Nov. 10, 2022: Towards a stronger Mizzou

Dear campus community, At the beginning of this semester, I encouraged Tigers to embrace the many backgrounds and perspectives found on our vibrant campus. As an institution, we must foster mutual respect and create an environment for the exchange of ideas central to an academic community. Over the past week, I have heard from members […]

August 23, 2022: Embracing our vibrant community

Dear students and our broader campus community, As we embark on the fall semester, you can feel excitement in the air as potential and hope drive the flurry of renewed activity on our beautiful campus. It’s during this busy time that I want us all to pause for a moment and consider who we are […]
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August 18, 2022: Ushering in a new Mizzou

Dear faculty and staff members, As we prepare to begin the academic year, we want to thank each of you for your remarkable contributions to our mission, our students and our community. We recognize that your dedication and important work as individuals make a huge collective difference. In many ways, this fall we usher in […]
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June 30, 2022: Engineering Audit Completed

Dear Campus Community, Today, the university is announcing the results of an audit of the College of Engineering regarding financial mismanagement. In January, the university received a report from an individual concerned about a possible violation of university financial policies. Upon further investigation, we found direct evidence that more than $30,000 had been stolen from […]
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U.S. export regulation reminder

Faculty colleagues: We are committed to balancing our academic freedom, research initiatives, and global outreach, while complying with U.S. export regulations across all University of Missouri institutions. Recent additional export regulations due to the situation in Ukraine prompted this reminder to all of us about how seriously we need to take these new requirements. Shortly […]
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May 23, 2022: COVID update: Self-reporting suspended

Dear Mizzou Community, On behalf of Incident Command, we want to thank you for your work, dedication and support over the past two years as we have managed through the pandemic as a community. We have reached a new stage as vaccination and testing availability, treatments, and changes in guidance from the Centers from Disease […]
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May 6, 2022: Congratulations are in order

Campus community, This week, a member of our faculty earned membership to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which is among the highest honors bestowed on scientists. This is a major career accomplishment for MU Professor Blake Meyers, and a reason for our university to celebrate the distinction our faculty members bring to the University […]
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December 2, 2021: Latest information on federal vaccine mandate

Dear campus community, Earlier this month, the University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a resolution that the UM System would comply with Executive Order 14042, the federal vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Under the order, all UM System employees, which includes faculty, staff and student employees whether they work in person or remotely, must […]
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Info about off-campus incident; efforts to increase safety

Dear Campus Community, The safety of our campus and surrounding community is of the highest importance to us all. Many of you may be aware that an off-campus shooting occurred early this morning. The city of Columbia held a press conference today to discuss the shooting and the safety of downtown. A recording is available […]
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November 2, 2021: Latest information on federal vaccine mandates

UPDATE, Nov. 4, 21: Federal officials announced the deadline to comply with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been moved to Jan. 4, 2022. Additionally, individuals who are affected by the mandate would have until Jan. 4, 2022 to receive their last vaccination shot (i.e. the second shot of a two-dose vaccine or receiving a […]