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3515 Amazonas Dr., Jefferson City 65109-5717 MARIE CARMICHAEL SANDRA KAUFFMAN Chair, Coordinating Board for Vice Chair, Coordinating Board Telephone: (573) 751-2361 / FAX: (573) 751-6635 Higher Education for Higher Education www.cbhe.state.mo.us The Coordinating Board for Higher Educa- confirmed by the Senate. No more than five of tion (CBHE) was authorized by an amendment to the nine members may be affiliated with the the Missouri Constitution in 1972 and estab- same political party. lished by statute in the Omnibus State Reorgani- The commissioner of higher education is zation Act of 1974. The board, which heads the appointed by the Coordinating Board and serves Department of Higher Education, serves without as its chief executive officer in carrying out the compensation. The nine members of the board, goals and administrative responsibilities for the one from each congressional district, are state system of higher education, with 13 public appointed for six-year terms by the governor and four-year college and university campuses, 18

Missouri’s Public Two-year Colleges

Year Fall 2000 Highest Degree Institution Location Founded Enrollment Offered

Community Colleges Crowder College Neosho 1964 1,719 Associate East Central College Union 1968 3,190 Associate Jefferson College Hillsboro 1963 3,876 Associate Metropolitan Community Colleges Kansas City 1915 Associate Blue River Community College 2,095 Longview Community College 6,022 Maple Woods Community College 5,294 Penn Valley Community College 4,366 Mineral Area College Park Hills 1922 2,702 Associate Moberly Area Community College Moberly 1927 2,938 Associate North Central Missouri College Trenton 1925 1,402 Associate Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield 1990 6,343 Associate St. Charles Community College St. Peters 1986 5,565 Associate St. Louis Community College St. Louis City and County 1962 Associate St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley 6,690 St. Louis Community College at Forest Park 6,749 St. Louis Community College at Meramec 12,518 State Fair Community College Sedalia 1966 3,207 Associate Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff 1966 2,641 Associate Technical College Linn State Technical College Linn 1996* 753 Associate Total enrollment, public two-year colleges 78,070

Source: DHE02, 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. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 447

JAMES SUMMERS JR. JOHN BASS MARY FINDLEY DUDLEY GROVE Secretary, 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 JOY CASADA Member, Coordinating Board Secretary to the Board for Higher Education

Missouri’s Public Four-year Colleges and Universities

Year Fall 2000 Highest Degree Institution Location Founded Enrollment Offered

Four-year Colleges Harris–Stowe State College St. Louis 1857 1,835 Baccalaureate Missouri Southern State College Joplin 1965 5,785 Baccalaureate Missouri Western State College St. Joseph 1915 5,089 Baccalaureate Regional Universities Central Missouri State University Warrensburg 1871 10,936 Master’s Northwest Missouri State University Maryville 1905 6,442 Master’s Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau 1873 8,948 Master’s Southwest Missouri State University Springfield 1905 17,703 Master’s SMSU–West Plains West Plains 1963 1,525 Statewide Liberal Arts University Truman State University Kirksville 1867 6,111 Master’s 1890 Land-grant University Lincoln University Jefferson City 1866 3,347 Master’s 1862 Land-grant Universities University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia 1839 23,309 Doctorate University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City 1929 12,698 Doctorate University of Missouri–Rolla Rolla 1870 4,626 Doctorate University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis 1963 15,397 Doctorate Total enrollment, public four-year colleges and universities 123,751 Source: Headcount enrollment—DHE02, Supplement to the IPEDS EF 448 OFFICIAL MANUAL

KALA M. STROUP, Ph.D. JOHN WITTSTRUCK, Ph.D. JOE MARTIN, J.D. ROBERT STEIN, Ph.D. Commissioner of Deputy Commissioner of Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Higher Education Higher Education Fiscal and Legislative Affairs Academic Affairs and Planning public community college campuses, 1 public two-year technical college, 25 independent col- leges and universities, and 120 proprietary schools serving more than 340,000 students. The department’s functions include identifi- cation of statewide needs for higher education, statewide planning for higher education, evalua- tion of student and institutional performance, review of institutional missions, development of effective and economical specialization among institutions, administration of a performance funding program encouraging the achievement of statewide priorities, submission of a unified TERRY BARNES, Ph.D. LYNN HEARNES, J.D. Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner budget request for public higher education to Community Colleges and Student Assistance and Services the governor and the Missouri General Assem- Technical Education and Director of MOSTARS bly, administration of a statewide postsecondary technical education program, approval of new The Department of Higher Education has degree programs offered at the public colleges administrative responsibility for several addition- and universities, policy setting for student finan- al federal programs as well as organizational cial assistance programs, and administration of responsibility for the Missouri State Anatomical the Proprietary School Certification Program. Board. The department’s planning activities include the The Coordinating Board adopted a strategic state’s independent institutions as well as the plan for the state’s system of higher education, public institutions. known as the Blueprint for Missouri Higher The Coordinating Board has statutory respon- Education, in June 1996. The plan incorporates a sibility for the administration of state student vision for Missouri higher education that estab- financial assistance programs, including the lishes the following expectations: Charles Gallagher Student Financial Assistance • higher education and vocational training Program, the Higher Education Academic Schol- services of the highest quality that are truly com- arship Program, the Missouri College Guarantee petitive on a national and international level; Program, the Advantage Missouri Program, the • a coordinated, balanced, and cost-effec- Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Scholarship tive delivery system; Program, the Vietnam Veteran’s Survivor Grant • a range of vocational, academic, and pro- Program, and the Public Service Officer or fessional programs affordable and accessible to Employee’s Child Survivor Grant Program. all citizens with the preparation and ability to The Coordinating Board also is the state’s benefit from the programs; designated guaranty agency for the Missouri • differentiated institutional missions and Student Loan Program (MSLP), which adminis- implementation plans both among and within ters the Federal Family Education Loan Program. sectors designed to meet state needs and goals Through this program, the MSLP guarantees low- with a minimum of program duplication; and interest loans that are provided by eligible lend- • systematic demonstration of institutional ing institutions to students attending approved performance and accountability through appro- postsecondary institutions. priate assessment efforts. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 449

Under the Blueprint, Missouri higher educa- tion made significant progress in: • enhancing its quality and efficiency by dif- ferentiating institutional missions; • improving financial access to higher edu- cation; • coordinating the use of educational tech- nology and other resources through MOREnet, MOBIUS, and the Missouri Learners’ Network; • expanding access to technical education throughout the state; and • ensuring the quality of educational pro- DR. LEX C. TOWNS DR. MARGARET H. COOPER grams by annually evaluating the performance President, Missouri Vice President, Missouri of institutions and their students. State Anatomical Board State Anatomical Board The Coordinating Board is now working to build on the accomplishments of recent years and push for further improvement under The Coordinated Plan for Missouri Higher Educa- tion. This new strategic plan will continue some of the initiatives of the Blueprint and introduce others to address new challenges as it sets the priorities for Missouri higher education for the next several years. The Coordinated Plan will focus on student success, institutional strength, and public engagement to meet the future edu- cational needs of Missourians.

