March 12, 2026 Board Meeting

Notice of Open Meeting and Vote to Close Part of the Meeting
Board of Regents
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1 p.m.

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  Posted: March 4, 2026, 5:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents will conduct a meeting in the Boardroom of the J.W. Jones Student Union on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2026.

The tentative agenda of this meeting includes:

Call to Order

• 1.01 Roll Call
• 1.02 Adopt Agenda

Consent

• 2.01 December 11, 2025 OPEN Board of Regents Meeting Minutes
• 2.02 CLOSED CONFIDENTIAL December 11, 2025 Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

New Business

• 3.01 Proclamation (Regent Tjeerdsma; action item)
• 3.02 Police Officer Appointment (People, Finance and Operations Committee, Chief Cullin; action item)
• 3.03 Staff Serving as Adjunct Policy (Academic and Student Engagement Committee, People, Finance and Operations Committee, VP Barcus; action item)
• 3.04 Faculty Appointments (Academic and Student Engagement Committee, Provost/VP Ward; action item)
• 3.05 Curriculum Proposals (Academic and Student Engagement Committee, Provost/VP Ward; action item)
• 3.06 FY27 Board of Regents Meeting Schedule (Academic and Student Engagement Committee, People, Finance and Operations Committee, President Tatum; action item)
• 3.07 Verbal Reports:
  • Anna Tucker - Student Senate President
  • Duane Havard – Staff Council President
  • Michael Miller – Faculty Senate President
  • Pat Pijanowski – Foundation Liaison
  • Lance Tatum – President
• 3.08 Adjourn open session (procedural)

Closed Session

The tentative agenda of this meeting may also include a vote to close part of this meeting pursuant to R.S. Mo 610.021(3).

• 4.01 Hiring, Firing, Disciplining or Promoting Employees
• 4.02 Adjournment

The news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting:

Diane Hargrave
Secretary to the Board of Regents
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468
660.562.1120