{"id":10166,"date":"2025-04-15T13:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/?page_id=10166"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:31:01","slug":"student-representative-to-the-board-of-governors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/saem\/student-representative-to-the-board-of-governors\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Representative to the Board of Governors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: 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top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The student representative to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/about\/bog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western State University Board of Governors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> represents the student body as a member of the University\u2019s Board of Governors. The student governor is entrusted with a great duty in representing the public interest through a student perspective. It is also a great opportunity to combine your life experiences, community background, and social action into effective educational leadership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication skills are vital. The student representative is expected to actively participate in meetings of the Board of Governors as well as other campus meetings, programs and events, and discuss issues with student groups. He or she must be well informed and have a clear understanding of Missouri Western State University, including its mission, structure and programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As defined in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/revisor.mo.gov\/main\/OneSection.aspx?section=174.055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri statute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the student representative to the Board of Governors is an independent appointee of the Governor of the State of Missouri subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Requirements:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The student representative must be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a full-time student at Missouri Western State University (12 hours per semester for undergraduate students, 8 hours per semester for graduate 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