DR. GARY B. DUNKERLEY Missouri Coordinating Board Secretary/Treasurer, Missouri for Higher Education State Anatomical Board Carmichael, Marie, (D), chair, Springfield, June 2006; ferred to the Department of Higher Education by Kauffman, Sandra, (R), vice chair, Kansas City, the State Omnibus Reorganization Act in 1974. June 2004; In 1955, the anatomical board was also Summers, James Jr., (D), secretary, St. Joseph, authorized to receive bodies by will and codicil June 2002; (RSMo 474.310). In 1969, the board was desig- Bass, John, (D), St. Louis, June 2000; nated a recipient for bodies donated under the Bourisaw, Diana, (R), Imperial, June 2006; Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (RSMo 194.230). Findley, Mary, (D), Poplar Bluff, June 2004; Fischer, Adam, (D), Sedalia, June 2002; The day-to-day business of the anatomical Grove, Dudley, (R), St. Louis, June 2004; board is handled through local anatomical Wood, Mary Joan, (R), Cairo, June 2002. boards or secretaries in Columbia, Kansas City, Kirksville and St. Louis. The annual meeting of Personnel, Department of Higher Education: the entire board is in May in Columbia. Officers Page 1136 are elected for two-year terms. Each qualified school that is a member of the board pays an assessment in proportion to the Missouri State Anatomical Board number of students in attendance. The state Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences board secretary/treasurer receives 16 cents per Medical Science Bldg. student enrolled in the state, and each local University of Missouri–Columbia board secretary receives 24 cents per registered Telephone: (573) 882-2288 / FAX: (573) 884-4123 student in the local anatomical district. The sec- Established in 1887, the Missouri State Ana- retary to the state secretary/treasurer receives 8 tomical Board functions to receive “unclaimed” cents per registered student. The president and human bodies requiring burial at public expense vice president serve without pay. Management and to distribute them for scientific study to cer- of the board rests on its secretary/treasurer, tain qualified schools. The board, which operates whose office is located at the University of under state law (RSMo 194.120–180), was trans- Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine. 450 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Officers, Missouri State Continuing education programs on and off campus make university expertise widely acces- Anatomical Board sible, as does the university’s support of comput- Towns, Dr. Lex C., president, May 2001-03, er and telecommunications technologies to link Department of Anatomy, Kirksville College of Missouri’s public schools and libraries. Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville 63501, Tele- The University of Missouri System is gov- phone: (660) 626-2349, [email protected]; erned by a Board of Curators composed of nine Cooper, Dr. Margaret H., vice president, May persons appointed by the governor and con- 2001-03, Department of Anatomy and Neu- firmed by the Senate. The board also has a non- robiology, St. Louis University, School of voting position for a student representative. Medicine, St. Louis 63104, Telephone: (314) 577-8288, [email protected]; The university’s chief administrative officer is Dunkerley, Dr. Gary B., secretary/treasurer, May the president, and each campus is directed by a 2001-03, Department of Pathology and chancellor. Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri– Columbia, School of Medicine, Columbia Members, Board of Curators 65212, Telephone: (573) 882-8909, dunker- Steele, Paul W., (R), president, Chillicothe, Jan.1, [email protected]. 2003; Mathes, John A., (R), vice president, St. Louis, University of Missouri System Jan. 1, 2003; www.system.missouri.edu Bennett, Angela M., (D), Kansas City, Jan.1, 2007; Horne, Malaika B., Ph.D, (D), St. Louis, Jan. 1, With campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, St. 2003; Louis, and Rolla, plus a statewide extension and James, Mary L., (D), Harrisonville, Jan. 1, 2005; outreach program, the University of Missouri McGinnis, M. Sean, (D), Springfield, Jan. 1, 2005; System serves Missourians from all walks of life. Ream, Anne C., O.D., (R), West Plains, Jan. 1, The university has provided teaching, 2007; research and service to Missouri since 1839. It is Silverstein, Connie Hager, (D), St. Louis, Jan. 1, the state’s premier public research university 2005; with an enrollment of approximately 54,000 Stephenson, Hugh E. Jr., M.D., (R), Columbia, students. Jan. 1, 2001; Sugg, Stephen E., student representative/non-vot- Providing quality teaching is the university’s ing, Columbia, Jan. 1, 2002. foremost concern. The university awards more than 10,000 degrees annually and is Missouri’s only public university that grants doctoral degrees University of Missouri–Columbia as well as degrees in law, medicine, optometry, Telephone: (573) 882-2121 pharmacy, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. www.missouri.edu To make the most effective use of resources and better serve Missouri’s needs, the university’s Authorized only 18 years after the Missouri campuses often share the responsibility for pro- Territory became a state, the University of viding academic programs, such as the doctoral Missouri–Columbia is the oldest state university degree program in nursing. The university also west of the Mississippi River and the oldest in the cooperates with other Missouri educational insti- Louisiana Purchase Territory. The university, tutions, public and private, to improve access to created by the Geyer Act of the 10th General its programs, such as the doctoral degree in Assembly of 1839, was designed according to education. Thomas Jefferson’s pattern for the University of The university also works with industry, as Virginia. exemplified by the University of Missouri The first president of the University of Research Park near St. Louis. The MRP provides Missouri, John Hiram Lathrop, took office in opportunities for joint research and development 1841. Columbia College, a private institution and benefits the area’s economy. The university purchased by the university, housed classes until receives about $100 million annually for research July 1843 when they were moved to Academic in areas ranging from agriculture to aerospace. Hall, the first building constructed for the uni- Virtually every community is touched by versity. University Outreach and Extension. County Federal troops’ occupation of the university extension centers offer programs on agricultural forced its closing for a time in 1862. The signing profitability, community resource development, into law of the land-grant college act, common- family strengths and youth development, envi- ly known as the Morrill Act, gave the university ronmental technologies, business and industry, 330,000 acres of land with proceeds used for the and urban problems among other areas. development of instruction and instructional DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 451

PAUL W. STEELE JOHN A. MATHES ANGELA M. BENNETT MALAIKA B. HORNE, Ph.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

MARY L. JAMES M. SEAN McGINNIS ANNE C. REAM, O.D. CONNIE HAGER SILVERSTEIN Member Member Member Member UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators

