BARBARA D. BURNS THOMAS CARLSON BILL DARR MICHAEL DUGGAN Member Member Member Member SMSU Board of Governors SMSU Board of Governors SMSU Board of Governors SMSU Board of Governors

MICHAEL FRANKS MARY SHEID PHYLLIS WASHINGTON ANGELA DORROUGH Member Member Member Student Member SMSU Board of Governors SMSU Board of Governors SMSU Board of Governors SMSU Board of Governors the state and national averages. The average ACT score for first-time freshmen was 23.5 in fall 2002 compared to 21.7 in fall 1995. With the planned full implementation of selective admission standards over the next several years, the academic profile of entering freshmen will continue to improve. Further evidence of academic excellence at SMSU has been the recognition that student teams have received in regional and national student competitions in a number of areas including debate, advertising and media, journalism and film. The Honors College at SMSU DR. JOHN KEISER offers extraordinary opportunities for outstand- President, Southwest Missouri ing students. State University Faculty and staff: On the Springfield campus, which conducts surveys and polls on a variety of SMSU has a total of 731 full-time instructional issues aimed at meeting community and state faculty and 269 part-time faculty. The student to concerns; the Center for Resource Planning and faculty ratio is approximately 18:1. Management, which conducts research through- Research: The principle focus of the universi- out southwest Missouri focusing on local gov- ty is applied research geared to serving the ernment planning and health needs; and the needs of diverse constituencies in the public and Center for Archaeological Research, which con- private sectors. Faculty are encouraged to pursue ducts studies to discover and identify the arti- their individual and scholarly activities. The uni- facts of early civilizations. versity also engages in cooperative research Library: The SMSU Libraries are comprised of projects coordinated through a variety of the Duane G. Meyer Library, the Music Library, research centers. Among these are the Center for the Paul Evans Library of Fruit Science, and the Social Sciences and Public Policy Research, Greenwood Laboratory School Library. These DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 491 library collections include 807,000 accessioned and licensed commercial citation and full-text volumes and current subscriptions to 4,238 peri- databases on the libraries’ homepage at http:// odicals and newspapers with over one million library.smsu.edu. Currently, over 75 electronic units on microfilm, microfiche and microcard. databases are available to the SMSU communi- Collections of audiovisual materials total over ty. In addition to citations from thousands of 33,500 titles. More than 901,000 state, federal journals, newspapers and books, these databas- and United Nations documents are held as a es contain articles from over 3,000 journals and result of Meyer Library being a selective federal newspapers in full text. SMSU Libraries also depository, a full depository for state publica- maintain an extensive index of authoritative tions, and as of December 2000, a full deposito- Web-based reference resources, organized by ry for United Nations publications. The carto- broad subject categories which include full-text, graphic collection is one of the largest in the analytical, indexing and other resources. state of Missouri with over 180,000 maps, aerial A minor in library science is offered and photos and other items. graduate-level courses prepare students for certi- The addition and renovation of Meyer Library fication as library media specialists. A coopera- was completed in 2002. The project doubled the tive effort with the University of Missouri– size of the library and provided 12 group study Columbia makes it possible for graduate stu- rooms, a large area of compact shelving, an dents to enroll in SMSU courses for UM–C cred- expanded campus computer lab, multimedia it in the library science master’s degree program. work stations, a new curriculum resource center, During the fall and spring semesters, Meyer a greatly expanded special collections allowing Library is open 99 hours a week. all collections to be housed in the same location, Computer facilities: SMSU offers faculty and three classroom spaces. Also housed in the members and students free use of its excellent new facility are Assistive Technology, Instruction- computer facilities for class assignments and al Technology and Media Services, and the Aca- research. The hardware includes an upgraded demic Development Center. IBM ES9000 mainframe, numerous file servers A number of special collections are housed running highly secured NT operating systems, in Meyer Library. The Ozarkiana Collection is a and a wide selection of networked microcomput- selective collection of books, journals and man- ers. The campus backbone network offers access uscripts about the Ozarks. The William J. Jones to the Internet and to the campus host computers French Literature Collection contains over 2,000 and servers from many campus locations. Major items by and about poet Arthur Rimbaud and computer labs in Glass Hall, Cheek Hall and Michel Butor. The Ozarks Labor Union Archives Strong Hall offer access to the campus comput- is the largest repository of records documenting ing resources from PC-compatible environments. labor history in the Ozarks. Several endowments Computers in the residence halls allow students support this collection and a grant of over to access the online resources of Meyer Library, $58,000 was utilized in 1998-2000 to process the campus computing network and the Internet special sections of the holdings. University from their rooms. Dial-up access to campus com- Archives serves as the institutional memory of puting resources is supported. the university by identifying, acquiring, preserv- ing and providing access to records that chroni- Members, Board of Governors cle the history and development of the universi- Burns, Barbara D., (I), Lamar, Jan. 1, 2004; ty. A grant of over $130,000 is helping to process Carlson, Thomas, (D), Springfield, Jan. 1, 2009; these materials. Darr, Bill, (R), Springfield, Jan 1, 2004; Beginning in July 2000, the state-wide Duggan, Michael, (R), Chesterfield, Jan. 1, 2008; MOBIUS system was implemented for the south- Franks, Michael, (D), Neosho, Jan. 1, 2006; west area and is known as SWAN (Southwest Sheid, Mary, (R), West Plains, Jan 1, 2006; Academic Network) with access to holdings of Washington, Phyllis, (D), Kansas City, Jan.1, all cataloged materials in the member libraries. 