Published on Sep. 11, 2018
Updated on Feb. 27, 2020
Sept. 11, 2018
Dear Mizzou community,
In commemoration of 9/11, I want to recognize the extraordinary emergency personnel who serve our campus, our state and the nation. Please take a moment today to stop and thank those individuals who keep us safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Like these extraordinary individuals, the University of Missouri holds its civic responsibility in high regard. Through MU Extension, we help train Missouri’s emergency personnel to ensure that communities across the state have the resources and safeguards they need. We know that the health and well-being of every Missouri household is the top priority. I’m proud to be a part of an institution that is committed to giving back to this state and to those individuals who give the most.
Alexander N. Cartwright, PhD
Chancellor
University of Missouri
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