HUGH E. STEPHENSON JR., M.D. STEPHEN E. SUGG DR. MANUEL T. PACHECO Member Student Rerpresentative President UM System Board of Curators UM System Board of Curators UM System facilities in agriculture and the mechanic arts. Currently, MU has the following schools and Through this assistance, both the College of Agri- colleges: the College of Agriculture, Food and culture in Columbia and the School of Mines Natural Resources, with a School of Natural and Metallurgy in Rolla were established. The Resources; College of Arts and Science with a Morrill Act brought great encouragement to the School of Fine Arts and a School of Music, university because until 1867 no state funds had College of Business, School of Accountancy, been appropriated for its operation. School of Business and Department of Public In 1892, fire destroyed Academic Hall, leav- Administration; College of Education with a ing only its six stately columns, the best-known School of Information Science and Learning symbol of the University today. The present Technologies; College of Engineering; Graduate administration building, Jesse Hall, was complet- School; College of Human and Environmental ed in 1895. Sciences with a School of Social Work; School of 452 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Health Professions; School of Journalism; School of Law; School of Medicine; School of Nursing; and College of Veterinary Medicine. The enroll- ment of the University of Missouri–Columbia is more than 23,000 students. College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Established as a division of the University of Missouri in 1870 under provisions of the first Morrill Act of 1862, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources offers the degree of bachelor of science. Specializations are offered DR. RICHARD L. WALLACE Chancellor, University of in agriculture economics, agriculture education, Missouri–Columbia biological and agriculture engineering, agricul- tural journalism, agricultural mechanization, animal sciences, biochemistry, food science and MU’s General Education Program is recog- human nutrition, general agriculture, hotel and nized as a model for undergraduate education at restaurant management, and plant science. major public research universities—Mizzou is one of only eight universities, and the only one in The School of Natural Resources, within the the Big 12, to be honored with the Hesburgh College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Award. Faculty across campus are deeply Resources, offers four undergraduate curricular involved in enterprise, fine-tuning it and working programs: forestry; fisheries and wildlife; parks, across academic disciplines to deliver a unique recreation and tourism; and soils and atmos- educational experience to MU students. One pheric sciences. Advanced degrees are offered aspect of the program that has drawn national through the Graduate School. attention is the incorporation of writing across The college’s research is conducted in Colum- the undergraduate curriculum—two writing bia through the agricultural experiment station intensive courses. Nearly 120 sections of writing authorized in 1887 by the Hatch Act, and at area intensive courses are offered each semester at centers throughout the state that fit unique local- MU, representing every department in every ized situations. Research strengths include Life undergraduate division at the institution. Sciences, agricultural biotechnology, genomics Special programs that enhance the curriculum and bioinformatics, phytonutrients, mineral nutri- are the Summer Repertory Program in theatre; a tion, animal reproductive biology, animal nutri- summer field camp in Wyoming for students of tion, agroforestry and environmental sciences. geology; and the Center for the Literary Arts, unit- Through University Extension the College of ing creative writing in the English department, lit- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources con- erary writing in journalism, and writing for the ducts educational and outreach activities related stage and screen in theatre. Mizzou on Tour to agriculture and natural resources throughout allows music students to audition for a perfor- Missouri. Focused interdisciplinary programs are mance in New York, most recently at Carnegie organized around the themes of agribusiness Hall; Mizzou on Broadway offers theatre students management, integrated crop management, live- a chance to perform original plays in New York; stock production systems, horticulture and and the Undergraduate Research Mentorship forestry and environmental quality. encourages undergraduate students to collabo- rate on research with respected faculty members. College of Arts and Science The College of Arts and Science, oldest and College of Business largest division of the university, provides liberal The College of Business was established in education programs in the basic humanities, 1914 and was among the first business programs social sciences, and natural sciences. Within the in the nation to be accredited. The College of School of Fine Arts are the School of Music and Business includes the School of Accountancy the departments of art and theatre. and the departments of finance, management, Presently, the college offers the following and marketing. baccalaureate degrees: bachelor of arts, bache- The School of Accountancy offers the Bache- lor of fine arts, bachelor of sciences, bachelor of lor of Science and Masters of Accountancy de- music, and bachelor of general studies. Students gree programs merged into an integrated 150- pursuing advanced degrees of master of arts, hour curriculum. The college offers a Bachelor of master of fine arts, master of science, and doctor Science in Business Administration degree with of philosophy enroll in the graduate school. an emphasis selected from economics, finance DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 453 and banking, international business, manage- Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical ment, marketing, and real estate. Advanced Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing degrees in accountancy and business administra- Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace tion are offered through the college. Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering. More than 2,750 undergraduate students and In addition to its teaching responsibilities, the 250 graduate students are enrolled in the col- College of Engineering also has important res- lege. Business administration and accountancy ponsibilities in fundamental and applied research are two of the most frequently declared under- involving faculty members from all engineering graduate majors at MU. Freshmen are admitted departments. A number of research centers have directly into the College of Business. Students also been established. with sophomore standing must have at least a 2.6 GPA to be eligible to complete their junior Graduate School and senior years in business administration; a Master’s degrees were first awarded at the GPA of at least 3.0 is needed to enter the 150- University of Missouri in 1846. The first doctor of hour accountancy program. philosophy degree was awarded in 1899. MU is The College of Business’s students are among one of the most comprehensive and diverse the top students at MU. Most recently, the universities in the United States. As a member of College of Business student body included 5 the American Association of Universities (AAU) National Merit Scholars, 53 Excellence Scholars, and a university classified “Doctoral Research 191 Curator Scholars, 290 Bright Flight Scholars, Extensive” by the Carnegie Foundation for the and 112 University Scholars. The college awards Advancement of Teaching, MU is a premier approximately 700 degrees annually, which is provider of graduate and professional education. equal to 13% of MU degrees. MU’s Graduate School enrolls more than 4,000 graduate students in more than 90 gradu- College of Education ate degree programs. In its history, the school has The programs of the College of Education granted more than 54,000 master’s degrees, and its School of Information Science and Learn- 1,081 educational specialists degrees, and ing Technologies provide preservice preparation 10,300 doctoral degrees. The Graduate School is and specialization in teaching; continuing pro- a member of the Association of Graduate Schools fessional education for practicing teachers, and the Council of Graduate Schools. Graduate administrators, and special service personnel; programs are designed by MU’s graduate faculty and advanced study at the graduate level. to meet both societal needs and the career and intellectual objectives of the individual graduate Two baccalaureate degrees are offered: the student. The classic student-mentor relationship bachelor of science in education, which leads to is the keystone of graduate education at MU. certification to teach at the elementary or sec- ondary level, and the bachelor of educational The Graduate School seeks to assure the peo- studies, which provides an opportunity for those ple of Missouri that faculty and student research interested in non-public school education to pre- adds significantly to the supply of knowledge. pare for jobs tailored to their education-related The school also seeks to assure its supporters that aspirations. Graduate programs lead to master of new knowledge and skills are transmitted, tradi- arts, master of education, specialist, doctor of tions are challenged and sustained, and creative education and doctor of philosophy degrees. activities and achievements are recognized and supported. Among its special facilities contributing to service and research are Center for Technology The Graduate School is home to the Gradu- Innovations in Education; National Center for ate School of Public Affairs (GSPA), which was Middle Level Mathematics; Middle Leadership established by the University of Missouri Board Center; Center for Educational Policy Analysis; of Curators in September 1999. The GSPA grows Assessment and Consultation Clinic; Assessment out of MU’s highly regarded Department of Resource Center; Center for Innovations in Public Administration, which for forty years Special Education; Instructional Materials Labo- offered graduate professional education for ratory; microcomputer laboratories; Reflector careers in public service. The creation of the and Career Services. GSPA represents an extensive new commitment by the University of Missouri–Columbia toward public policy and management education, College of Engineering research, and public service. The College of Engineering, one of the oldest engineering schools in the nation, offers bache- College of Human and lor of science, master of science, and Ph.D. degrees. Its departments and programs include: Environmental Sciences Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Rooted in the university since 1900 and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer established as a separate division in 1973, the 454 OFFICIAL MANUAL college offers baccalaureate and master’s degrees involving representation of clients in a variety of in five program areas: human development and settings, negotiation, client interviewing, and family studies, textile and apparel management, counseling and computerized legal research. The consumer and family economics, environmental school is also a national leader in alternative design, and nutritional sciences. A doctor of phi- dispute resolution practice. MU law students losophy degree in human environmental sciences publish the highly regarded Missouri Law Review, is offered with specializations in the five depart- the Journal of Dispute Resolution, and the ments. Bachelor of social work and master of Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review. social work degrees are offered in the School of They also operate the Board of Advocates, which Social Work. Through University Extension, edu- conducts a wide variety of advocacy competi- cational activities are transmitted to citizens of tions. the state. Research is conducted at the Agricul- tural Experiment Station with state and federal University of Missouri Health Care support from the agency and private sector. The health-care needs of rural Missourians Human Environmental Sciences programs comprise the central mission of MU Health Care, prepare students for professional positions in which provides education, research and clinical business, industry, government, education, services through its schools, hospitals and clinics. human services, and research. Accreditation has been earned within specializations. Ranked Hospitals and clinics among the top 10 human sciences units in the Patients come from every county in the state nation, Human Environmental Sciences is unique to receive primary, acute and rehabilitative care among professional peers in its comprehensive at University Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Ellis use of advisory boards for each department. Fischel Cancer Center, Columbia Regional Hos- Experts in the employment community provide pital and Rusk Rehabilitation Center. The health- guidance and support fields to students and fac- care system also includes Missouri Rehabilita- ulty and provide perspectives from their special- tion Center in Mount Vernon and associated clin- ized fields to enrich curriculum development. ics in Columbia and other mid-Missouri commu- nities. Physicians from MU Health Care also trav- School of Journalism el on a regular basis to communities throughout Professional journalists consistently give the Missouri to hold outreach clinics. Missouri School of Journalism more top rankings than any other school of journalism in the coun- School of Medicine try. The school, the first in the world, offers the The origin of health-care education at MU bachelor of journalism degree with six areas of can be traced to 1841 when the university affili- emphasis. Three-fourths of a student’s course ated with Kemper College in St. Louis. After work is in liberal arts, the sciences, and the offering a two-year preclinical sciences degree social sciences; the other fourth is in profession- for many years, the School of Medicine expand- al journalism courses. Advanced study in the ed to a comprehensive four-year medical pro- graduate school leads to the master of arts and gram in 1955. Today, the School of Medicine and doctor of philosophy degrees in journalism. its Department of Family and Community Medi- The Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine cine consistently are ranked highly by U.S. News its, weekly supplement, IPI Global Journalist, a and World Report for their leadership in primary- four-color quarterly magazine on international care education. journalism, KOMU-TV, and KBIA-FM serve as Through the Rural Scholars Program and laboratories for students to perform editorial, other admission initiatives, more than half of advertising, feature, and photographic work new medical students come from rural Missouri under faculty supervision. communities. The medical school’s problem- based curriculum offers case-based learning in School of Law small-group settings and provides a number of The School of Law, established in 1872, has a opportunities for students to gain practical expe- distinguished and diverse faculty, all of whom rience at rural clinics and hospitals. are experienced in the practice of law. The juris MU biomedical scientists have gained doctor degree is conferred upon students who national attention for their research in arthritis complete three years of study. All graduates are rehabilitation, cardiovascular medicine, kidney prepared for licensing exams as attorneys in all dialysis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, nuclear medi- of the United States. In 1999, the school started cine, cancer and children’s psychiatric disorders. its LL.M. in Dispute Resolution degree program. The School of Medicine, in conjunction with The school provides both a traditional legal the hospitals, offers 35 fully accredited residency curriculum and practical education in such areas training programs and advanced degrees in the as trial practice and advocacy, clinical education basic medical sciences. As part of the School of DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 455