2009; Direct patron borrowing of resources with deliv- Dorrough, Angela, student member, Springfield, ery of materials in 48 hours has greatly expand- May 1, 2003. ed access to all types of materials. Most of the bibliographic data for this system is created as SMSU–West Plains materials are cataloged using the On-line Com- West Plains 65775 puter Library Center, Inc., (OCLC), a database Telephone: (417) 255-7255 with more than 48 million bibliographic records. www.wp.smsu.edu OCLC also is utilized for interlibrary loan and reference, with links to over 42,000 libraries in SMSU–West Plains is one of three campuses 89 countries. Electronic access is provided to within the SMSU system. The West Plains Cam- reference resources, course reserve materials pus is a teaching institution of higher education 492 OFFICIAL MANUAL offering two-year associate of arts, associate of The nursing program has full accreditation science and associate of applied science from the National League for Nursing. degrees, certificates and other courses as need- SMSU–West Plains is a member of the American ed by employers and citizens of the area served. Association of Community Colleges and the The college provides a liberal arts transfer cur- Missouri Community College Association. riculum at the freshman and sophomore levels, selected occupational programs, and a variety of SMSU–Mountain Grove Campus continuing education courses. Mountain Grove 65711 History and setting: SMSU–West Plains Telephone: (417) 926-4105 was founded in 1963 as the West Plains resi- www.mtngrv.smsu.edu dence center. In 1977, the SMSU Board of Regents and, subsequently, the Missouri Gener- The Mountain Grove Campus is the research al Assembly, designated the name West Plains campus in the SMSU System. Since 1899, the Campus of Southwest Missouri State University State Fruit Experiment Station has promoted to replace Residence Center. In 1981, the legis- growth of the Missouri fruit crop industry through lature enacted a permanent status bill for the a long-term program of basic and applied campus. In 1991, the legislature passed House research and an industry advisory program. The Bill 51 which gave the West Plains Campus the department of fruit science and the Mid-America authority to offer “one-year certificates, two-year Viticulture and Enology Center also are located associate degrees and credit and non-credit on the campus. Along with Cornell University in courses.” the East Coast and the University of California- Facilities: The campus is comprised of 15 Davis on the West Coast, SMSU–Mountain buildings and 30 acres. The newest addition is Grove serves the grape industry in Mid-America. the Michael J. Lybyer Enhanced Technology Cen- In cooperation with the departments of agri- ter. The 40,500-square-foot center houses sever- culture, biology and chemistry, the department al classrooms, technical laboratories, computer of fruit science at the SMSU–Mountain Grove centers and the Center for Business and Industry Campus offers classes and research as part of a Training. cooperative master’s degree in plant science, as Enrollment: The fall 2002 maximum head- well as a variety of undergraduate internships count enrollment was 1,720 students. The and a limited number of undergraduate classes. majority of students come from a seven-county SMSU–Mountain Grove has a world-class area of the south-central Missouri Ozarks region research program to explore the genetic and from adjacent areas in north Arkansas. resources in grape species native to North Amer- Academic programs: The college offers an ica. Genomic technologies are the most power- Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) in general studies ful tools of modern biology. They enable the ex- and Associate of Science degree (A.S.) in nurs- ploration of the entire DNA blueprint of an or- ing. SMSU–West Plains also offers Associate of ganism, including the activity and function of Applied Science degrees (A.A.S.) in Business, most genes. Child Development, Computer Technology, History: The Mountain Grove campus is General Technology, Industrial Technology and home to the State Fruit Experiment Station, Law Enforcement. Community-oriented continu- which was established by a legislative act in ing education courses also are offered at the 1899 and is the oldest identifiable segment of West Plains campus, as well as selected inter- SMSU. Until 1974, the station was operated as a session and upper-level courses offered through state agency under a board of trustees appointed the university departments and the continuing by the governor. As a result of the Omnibus State education office. Reorganization Act of 1974, administrative SMSU–West Plains also offers courses at responsibility for the State Fruit Experiment Sta- extended campuses in Mountain Grove and tion was given to the Board of Governors of Houston, Mo. The associate of arts in general SMSU. Following university reorganization in studies degree can be completed at the Moun- 1994, the station was assigned to the Depart- tain Grove campus. At SMSU’s branch campus ment of Fruit Science in the College of Natural at Lianoning Normal University in Dalian, and Applied Sciences. China, SMSU–West Plains offers courses leading Staff: There are 24 full-time employees, to the associate of arts in general studies degree, including nine faculty, five professional staff and with an emphasis on business. 