University of Missouri forums start search for new system president

The University of Missouri Board of Curators this week will hold a series of open forums to gather input on criteria for the next system president.

A forum is scheduled for each of the four campuses in the system. The University of Missouri-Kansas City stop will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the UMKC Student Union, Room 401BC.

All the forums are open to the public. Attendees will be given an opportunity to have a say on the characteristics and qualifications they believe should be sought in the next president.

Mike Middleton is leading the university system on an interim basis. Middleton was asked by curators to take the position after system president Tim Wolfe resigned amid controversy about race-related protests on the Columbia campus.

The tour will begin Monday at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Other forums are from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday in St. Louis, at the Millennium Student Center, and from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday in Columbia at the Reynolds Alumni Center, Great Room.

This story was originally published April 3, 2016 at 5:22 PM with the headline "University of Missouri forums start search for new system president."