Medicine, a program in Health Management and sions attained independent status as a separate Informatics is offered to educate both traditional school in 2000. The School of Health Professions students and experienced health-care adminis- provides baccalaureate programs in six allied trators through its master’s degree programs. health fields, including physical therapy, occupa- tional therapy, communication science and dis- MU Sinclair School of Nursing orders, radiography, nuclear medicine and respi- The MU Sinclair School of Nursing offers edu- ratory therapy. It also offers master’s degrees in cational programs at the baccalaureate, master’s speech-language pathology and physical therapy, and doctoral levels. It is committed to promoting, as well as doctoral degrees in speech-language maintaining, and improving health and health pathology. care delivery in Missouri and worldwide through nursing education, research, practice and service. College of Veterinary Medicine The school is nationally accredited by the Com- One of 27 schools of veterinary medicine in mission of Collegiate Nursing Education and the United States, the College of Veterinary Med- approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. icine includes four departments and, in addition The undergraduate program, offering prepa- to the regular curriculum, provides graduate ration for professional nursing, leads to the instruction to students in other divisions. Stu- degree of bachelor of science in nursing and pre- dents admitted to the college must have com- pares our graduates to practice as generalists in a pleted a minimum of two years of preprofession- variety of health-care settings. For the BSN pro- al study at the college level. A four-year course of gram, students apply to the clinical nursing study leads to the doctor of veterinary medicine major during their sophomore year. MU also degree. offers a web-based RN-BSN degree option. Each department conducts a graduate and At the master’s level, advanced practice nurs- research program as well as advanced training es are prepared as nurse practitioners and clini- for board certification in many specialties. The cal nurse specialists in mental health, public college’s teaching hospital provides diagnosis health and case management, pediatric, family and treatment of animals, while the veterinary or gerontological nursing. Nursing education, medical diagnostic laboratory offers assistance in nursing administration and school-health nursing disease diagnosis. This laboratory provides a may also be studied. steady flow of teaching and research material for The doctoral nursing program, the first coop- the college and identification of research areas in erative PhD in nursing to be offered at a public veterinary and comparative medicine pertinent university in Missouri, prepares nurse scholars to to Missouri. assume leadership positions in service and edu- cational settings, advancing the discipline, con- Libraries ducting research, and contributing to the devel- The MU Libraries include the Elmer Ellis opment of social and health policy. The school’s Library, the main library on campus, and spe- activities are purposefully designed to prepare cialized branch libraries for Engineering, Geo- our nurses on all levels for a variety of leadership logical Sciences, Health Sciences, Journalism, and scientific roles, and to meet the knowledge Mathematics, and Veterinary Medicine. The Uni- and technology requirements of today—and the versity Archives and the Columbia Missourian future. Newspaper Library are also part of the library Gerontology, women’s health, health behav- system. The MU Libraries, housing more than 3 ior change, and oncology comprise the school’s million volumes, 20,500 current periodicals, major research interest areas. The School of more than 1.7 million government documents, Nursing is deeply committed to the principle of and 6.6 million microforms, provide outstanding multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collabo- facilities for course preparation and scholarly ration as a means of solving some of our most work. important health-care dilemmas. By focusing a Ellis Library includes principle resources for major research effort on Missouri’s elderly, the research in the social sciences, humanities and School of Nursing is working to improve the basic sciences. Ellis Library also has a department quality of their lives and is helping them live in- of special material (rare books and microforms) dependently and with dignity in their own and a current periodicals reading room. The homes. MU’s nursing researchers are exploring libraries have many automated research tools. new and innovative ways to help nursing homes The libraries’ main web page http://web. everywhere improve the quality of care they offer. missouri.edu/~elliswww provides a gateway to the MERLIN Online Catalog. In addition, over School of Health Professions 100 electronic databases in all academic disci- Founded in 1978 as a program within the plines are accessible at the web page for current School of Medicine, the School of Health Profes- students, staff and faculty. 456 OFFICIAL MANUAL

The university collections are frequently rein- graduate and graduate students participate in forced by gifts of friends and alumni. Outstand- MURR research projects in diverse disciplines ing gifts include an unpublished manuscript of such as anthropology and archaeology, chemistry, Charlotte Bronte; the library and manuscripts of engineering (chemical, electrical, mechanical John G. Neihardt; the library and manuscripts of and nuclear), geology, materials science, med- Mary Lago; the V.T. Hamlin “Alley Oop” collec- ical and life sciences (including cancer diagnos- tion; and the libraries of the late Dr. Frank Luther tics, treatment and prevention), nutrition, physics Mott (dean and professor of journalism), Judge and veterinary medicine. MURR also partici- Laurance M. Hyde of the Missouri Supreme pates in the Research Experiences for Under- Court, Methodist Bishop Ivan Lee Holt, and for- graduates program, a summer research program mer Governor Henry S. Caulfield. sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Two other libraries, the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection and the library of the Admission State Historical Society of Missouri, are open to The Office of Director of Admissions and faculty, students, and the public for study and Registrar serves as the initial contact between the research. Most of the papers in the Western His- student and MU. This office conducts the regis- torical Manuscripts Collection relate to the area tration of students in cooperation with the vari- of the Missouri River and Great Plains and in- ous schools and colleges within MU and main- clude interesting correspondence, account tains student academic records. books, and diaries representing early and recent business, professional, political, and social life. The library of the State Historical Society of University of Missouri–Kansas City Missouri has an extensive collection of Missouri- Telephone: (816) 235-1000 ana and the early West and a painting collection www.umkc.edu including the works of George Caleb Bingham. A law library also is housed in Hulston Hall, the The history of the University of Missouri– School of Law. Kansas City goes back to the 1880s. Three of the professional schools now a part of the university MU Research Reactor were founded in the 19th century: the School of The University of Missouri Research Reactor Dentistry, 1881; the School of Pharmacy, 1895; Center (MURR) is a unique national resource that and the School of Law, 1895. The Conservatory brings together the most powerful (10 megawatt) of Music was founded a few years later in 1906. and productive university research reactor in the Around that time, community leaders were dis- world and the resources of a major teaching hos- cussing the need for a university in Kansas City. pital, a respected cancer center, a leading col- By the 1920s, two groups were planning for lege of veterinary medicine, and distinguished such a university. One group wanted to establish university programs in the biosciences, chem- a Methodist-affiliated Lincoln and Lee Universi- istry, and engineering. Since 1966, MURR has ty. The other group wanted a private University of served as a unique resource for researchers, fac- Kansas City. Eventually, the two groups united ulty and students from universities, government and, in 1929, the University of Kansas City was agencies and private companies. chartered. MURR research programs encompass three The next year, William Volker, Kansas City major areas: biomedical sciences, materials sci- manufacturer and philanthropist, gave the newly ences, and trace element analysis. All of the pro- chartered institution 40 acres purchased from the grams emphasize collaborative efforts. The bio- William Rockhill Nelson estate. In 1931, Volker medical science program focuses on the devel- donated the funds to buy the eight-acre site of opment of radiopharmaceuticals for use in can- the Walter S. Dickey mansion. It was in this cer research and therapeutic applications. The remodeled building that the University of Kansas trace element analysis program uses neutron City began its first academic year on October 2, activation analysis and other sophisticated tech- niques to determine the composition of biologi- 1933, with 264 students and 17 faculty mem- cal, archaeological and geological samples. The bers. materials sciences program focuses on the use of The first commencement at the University of neutron scattering instruments and techniques to Kansas City was June 9, 1936, with 80 graduates. define and characterize materials at the molecu- In 1963, the University of Kansas City lar or atomic level. merged into the University of Missouri System, Educational opportunities abound at MURR. giving birth to the University of Missouri–Kansas As an international educational resource for mul- City. In 1963, the enrollment was 4,394; by tidisciplinary research, the center draws students 1999, the total student enrollment was more from every continent except Antarctica. Under- than 13,100. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 457