10 support staff. In addition to carrying out The college is accredited by the Higher research and advisory programs, the faculty Learning Commission and is a member of the teach and guide graduate students in their thesis North Central Association. research for the master of science degree and DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 493 provide courses for undergraduate students United States); the Vitis Gene Discovery Pro- interested in fruit science. gram, focusing on functional genomics and Facilities: The State Fruit Experiment Station bioinformatics; the Commercial Fruit Crops is located on the 190-acre research campus on Advisory Program and the Commercial Wine the outskirts of Mountain Grove, 65 miles east of Advisory program. Springfield. Constructed on the campus are the Mid-America Viticulture and Enology Cen- following buildings: Shepard Hall, which houses ter: In addition to the State Fruit Experiment Sta- laboratory facilities and offices and the Paul tion, SMSU–Mountain Grove houses the Mid- Evans Library of Fruit Science; Faurot Hall, America Viticulture and Enology Center, a pre- which underwent a $1.1 million renovation in mier provider of grape and wine research. The 1998 and now houses the Evans Library, class- center supports four major operations: a 5,000- rooms, a plant science laboratory and offices; a gallon-capacity winery and distillery; a viticul- fruit processing laboratory; a classroom build- ture and enology training center; a wine analysis ing; two greenhouses; a United States Weather laboratory; and a cellar/sensory evaluation area. Bureau substation; equipment storage buildings; Activities include research concerning new and a shop; and several miscellaneous buildings. more disease-resistant grape varieties and work- About 180 acres are designated for fruit research ing to develop innovative vinification techniques plantings. and value-added products such as fruit brandies and specialty wines. Research: Research is conducted in pomolo- gy, enology, viticulture, plant pathology, ento- The goal of MVEC’s education program is to mology, molecular genetics and plant physiolo- sustain the growth of the grape and wine indus- gy. The fruit crops under investigation include try by promoting a knowledgeable and skillful apples, grapes, blueberries, peaches, strawber- workforce. Training is offered by traditional and ries, blackberries and raspberries, as well as distance-learning methods to serve the needs of species of lesser economic importance. Informa- students in all situations. tion derived from the station’s research is dis- Service is provided to the grape and wine seminated through advisory programs to fruit industry to improve product quality and business growers and processors throughout Missouri profitability. through bulletins, newsletters, a newspaper col- umn, conferences, workshops and personal con- Faculty and staff, Southwest Missouri State Uni- sultation. versity: Page 1223 The station is the site of extensive testing of new fruit varieties and selections from throughout the world for their adaptability to Missouri Harris–Stowe State College soil and climate and their resistance to diseases. St. Louis 63103 Research on the culture of fruit crops is conduct- Telephone: (314) 340-3380 / FAX: (314) 340-3322 ed on nutrient and water requirements, pruning www.hssc.edu and training systems, growth regulators and rootstocks. Plant pathogens and insect pests are Harris–Stowe State College traces its origin studied for clues which may help in reducing back to 1857 when its first predecessor institu- their damage to fruit crops. Research on the tion was founded by the St. Louis Board of Edu- reduction of pesticides used for control of dis- cation as a normal school for the preparation of eases, insects and weeds is a major effort. white elementary school teachers. It thus became the first public teacher education insti- Located in a natural grape environment, the tution west of the Mississippi River and the 12th station has been the site of extensive grape such institution in the United States. Its second experimentation since 1900, including some of predecessor institution was also a normal school the first experiments in the United States on founded by the same public schools in 1890 to grafting rootstocks on American grapes. Today, prepare African-American elementary school special emphasis is given to research on the teachers. Both normal schools later became hybrid grape varieties and their wines. One of four-year teachers colleges—Harris Teachers only three United States Department of Agricul- College and Stowe Teachers College. The former ture quarantine facilities for the introduction and was named after William Torrey Harris, U.S. virus testing of grapes from outside the United Commissioner of Education and former Superin- States is located at the station. tendent of the St. Louis Public Schools. The lat- The station’s research and advisory programs ter was named after Harriet Beecher Stowe, the have been instrumental in the revival of the famed slavery abolistionist and author of Uncle state’s grape and wine industry. Specific ongoing Tom’s Cabin. These two colleges merged in programs include: the Grape Importation and 1954, forming Harris–Stowe College. Later, in Certification Program (one of only three in the 1979, the college became a State of Missouri 494 OFFICIAL MANUAL

