Kansas Board of Regents
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The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members which governs six state universities in the U.S. state of Kansas. In addition to these six universities, it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university. Refer to the list of colleges and universities for details on the individual schools.
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[edit] Member selection
The Kansas Boad of Regents has nine members, each of whom is appointed by the Governor of Kansas and confirmed by the Senate. Members serve on various committees that address higher education issues.
[edit] Current Members
The current members and their terms:
- Christine Downey-Schmidt (June 2013)
- Mildred Edwards (June 2014)
- Tim Emert (June 2014)
- Fred Logan (confirmation pending)
- Dan Lykins (June 2009)
- Ed McKechnie (June 2014)
- Robba Moran (confirmation pending)
- Janie Perkins (June 2009)
- Kenny Wilk (confirmation pending)
[edit] Tasks
For the most part, the Board deals with educational providers to improve the quality of their educational policies, programs, and services, in an effort to improve the quality of learning in general, as well as to maintain this quality, in Kansas.
In addition to serving on the Board, each of its members serves on various commissions and committees throughout the year.
[edit] Schools governed by the Board of Regents
- Emporia State University, Emporia
- Fort Hays State University, Hays
- Kansas State University, Manhattan
- Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg
- University of Kansas, Lawrence
- Wichita State University, Wichita