College of Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest division of UMKC. It provides a broad liberal arts education as well as graduate and doctoral preparation, enabling students to take their places as specialists in a number of chosen fields. The major areas of study are art and art his- tory, chemistry, communication studies, eco- nomics, English language and literature, geo- sciences, history, mathematics and statistics, philosophy, physics, political science, psycholo- gy, sociology and theatre. Several interdiscipli- DR. MARTHA GILLILAND nary majors also are offered in such areas as Chancellor, University of Missouri–Kansas City Judaic studies and urban affairs. Graduate work at the master’s level is offered in nearly all of the college’s departments. Doctoral studies are ter of business administration and master of pub- available in psychology. A number of depart- lic administration. The Bloch School also offers ments also participate in the interdisciplinary interdisciplinary doctoral degrees. Ph.D. program offered through the School of The school actively engages in research of Graduate Studies. Within Arts and Sciences, the interest to the business community, Kansas City’s Department of Theatre, creative writing and the urban core and government agencies. The UMKC Debate Squad consistently receive school added an accelerated Executive MBA national attention. U.S. News & World Report program in 1995. ranks the Department of Theatre’s master’s of fine Additionally, U.S. News & World Report arts degree in drama at 21st nationwide and the recently recognized the school for its program in Department of English’s creative writing program non-profit management. at 83rd nationwide. School of Biological Sciences School of Interdisciplinary The School of Biological Sciences seeks to Computing and Engineering provide quality education, to expand knowledge The School of Interdisciplinary Computing through scientific research and to apply the lat- and Engineering, launched in 2001, was created est scientific information for the advancement of to tackle the challenges posed by rapid changes human welfare. in the fields of computer science, telecommuni- Created in 1985, the school serves to cations and networking and engineering, and to advance the missions of the campus and those offer new research and educational opportuni- programs that have a foundation in the life sci- ties that will fuel the information technology and ences. It is closely tied to and supports academ- biotechnology areas. ic programs in the schools of dentistry, nursing, The program offers courses leading to the pharmacy and the College of Arts and Sciences. bachelor of science, bachelor of arts and master It also offers bachelor’s, master’s and interdisci- of science degrees in computer science and par- plinary Ph.D. degrees. ticipates in the School of Graduate Studies Inter- In 1999, the School of Biological Sciences disciplinary Ph.D. program. The master’s degree announced its membership in an exclusive program has special emphases in telecommuni- national consortium to conduct research at the cations and computer networking. In collabora- prestigious Argonne National Laboratory in tion with the business community, the program Chicago. recently received state approval to offer a bach- elor’s degree in information technology. Henry W. Bloch School of The school also offers degrees in civil, Business and Public Administration electrical, mechanical and industrial engi- neering. Programs at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration provide pres- Students can pursue their bachelor of sci- ent and future administrators of business, gov- ence, master of science and interdisciplinary ernment and non-profit organizations opportuni- Ph.D. degree options. ties to gain or enhance their knowledge and skills for effective leadership. These degree pro- School of Dentistry grams lead to the bachelor of business adminis- The UMKC School of Dentistry is the oldest tration, bachelor of science in accounting, mas- component of the university. It evolved from 458 OFFICIAL MANUAL both the Kansas City Dental College, founded in psychology. The School of Education also partic- 1881 as a unit of the Kansas City Medical Col- ipates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. lege, and the Western Dental College, founded A vital aspect of the teacher education cur- in 1890. In 1919, these two colleges merged to riculum is the student teaching program. become the Kansas City Western Dental College. Through the cooperation of the metropolitan The college became part of the University of Kansas City school districts, a demonstration Kansas City in 1941. program is maintained. In addition, a number of The majority of dental students have earned at student teaching centers exist through the coop- least a bachelor’s degree before admission. The eration of the metropolitan Kansas City school entering body is selected with preference for resi- districts. dents of Missouri and those from New Mexico, The experiences available through these pro- Arkansas, Kansas and Hawaii, states that partici- grams are designed to provide an opportunity for pate in exchange and support programs. A gradu- the study of child development as well as the ate receives the degree of doctor of dental surgery. application of appropriate instructional tech- In addition to the dental students, there are niques. Student teaching assignments are avail- dental hygiene students and graduate dentists able in a wide range of urban and suburban pursuing specialty education or education in the school settings in a number of Missouri and basic sciences leading to the graduate profes- Kansas school districts. sional diploma or the master’s degree. The research program at the Dental School is School of Graduate Studies supported by grants from the United States Pub- Programs for advanced degrees in the liberal lic Health Service and from industry. arts were introduced by the University of Kansas The clinic provides educational experience City in 1939. Degree programs are offered in a in the patient care for the dental students. At the variety of fields in the humanities, social sci- same time, dental care is provided for thousands ences and natural sciences. Several are of special of patients who visit the clinic annually. The interest to students preparing for careers in the patients pay nominal fees designed to make the health sciences, performing arts and urban clinic partly self-supporting. affairs. Continuing education courses are offered for There are master’s degree programs in practicing dentists and dental hygienists. These accounting, criminal justice and criminology, art courses, designed to prevent professional obso- history, biology, business administration, chem- lescence, are fully subscribed. istry, computer science, dental hygiene, eco- The Dental School also conducts numerous nomics, education, English, history, law, mathe- outreach efforts each year, including clinics in matics, microbiology, music, oral biology, nurs- rural areas of Missouri, Latin America and for ing, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, political area migrant workers and homeless persons. science, psychology, public administration, romance languages, social psychology, sociology, School of Education studio art, theatre and urban environmental geol- ogy. A major responsibility of the School of Edu- cation is preparation of teachers for elementary The education specialist degrees, master of and secondary schools. Other responsibilities fine arts, master of laws and doctor of musical include preparation of college teachers, counsel- arts are also available. The interdisciplinary ing psychologists, reading specialists and admin- Ph.D. program offers students a range of doctor- istrators. al options. Support is available to qualified grad- A person is eligible to apply for admission to uate students through scholarships, assistant- the teacher education program after completing ships and fellowships. 20 hours of undergraduate credit. Graduates receive the bachelor of arts degree in education. School of Law Graduate degree programs lead to the master’s of The Kansas City School of Law, founded in arts, educational specialist and the doctoral 1895, merged with the University of Kansas City degree. Graduate degree programs leading to the in 1938. When UKC joined the UM system in master’s of arts degree in education are offered in 1963, the school became known as the UMKC counseling, curriculum and instruction, educa- School of Law. tional research and psychology, reading educa- The Law School is housed in a modern facil- tion, special education and administration. ity, equipped with the latest audiovisual aids, Education specialist degrees are available in ample seminar rooms, a large student lounge educational administration, reading education, and individual offices for student organizations. curriculum and instruction, and counseling. The library is designed to accommodate 215,000 Doctoral degrees are available in counseling volumes. A unique feature of the building is the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 459 placement of student study stations in office Percussion Ensemble, Conservatory Wind suites shared by faculty. Ensemble, University Singers, Heritage Chorale, The location of the School of Law on an UMKC Jazz Band, UMKC Accordion Orchestra, urban university campus provides abundant along with many smaller chamber ensembles. opportunities for student participation in special The conservatory recently was ranked 40th clinical programs. Missouri and Kansas Supreme nationally by U.S. News & World Report for its Court rules permit senior law students to appear master’s of music. in court and before administrative tribunals on behalf of indigent people. Students also serve as School of Pharmacy editors and write a substantial portion of the A private school of pharmacy was organized UMKC Law Review, a scholarly legal journal. in 1885 to serve the Kansas City area. In 1943, it became the School of Pharmacy of the Universi- School of Medicine ty of Kansas City. In 1963, with the formation of In 1971, the UMKC School of Medicine the University of Missouri–Kansas City, it accepted its first class in the six-year medical became the only state-supported pharmacy program. The year-round program, involving 48 school in Missouri. weeks of study each year, provides students the The school offers both professional and grad- opportunity to earn both their M.D. degree and a uate programs in the pharmaceutical sciences, bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and including pharmaceutics, pharmacology, bio- Sciences. It is designed primarily for highly qual- pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics and toxi- ified high school seniors. cology; pharmacy administration; and pharmacy The curriculum of the School of Medicine practice. provides an early exposure to clinical medicine The primary professional degree is the doctor and basic science education, as well as a liberal of pharmacy. Pharmacy faculty team-conduct arts education that is fully integrated into the six- interdisciplinary research and engage in commu- year program. Admission to this program as a nity service. Students are active in various out- freshman gives the student the opportunity to reach projects, including a program to educate complete requirements for the doctor of medi- school children about the dangers of illegal cine degree without a second admission process. drugs. A unique feature of the school is the docent The pharmacy program includes significant system, which provides a full-time faculty mem- amounts of patient contact and provides training ber assigned to 17 students for a four-year period, in the interdisciplinary approach to patient care. creating an opportunity for the student to have The clinical components of the curriculum are close interaction with a faculty member who conducted at Truman Medical Center and other serves as a teacher, counselor and friend. area health facilities. A senior externship is avail- Nearby are the Medical School’s major affili- able at sites throughout Missouri. ate hospitals; Truman Medical Center, Children’s The School of Pharmacy has been listed as Mercy Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital and Western the nation’s 31st best program for the doctor of Missouri Mental Health Center. In addition, the pharmacy degree by U.S. News & World Report. School of Medicine utilizes a number of out- standing private community hospitals in the Libraries Kansas City area for education in clinical medi- Located at four sites on the UMKC campus, cine. library collections contain nearly 950,000 vol- umes, some 8,764 current serial subscriptions, Conservatory of Music 1.4 million microforms and more than 450,000 The Conservatory of Music, organized in government documents supporting the programs 1906 as the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, of the university. Resources are complemented merged with the University of Kansas City in by agreements that provide access to information 1959. If offers the degrees of bachelor of music, held in other libraries and repositories worldwide. bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of The libraries employ advanced technologies music education and doctor of musical arts. to locate and deliver information to faculty, stu- The conservatory offers the community hun- dents and others. Up-to-date laser, computer and dreds of music and dance programs annually by telecommunications and other advanced sys- visiting artists, faculty and students. In addition tems provide timely delivery of needed informa- to maintaining a faculty resident string quartet, tion. Internal operations also rely on advance brass quartet, baroque music ensemble and con- systems to acquire, process, catalog and circu- temporary music group, the conservatory allows late materials owned by the libraries. students to participate in many ensembles, such The libraries lend materials to any citizen of as the Conservatory Orchestra, the University Missouri through a number of resource-sharing 460 OFFICIAL MANUAL arrangements. These arrangements are designed Non-credit continuing education activities to assist Missouri government at all levels and are carefully planned undertakings involving an foster the economic development of the state academic department and usually an organized and region. group from business, industry, government or the Especially prominent is the commitment to general public. Citizens throughout the state are enhance the development of the Kansas City served by UMKC through its relationship with metropolitan area through active cooperative statewide University Extension. programs with local libraries. The UMKC Offerings include liberal arts lectures and libraries are committed to such innovative pro- seminars; professional, refresher, remedial and grams as the community information program post-graduate courses, and problem-oriented and membership in the Kansas City Metropolitan educational programs designed for the analysis Library Network. and study of major social and urban problems. Formal education also may be continued In addition to the general holdings, the through credit courses offered off the campus or libraries have many special collections. These by enrollment in correspondence courses for include the papers and manuscripts of Paul academic credit. Frequently, public forums con- Creston, prominent 20th century American com- cerned with vital issues of the day are organized poser; the Midwest Center for American Music and offered in order to increase both the number collections, including those of renowned Kansas and effectiveness of people who work toward City composer Virgil Thompson; the Gaylord solutions of community problems. Marr Sound Archives; the Snyder American col- While responding to the broad and varied lection and the Baker collection of 20th century needs of the community and state, the university British and American literature. is at the same time placing increased emphasis Working closely with the libraries, the Uni- on the development of specific program areas versity of Missouri Western Historical Manu- identified as important to large professional, eco- scripts Collection has the papers of such well- nomic and other special-interest audiences with known Kansas Citians as Charles N. Kimball, in the community. Arthur Mag, J.C. Nichols, Oscar D. Nelson, Elmer F. Pierson, L. Perry Cookingham, Charles Admission B. Wheeler and Lou E. Holland as well as exten- The Office of Admissions serves as the initial sive architectural records of Kansas City build- contact between the student and UMKC. This ings augmented by the Holt, Price, Barnes and office conducts the registration of students in Asa B. Cross papers. cooperation with the various schools and col- leges within UMKC and maintains student acad- School of Nursing emic records. Approval for establishment of a School of Nursing was granted by the UM Board of Cura- University of Missouri–Rolla tors in 1979. The school accepted its first class of registered nurse undergraduates into its bac- Telephone: (573) 341-4111 calaureate program in fall 1981. A four-year [email protected] B.S.N. program begins in fall 2001. Fully accred- The University of Missouri–Rolla was founded ited by the National League for Nursing, the in 1870 as the University of Missouri School of school also offers a bachelor of science in nurs- Mines and Metallurgy. MSM was the first techno- ing focusing on adults’, women’s and children’s logical institution west of the Mississippi and one health; and the inter-campus Ph.D., in coopera- of the first in the nation. The campus was renamed tion with the University of Missouri–St. Louis and the University of Missouri–Rolla in 1964. University of Missouri–Columbia campuses. A product of the land-grant movement of the The Nursing School is listed among U.S. late nineteenth century, the campus was News & World Report’s top 100 programs. Missouri’s response to the acute need for scien- tific and practical education in the developing Continuing Education nation. The early academic programs focused on The university’s schools and colleges, with the mining and metallurgical industries, but the responsibility for their respective continuing campus broadened its engineering mission over education programs, extend the university’s time as the need for engineering and scientific knowledge resources beyond the traditional on- education grew. campus degree programs. Through credit cours- Graduate education and research began to es, non-credit courses, conferences and insti- assume a greater emphasis on the campus in the tutes, residents of the state and the community 1950s, and the school of Mines and Metallurgy are provided the opportunity to continue their became a comprehensive technological universi- education in a manner suited to the adult mind. ty. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 461