WAYMAN F. SMITH III REV. WILLIAM G. GILLESPIE CHARLES H. HOESSLE CHARLENE L. JONES Chair Member Member Member Harris-Stowe State College Harris-Stowe State College Harris-Stowe State College Harris-Stowe State College public college, with the name, Harris–Stowe State College. In the early 1990’s the College elected to become a “moderately selective” institution in its admission requirements and soon afterward won state approval to expand its institutional mission. Currently, the college offers baccalaureate degree programs in 12 applied professional disciplines in the fields of accounting, business administration, criminal justice, early childhood education, elementary education, health care management, hospitality/tourism management, information sci- CAROL B. WALKER DONALD L. WOLFF ences & computer technology, middle school Member Member education, professional interdisciplinary studies, Harris-Stowe State College Harris-Stowe State College secondary education and urban specializations at all pre-higher education levels. Through a generous land grant from the City of St. Louis, the college’s campus has tripled in size, and through many major contributions from the State of Missouri, the corporate community, the college alumni, and many friends of the institution, Harris–Stowe is currently adding six new buildings to its expanded campus and making other major capital improvements—thereby establishing, for the first time in its long history of nearly a century and a half, a full campus including a quadrangle, a pedestrian mall, athletic DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. fields, and an imposing campus entryway arch. President The watchword of this growing college is “Excel- Harris-Stowe State College lence In All Endeavors, Through Teamwork!” Missouri Southern State College Members, Board of Regents Joplin 64801-1595 Telephone: (417) 625-9300 / FAX: (417) 625-9781 Smith, Wayman F. III, chair, St. Louis, July 28, www.mssc.edu 2006; Gillespie, Rev. William G., St. Louis, July 28, 2004; Missouri Southern State College was estab- Hoessle, Charles H., St. Louis, July 28, 2006; lished by the General Assembly in 1965 as a Jones, Charlene L., St. Louis, July 28, 2002; two-year, upper-division state college to be oper- Walker, Carol B., St. Louis, August 28, 2002; ated in conjunction with the Junior College Dis- Wolff, Donald L., St. Louis, July 25, 2004. trict of Jasper County. The college operated under this arrangement through June 30, 1977, Faculty and staff, Harris–Stowe State College: when the state assumed the responsibility of Page 1237 funding and operating the four-year program. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 495

