Coordinating Board for Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Phone: (573)-751-1876
Fax: (573)-526-0984
Email: Alyssa.McLeod@dhe.mo.gov
Website: http://www.dhe.mo.gov/cbheindex.shtml
Director: Zora Mulligan - Commissioner
Details on Board or Commission
Authority:
RSMo 173.005
Department:
Higher Education
Mission:
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Educations mission is to foster a thriving system of quality higher education. At the direction of the Coordinating Board of Higher Education, the role of the Department of Higher Education is to formulate, implement, evaluate, and effectively coordinate the boards policies, priorities and initiatives through innovative planning, integrative administration, and funding for results, in consultation with the leadership and representatives of the state system of higher education.
Function:
The Coordinating Board for Higher Education employs a commissioner to serve as its chief executive officer and carry out its goals and administrative responsibilities for coordinating the state system of higher education which includes 13 public four-year colleges and universities, 17 public two-year community colleges, 1 public two-year technical college, 25 independent colleges and universities, 120 proprietary schools and 39 specialized independent schools and colleges and theological institutions.
SubCommittees:
CBHE Presidential Advisory Committee CBHE Committee on Transfer and Articulation (COTA) CBHE Proprietary School Advisory Committee
Details on Meetings
Number of meetings:
5 meetings; Presidential Advisory Committee, 4 to 5 meetings
Location of meetings:
Jefferson City; St. Louis, Kansas City; college campuses
Duration of meetings:
2 hours or more; Presidential Advisory Committee, 1 to 2 hours
Preparation time for meetings:
4 hours or more
Total time commitment:
up to 24 hours
Details on Members
Total members:
9
Appointed members:
9
Term length:
6 years
Compensation:
Members receive reimbursement for realized and necessary expenses.
Member Requirements:
Political Requirements:
Yes, not more than 5 members may be members of the same political party.
Geographic Requirements:
Yes, members must represent each congressional district.
Senate Consent Required:
Yes
Members
Vacant Slot
1st Congressional District
Vacant Slot
2nd Congressional District
Mr. Shawn Saale(R)
3rd Congressional District
Defiance
Term begins: Aug 22, 2017
Term expires: Jun 27, 2021
Vacant Slot
4th Congressional District
Ms. Gwendolyn Grant(D)
5th Congressional District
Kansas City
Term begins: Aug 30, 2018
Term expires: Jun 27, 2022
Mr. Michael Dean Thomson(R)
6th Congressional District
Maryville
Term begins: Jun 29, 2018
Term expires: Jun 27, 2022
Mr. Gary Nodler(R)
7th Congressional District
Joplin
Term begins: Aug 30, 2018
Term expires: Jun 27, 2024
Mr. Douglas Ray Kennedy(D)
8th Congressional District
Poplar Bluff
Term begins: Nov 5, 2015
Term expires: Jun 27, 2020
Colonel Joseph West Cornelison(R)
Congressional District
Maryville
Term begins: Dec 12, 2017
Term expires: Jun 27, 2020