In 1964, UMR became one of the four cam- puses of the reorganized University of Missouri. Today, UMR continues its focus on educating leaders in engineering and science and ranks among the top 25 in the nation in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in engineering. The change from “school” to “university” involved three major shifts in emphasis: • An expanded curricula expanded to encompass the full range of engineering and sci- entific subjects, including nuclear engineering, biological sciences and computer science. DR. GARY THOMAS • New degree programs in the liberal arts, Chancellor humanities and social sciences, with an appro- University of Missouri–Rolla priate growth in the number and quality of fac- ulty and courses. The quality of its graduates and contributions • New graduate programs to strengthen the made through research have made the School of science and engineering disciplines, and a Engineering internationally known. Departments strong commitment to research in all areas. within the school are among the largest and These changes better enabled the campus to most outstanding in the country. respond to Missouri’s needs. Originally a mining school and later an engi- School of Mines and Metallurgy neering school, the University of Missouri–Rolla The School of Mines and Metallurgy offers has become a technological university of nation- undergraduate and graduate programs in seven al distinction. The University of Missouri–Rolla disciplines related to the energy and minerals offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science engineering fields: ceramic, geological, metal- degrees in 25 fields of engineering, science, lurgical, mining, nuclear and petroleum engi- humanities and social sciences. Master of sci- neering, and geology and geophysics. All offer ence degrees are offered in 22 disciplines, the bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs. doctor of philosophy in 18, and the doctor of A doctor of engineering is offered in ceramic, engineering in nine. geological, mining, nuclear and petroleum engi- neering. School of Engineering UMR is one of only two institutions of high- The School of Engineering is the largest on er education in the country offering professional the UMR campus, with about 58 percent of the training in all of the energy and minerals engi- student body enrolled in its five departments. neering disciplines. Within the School of Engineering are the The school has long enjoyed national and departments of chemical engineering, civil engi- international recognition for the quality of its neering, electrical and computer engineering, educational and research programs. Through engineering management, and mechanical and these, it has made significant contributions to aerospace engineering and engineering mech- both the metallic and non-metallic mineral anics. industries of the state and nation. Close liaison is Areas covered by these departments are maintained with state and federal agencies con- widely diversified and include the major branch- cerned with mineral resources technology and es of engineering vital to the industrial progress management, as well as with industry and pro- of the state and nation. An education in one of fessional organizations. these fields of engineering prepares a student professionally for positions, both technical and College of Arts and Sciences managerial, in a variety of industries and gov- The College of Arts and Sciences was formed ernmental organizations. in 1970 by the merger of the existing School of All departments in the school offer B.S., M.S., Science and the Division of Liberal Arts. and Ph.D. programs. The doctor of engineering The college includes the departments of bio- is offered in civil, chemical, electrical and logical sciences, chemistry, computer science, mechanical engineering. In addition, UMR mathematics and statistics, physics, economics, offers a statewide video-based M.S. degree in English, history and political science, philoso- engineering management and manufacturing phy and liberal arts and psychology. The college engineering, and an online M.S. degree in sys- also houses a multidisciplinary program in man- tems engineering. agement systems. B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees 462 OFFICIAL MANUAL are offered by all science departments except ate credit program is through the UMR Engineer- biological sciences. The B.A. degree, which has ing Education Center located on the UMSL cam- been granted on the UMR campus since 1967, pus. Non-credit programs—conferences, short may be earned in English, history, philosophy, courses, workshops and institutes—are especial- psychology, economics, biological sciences and ly designed to maintain the professional profi- chemistry. The B.S. may be earned in psycholo- ciency of engineers and scientists. These draw gy, economics, biological sciences and manage- attendance from all over the United States and ment systems. many foreign countries. Departments in the College of Arts and Sci- UMR problem-solving programs relate to ences not only provide course work for students urban and rural needs and technical assistance majoring in those fields (about 19 percent of the to industries and governmental units. Statewide student body) but are also responsible for teach- programs have been developed to assist city and ing science, mathematics and liberal arts cours- county officials and small businesses and indus- es to students majoring in engineering. The com- tries in solving their technical problems. puter science department is the state’s largest. In 1994, UMR and the Army Engineering In addition to educating UMR students, the Center at Fort Leonard Wood established a coop- college serves the people and industries of the erative education program. state through research and science activities. Research Graduate Study As one of a select national group of state Graduate study has been offered at the Uni- technological universities, UMR has directed its versity of Missouri–Rolla since about 1900 when research chiefly toward supporting education the first master of science degree programs were and service in engineering and science. established. The first doctor of philosophy degree Research is important on the Rolla campus for work done on the Rolla campus was granted not only because of its results but as an educa- in 1926. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are now grant- tional tool for both faculty and students. ed by all engineering and science departments Research projects are conducted in every acade- except biological sciences. mic department in nearly every phase of engi- The M.S. degree is also granted in environ- neering and science and in some areas of liberal mental and planning engineering, in manufac- arts. Much of it is directly related to the needs of turing engineering, and in sytems engineering. the people and industries of Missouri and to Nine departments offer the doctor of engineering national problems such as energy, mineral degree. resources and the environment. UMR’s research is focused on five areas: envi- UMR Engineering Education Center ronmental engineering and science; geotechnical The UMR Engineering Education Center on engineering; infrastructure engineering; manu- facturing engineering; and materials engineering the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus was and science. Among the notable research occur- established in 1964 as part of the continuing ring at UMR is a multidisciplinary effort to devel- education program of the UMR Extension Divi- op technology for the removal of land mines; test- sion. It offers evening courses leading to M.S. ing and development of new lightweight com- degrees in aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, posite materials for use in bridges, buildings and mechanical, metallurgical, environmental and other infrastructure; investigations into the effects planning engineering; engineering management; of aircraft, space shuttle and rocket exhaust on engineering mechanics; and computer science. the ozone layer; and the development of more Course instruction is by UMR faculty and select- environmentally friendly methods for removing ed engineers and scientists from industry. More paint from aircraft. Other projects are as diverse than 2,000 degrees have been granted for work as basic investigations in cloud physics, the study completed at the center. of the gases in meteorites and moon rocks, research on lightweight structural steel and earth- Academic extension quake structures, plus robotics, flexible manufac- Most of UMR’s extension activities relate to turing and smart materials. engineering and science. In general, the program UMR’s research centers carry out interdisci- consists of two parts: (1) university-level contin- plinary investigations that involve different fields uing education opportunities to keep people in of engineering and science. UMR’s research cen- all walks of life abreast of the knowledge explo- ters include the Biochemical Processing Institute, sion; and (2) use of faculty, research and library Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Center resources to assist in problem-solving. for Economic Education, Center for Environmen- Continuing education offerings include both tal Science and Technology, Center for Infrastruc- credit and non-credit courses. The major gradu- ture Engineering Studies, Cloud and Aerosol Sci- DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 463 ences Laboratory, Design Engineering Center, Electronics Materials Processing and Characteri- zation Institute, Engineering Research Laborato- ry, Experimental Combustion Laboratory, Experi- mental Mine, Generic Mineral Technology Cen- ter for Pyrometallurgy, Graduate Center for Materials Research, High Pressure Waterjet Lab- oratory, Institute for Applied Mathematics, Insti- tute of Applied Chemistry, Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Institute for Chemical and Extrac- tive Metallurgy, Institute of River Studies, Insti- tute of Thin Film Processing, Intelligent Systems Center, International Institute of River and Lake DR. BLANCHE M. TOUHILL Systems, Laboratory for Atomic and Molecular Chancellor, University of Research, Manufacturing Research and Training Missouri–St. Louis Center, Missouri Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute, Nuclear Reactor, Rock have changed but not the spirit. Still paramount Mechanics and Explosives Research Center and in the minds of faculty and students is prepara- Transportation Institute. tion of new talent to contribute to the social, intellectual and economic health of Missouri’s Admission largest metropolitan area. In fact, UM–St. Louis Interested students may obtain information alumni ranks have grown to include more than on admission and enrollment upon request, in 56,000 graduates, 85 percent of whom still live person, on-line or by mail, from the office of the and work in Missouri. director of admission at UMR. Prospective stu- The University of Missouri–St. Louis is acad- dents and their parents are encouraged to visit emically divided into the College of Arts and Sci- the campus or call the toll-free number (1-800- ences, College of Business Administration, Col- 522-0938) dedicated to inquiries about admis- sions, financial aid and enrollment procedures. lege of Education, Evening College, Graduate Students also may contact the admissions office School, School of Optometry, Barnes College of through electronic mail at [email protected], or Nursing, Pierre Laclede Honors College, UM–St. visit the UMR Web site (www.umr.edu). Louis/Washington University Joint Engineering Program, and Continuing Education and Out- reach. University of Missouri–St. Louis Telephone: (314) 516-5000 / FAX: (314) 516-6767 College of Arts and Sciences In the 1960s, a movement began across the Largest of the schools and colleges at UM–St. country that marked the most significant change Louis, the College of Arts and Sciences, through in higher education in the 20th century. That its 18 departments, offers a curriculum linking movement was toward the creation of public the liberal arts with the metropolitan area. A universities located within metropolitan centers. major in any of these departments provides a The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a product degree of specialization sufficient to prepare stu- of that movement. dents for professional careers or graduate study. UM–St. Louis, the fourth campus of the Uni- Students enrolled in the college may pursue versity of Missouri system, was established in academic majors in anthropology, art history 1963 as a bold experiment in urban higher edu- and studio art, biology, chemistry, communica- cation. In a brief period of 36 years, the notion tion, computer science, criminology and crimi- of a major public institution serving the St. Louis nal justice, economics, English, history, mathe- area has evolved into the state’s third largest uni- matical sciences, foreign languages and litera- versity. tures, music, philosophy, physics, political sci- Located on the site of a former country club, ence, psychology, public policy administration, UM–St. Louis now has 50 buildings on 300 social work, and sociology. acres. The region’s largest public institution has The college offers master’s degrees in com- grown from a faculty of 50 in 1963 to more than puter science, creative writing, criminology and 1,347 full- and part-time faculty and research criminal justice, biology, chemistry, economics, staff committed to the future of the St. Louis area English, history, mathematics, music education, through teaching, research and service. physics, political science, psychology and soci- Student enrollment has steadily increased ology. It offers doctorates in biology, chemistry, from 660 in 1963 to nearly 16,000. The numbers physics, political science, and psychology. 464 OFFICIAL MANUAL