GLENN D. WILSON CHARLES C. McGINTY, D.D.S. DWIGHT DOUGLAS DOUGLAS A. BROOKS, Ph.D. President, Missouri Southern President-elect, Missouri Vice President, Missouri Member, Missouri Board of Regents Southern Board of Regents Southern Board of Regents Southern Board of Regents

ELIZABETH DEFFENBAUGH JANE B. WYMAN STACEY ALLEN DR. JULIO S. LEON Member, Missouri Southern Member, Missouri Southern Student Representative, Missouri President, Missouri Board of Regents Board of Regents Southern Board of Regents Southern State College

In June, 1990, the college’s board of regents ciate of arts and associate of science. The college approved a change in the college mission to offers bachelor’s degrees in 42 major areas in include an international emphasis in undergrad- liberal arts, teacher education, business and uate education. This change is intended to help technology. In addition to the four-year pro- students prepare for the merging global environ- grams, the curriculum offers premedical, pre- ment. In 1995, the governor approved House engineering and other preprofessional programs Bill 442 directing the college to “develop such and two-year associate degrees in dental academic support programs and public service hygiene, computer science, law enforcement, activities it deems necessary and appropriate to radiological technology, computer aided draft- establish international or global education as a ing and design, computer assisted manufactur- distinctive theme of its mission.” An assessment ing technology and respiratory therapy. of outcomes program is in effect to evaluate the The college is organized into four schools: effectiveness of that education. Arts and Sciences, Education, Business Adminis- Through the college’s Institute of Internation- tration and Technology. The college mission al Studies and other areas, international pro- statement stresses a liberal arts-based core cur- grams are being implemented to fulfill the new riculum which is designed to provide every grad- mission, such as student and faculty study uate with knowledge in the basic areas of learn- abroad and exchange options, international lec- ing. Under a revised and moderately selective tures, themed semesters and symposia and admission policy, the college encourages high internships abroad. Faculty are developing a school students to be better prepared for college global perspective throughout the curriculum. study by following the core curriculum require- Foreign language offerings are being expanded, ments outlined by the Missouri Coordinating and students are encouraged to become profi- Board for Higher Education. cient in a second language. The administration of the college is vested in The following degrees are offered: bachelor a six-member board of regents appointed by the of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of science governor with Senate consent. in business administration, bachelor of science The 365-acre college campus is located in in education, bachelor of general studies, asso- Joplin, a southwest Missouri city with a popula- 496 OFFICIAL MANUAL

R. PATT LILLY SUSAN COLGAN BILL HURLEY JANET LEACHMAN President, Missouri Western Vice President, Missouri Western Member, Missouri Western Member, Missouri Western Board of Regents Board of Regents Board of Regents Board of Regents

CAROL MOYA LYNN WATKINS KEVIN CALLAWAY Dr. JAMES J. SCANLON Member, Missouri Western Member, Missouri Western Student Member, Missouri President, Missouri Western Board of Regents Board of Regents Western Board of Regents State College tion of 45,505. The college plant presently con- Brooks, Douglas A., Ph.D., (D), Joplin, 2007; sists of 28 major buildings, including a perform- Deffenbaugh, Elizabeth, (R), Carthage, 2006; ing arts center, an artificial turf stadium, a 3,200- Wyman, Jane B., (D), Alba, 2008; seat athletic center with a 200-meter indoor Allen, Stacey, student representative, Mountain track, and an expanded and remodeled library. Grove, 2004. The college is accredited by The Higher Learn- Faculty and staff, Missouri Southern State Col- ing Commission and is a member of the North lege: Page 1238 Central Association, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, Missouri State Board of Nursing, Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, American Missouri Western State College Dental Association Commission on Dental St. Joseph 64507 Accreditation, National League of Nursing Telephone: (816) 271-4200 Accrediting Commission, National Accrediting www.mwsc.edu Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science, National Environmental Health Science and Protection Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph Accreditation Council, Joint Review Committee is a learning community focused on students as on Education in Radiologic Technology, Commit- individuals and as members of society. The insti- tee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, Associa- tution offers students at all stages of life the tion of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, opportunity to achieve excellence in the class- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technol- room and beyond, as they prepare to be leaders ogy, and Police Officers Standards and Training. in their work and in their communities. Missouri Western demonstrates a strong Members, Board of Regents commitment to the educational, economic, cul- Wilson, Glenn D., (D), president, Joplin, 2003; tural and social development of the people it McGinty, Charles C., D.D.S., (R), president- serves. The college sets the standard for excel- elect, Joplin, 2004; lence in student development and community Douglas, Dwight, (R), vice president, Joplin, 2005; leadership. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 497