College of Business Administration school, agency, and corporate partners to pre- At the undergraduate level, the College of pare and revitalize educators. Business Administration offers the Bachelor of The faculty, including a number of nationally Science in Business Administration (BSBA) recognized endowed professors, is committed to degree with emphases in finance, international a continuous exchange between research and business, logistics and operations management, practice that improves the learning environment management and organizational behavior and of diverse learners. 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 and policy studies; and counseling. undergraduate students. These programs provide Master of education degrees are offered in students with a high quality business education counseling, educational administration, elemen- that prepares them to become productive con- tary education and secondary education. Within tributors in both private and public sector orga- these programs, a number of emphasis areas are nizations. available, including community education, ele- The College of Business Administration also mentary and secondary school administration, offers three master’s degrees: the Master of Busi- special education, elementary and secondary ness Administration (MBA), the Master of Sci- reading, general and school counseling, and sec- ence in Management Information Systems (MS in ondary curriculum and instruction. MIS) and the Master of Accounting (Macc). Course concentrations are offered in adult The MBA program is available in two formats: education, educational technology and physical the evening MBA program and The Professional education. Programs leading to the doctor of MBA On-Line program. The program is designed education degree and the doctor of philosophy to fully prepare students for administrative posi- in education degree are offered in the two broad tions. The MS in MIS program includes a special- interdisciplinary emphasis areas of learning- ized program in computer-based management instructional processes and behavioral-develop- information systems. The Macc program is mental processes. intended for students preparing to enter the accounting profession or furthering existing Evening College accountant careers. There is little difference between going to Both the undergraduate and graduate pro- school during the day and the evening at UM–St. grams are accredited by AACSB—The Interna- Louis. The Evening College conforms to the same tional Association for Management Education, requirements and standards as day programs, the authorized professional accrediting body in and many of the full-time faculty also teach eve- collegiate business education. ning courses. The Center for Business and Industrial Studies Because most evening college students are was established in 1982 to meet the research employed full time, they normally carry less than needs of the St. Louis business community. The a full academic load. To enable students to carry center analyzes managerial programs and con- as many courses as they wish, the evening col- ducts applied research. Through the center, lege schedules classes between 5 and 9:35 p.m. clients have access to a distinguished faculty with The college is the largest degree-granting specialized knowledge and analytical tools, sta- evening institution in the metropolitan area with tistical databases and computer software adapt- an enrollment of about 2,300. The college offers able to a wide variety of business applications. the 32 undergraduate degree programs, 28 minors, four certificate programs and a bachelor College of Education of general studies degree and a bachelor of The College of Education provides under- health services degree. A bachelor of fine arts graduate and graduate programs to prepare and degree and a bachelor of social work are also sustain educational leaders for a variety of offered. school and nonschool settings. Bachelor of arts degrees are offered in biolo- The college is consistently one of the top gy, chemistry, communication, economics, Eng- three institutions in the state in the production of lish, history, mathematics, physics, political sci- educators. Consistent with the school’s theme of ence, psychology and sociology. “Creating the 21st Century School of Education,” Bachelor of science degrees are offered in programs emphasize state-of-the-art technologi- applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, com- cal applications to enhance teaching and learn- puter science, criminology and criminal justice, ing as well as collaboration among university, economics, physics and sociology. Bachelor of DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 465 science degrees in education and public admin- The college also offers the master of science istration are also available. in nursing in cooperation with the School of The bachelor of health sciences degree pro- Nursing at UM–Kansas City and the Ph.D. in gram is designed for students pursuing studies in nursing in cooperation with the Columbia and clinical laboratory sciences and cytotechnology. Kansas City schools of nursing. For the non-degree oriented student, the The college was established as a School of evening college offers an opportunity to update Nursing in 1980 and graduated its first class in professional competence, prepare for a new job May 1983. College status was achieved in 1994 or broaden educational background. Pre-profes- with the acquisition of the basic baccalaureate sional and teacher certification courses are also program through the merger of the Barnes Col- lege of Nursing and UM–St. Louis. offered.

School of Optometry Graduate School The graduate school has responsibility for all After more than 10 years of study and plan- graduate degree programs in the various schools ning, the School of Optometry at the University and colleges of the university. of Missouri–St. Louis came into existence on June 1, 1980. Graduate programs have been designed to serve students with either of two career goals: to The first class of 36 students was enrolled in obtain an advanced degree or to obtain advanc- the fall of 1980 and graduated in May 1984. This ed training for personal or professional growth. school allows Missourians the opportunity to Academic programs include 27 offering mas- study optometry within the state. ter’s degrees and 11 offering doctoral degrees. Doctors of optometry are health-care practi- Two interdisciplinary graduate programs, Geron- tioners who provide primary vision care includ- tology and Public Policy Administration, report ing prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment directly to the graduate school. and management of visual and ocular health Graduate programs are structured to respond education, and devise and administer continuing to the needs of the metropolitan area and to pro- programs of vision and ocular care. vide students with the knowledge necessary to The School of Optometry offers a four-year relate effectively to the modern world. graduate professional program leading to the doctor of optometry degree. The first year of the UMSL/Washington University Joint program stresses basic health science courses and visual science courses. During the second Undergraduate Engineering Program year, clinical optometry and ophthalmic optics, This program was established in 1992 and courses in systemic pathology, ocular pathology offers bachelor of science degrees in civil, and physiology, and other visual sciences are mechanical and electrical engineering as well as taught. a minor in environmental engineering science. In the third and fourth years, students spend Students who enter the program take about the majority of their time involved with patient one-half of their course work on the UM–St. care and take courses dealing with contact lens- Louis campus. The remaining half of the degree program, consisting of the upper-level engineer- es, pediatric optometry, vision performance, low ing courses and laboratories is taken on the cam- vision and rehabilitation and public health. pus of Washington University and taught by Admission to the professional program is Washington University engineering faculty based primarily on the quality of the applicant’s members. scholarship in the required pre-optometry cours- Students register for all their courses at es, the Optometry Admission Test (OAT) scores, UM–St. Louis, pay tuition at UM–St. Louis rates interviews and letters of recommendation. and receive their degrees from the University of Missouri. Barnes College of Nursing The joint program allows Missouri to make The Barnes College of Nursing offers nursing the most efficient use of public funds while meet- studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. ing the needs of non-traditional students. Joint Knowledge and skills needed to complete the program students are generally older than tradi- professional licensure examination to become a tional students and are unable to leave the area professional registered nurse are available to pursue an engineering degree. They are likely through a basic baccalaureate option. Nurses to have substantial family responsibilities or full- who have obtained their basic nursing education time employment during the day, returning to through associate degree or diploma nursing pro- higher education to complete their studies for an grams may complete the baccalaureate degree. engineering degree after a lapse of many years. 466 OFFICIAL MANUAL

Continuing Education and Outreach Job advancements, in-service training of pro- UM–St. Louis Continuing Education and Out- fessionals, women’s counseling, gerontology, reach, charged with extending the resources of community planning, effective communication the university to the people of the state, takes and cultural appreciation are some of the areas continuing education programs to wherever in which courses are conducted. there is a demand. College credit courses are taught by UM–St. The program uses the facilities of government Louis faculty members and faculty from other agencies, hospitals, schools and businesses to campuses of the University of Missouri, as well make college credit and non-credit courses con- as teachers from the general academic commu- veniently available to the public. The J.C. Penney nity in the St. Louis area. Conference Center provides a modern adult edu- cation setting on campus for short courses, con- Libraries ferences, institutes, workshops and seminars. UM–St. Louis libraries support the education- Continuing Education and Outreach, College al objectives of the university and meet the infor- of Arts and Sciences, offers through the Nonprof- mational needs of the campus community. The it Management and Leadership Program courses UM–St. Louis library system includes the Thomas and seminars for professional staff, board mem- Jefferson Library, Ward E. Barnes Education bers and other leaders of nonprofit and voluntary Library, Health Sciences Library and the St. Louis organizations as well as for students and others Mercantile Library. The region’s oldest cultural wishing to explore a future in the field. institution, the St. Louis Mercantile Library A graduate concentration program and moved to the north campus in October 1998. undergraduate certificate are also offered. Cus- Founded in 1846, the St. Louis Mercantile Library tom-designed programs for specific nonprofit is the oldest library west of the Mississippi. associations and organizations are available, and The addition of the Mercantile Library collec- the program also provides consulting services to tion brought the total of volumes in the UM–St. nonprofit or voluntary organizations. Louis libraries to more than 1 million. The Mer- Through the Video Instructional Program, the cantile collection included 250,000 books; UM–St. Louis offers courses on all local cable 10,000 linear feet of manuscripts; 300,000 pho- television stations on the Higher Education tographs and hundreds of artifacts. Channel. Graduate and undergraduate credit The Mercantile Library includes two highly courses are offered with the UM–St. Louis facul- renowned specialized transportation collections. ty available to answer questions and discuss The John W. Barriger III National Railroad exams. Library, which focuses on American railroad his- UM–St. Louis also operates a two-way video tory and is one of the largest of its kind in the system with other university campuses. This sys- U.S., contains 40,000 books plus primary manu- tem is used for both credit and non-credit script documents and photographs. The Herman instruction. T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library The Center for Entrepreneurship and Eco- focuses on U.S. river and inland waterways his- nomic Education provides courses, workshops, tory. It contains 2,500 books and a large pictori- conferences and consultations on economic al/photographic collection. concerns for teachers and administrators. Cur- The other three—Thomas Jefferson Library, riculum materials are also developed and dis- Ward E. Barnes Education Library and Health tributed. Sciences Library—consist of more than 600,000 The Center is affiliated with the Missouri volumes including more than 9,000 periodical Council on Economic Education and the joint subscriptions, more than one million govern- Council on Economic Education, a national net- ment documents and more than one million work of economic educators. items in microform. The libraries are open more than 70 hours per week during regular sessions. The university also maintains the West Coun- ty Computer Center, located near the intersec- tion of I-270 and Manchester Road at 1715 Deer Admission Tracks Tr. Computer classes are also taught on Interested students may obtain information on the UM–St. Louis campus. admission and enrollment several ways: in per- There are approximately 10,500 enrollments son, by mail, or online. Prospective students and in college credit courses conducted through their parents are encouraged to visit the campus. Continuing Education and Outreach, and about The website is: www.umsl.edu. People can e-mail 84,500 participate in noncredit programs. Non- admissions at: [email protected]. credit courses and conferences are usually held at the request of individuals, organizations and Personnel, University of Missouri System: Page institutions. 1137