Founded as St. Joseph Junior College in The institution is accredited by the North 1915, Missouri Western was transformed into a Central Association of Colleges and Schools four-year institution in 1969 and became a full Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. member of the State of Missouri system in 1977. Program accreditations include the Accredita- Enrollment is approximately 5,200 with over tion Board for Engineering and Technology, 190 faculty members. American Bar Association, American Chemical Society, American Health Information Manage- The student-centered, high-quality instruc- ment Association, Commission on Accreditation tion focuses on experience-based learning and in Physical Therapy Education, Commission on community service. Every classroom and public Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Social meeting room on campus is equipped with state- Work Education, National Accrediting Agency of-the-art technology. for Clinical Laboratory Science, National Associ- The college provides a blend of traditional ation of Schools of Music, National Council for liberal arts and career-oriented degree programs, Accreditation of Teacher Education, and Nation- offering one-year certificates, two-year associate al League of Nursing Accrediting Commission. degrees, preprofessional transfer programs and The campus, comprised of more than 700 four-year baccalaureate degrees. acres, contains five residence halls and 11 major Missouri Western’s School of Professional campus buildings, including eight academic Studies and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences buildings, a student union, a fitness center and a offer baccalaureate degrees in the fields of art, learning resource center. The campus has a large biology, business, chemistry, communication, nature study area, a nature trail and nine ponds. computer science, criminal justice, economics, education, engineering technology, English, Members, Board of Regents French, government, history, interdisciplinary Lilly, R. Patt, (R), president, St. Joseph, Oct. 29, studies, mathematics, music, nursing, physical 2004; education, psychology, recreation, social work Colgan, Susan, (D), vice president, St. Joseph, and Spanish. Missouri Western’s Graduate Cen- Oct. 29, 2006; ter serves the region by offering master’s level Hurley, Bill, (R), St. Joseph, Oct. 29, 2005; programs from other institutions. Leachman, Janet, (D), Platte City, Oct. 29, 2008; Moya, Carol, (R), St. Joseph, Oct. 29, 2007; In addition, the college offers continuing ed- Watkins, Lynn, (R), St. Joseph, Oct. 29, 2003; ucation courses and workshops for all ages in Callaway, Kevin, student member, Jan. 1, 2004. the region. Groups throughout the nation utilize Missouri Western’s facilities for conferences and Faculty and staff, Missouri Western State seminars. College: Page 1241 498 OFFICIAL MANUAL Missouri’s Public Four-year Colleges and Universities

Year Fall 2002 Highest Degree Institution Location Founded Enrollment Offered

Four-year Colleges Harris–Stowe State College St. Louis 1857 1,968 Baccalaureate Missouri Southern State College Joplin 1965 5,823 Baccalaureate Missouri Western State College St. Joseph 1915 5,197 Baccalaureate

Regional Universities Central Missouri State University Warrensburg 1871 10,313 Master’s Northwest Missouri State University Maryville 1905 6,514 Master’s Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau 1873 9,533 Master’s Southwest Missouri State University Springfield 1905 18,718 Master’s SMSU–West Plains West Plains 1963 1,720

Statewide Liberal Arts University Truman State University Kirksville 1867 5,971 Master’s

1890 Land-grant University Lincoln University Jefferson City 1866 3,092 Master’s

1862 Land-grant Universities University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia 1839 26,124 Doctorate University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City 1929 13,881 Doctorate University of Missouri–Rolla Rolla 1870 5,240 Doctorate University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis 1963 15,658 Doctorate

Total enrollment, public four-year colleges and universities 129,752

Source: Headcount enrollment—DHE03, Supplement to the IPEDS EF DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 499 Missouri’s Public Two-year Colleges

Year Fall 2002 Highest Degree Institution Location Founded Enrollment Offered

Community colleges Crowder College Neosho 1964 2,344 Associate East Central College Union 1968 3,320 Associate Jefferson College Hillsboro 1963 3,989 Associate Metropolitan Community Colleges Kansas City 1915 Associate Blue River Community College 2,083 Business and Technology College 387 Longview Community College 5,802 Maple Woods Community College 4,840 Penn Valley Community College 4,526 Mineral Area College Park Hills 1922 3,116 Associate Moberly Area Community College Moberly 1927 3,624 Associate North Central Missouri College Trenton 1925 1,438 Associate Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield 1990 8,130 Associate St. Charles Community College St. Peters 1986 6,612 Associate St. Louis Community College St. Louis City and County 1962 Associate St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley 7,289 St. Louis Community College at Forest Park 7,610 St. Louis Community College at Meramec 12,607 State Fair Community College Sedalia 1966 3,290 Associate Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff 1966 2,839 Associate

Technical college Linn State Technical College Linn 1996* 875 Associate

Total enrollment, public two-year colleges 84,698

Source: DHE03, Supplement to the IPEDS EF *Linn State Technical College joined the state system of higher education in 1996. Each public community college is governed by a locally elected board of trustees. Funding for these colleges is provided by local district levies, student fees, and state aid.