1.02 Authority
A University is hereby instituted in this state, the government whereof shall be vested in a Board of Curators(Section 172.010, RSMo).
It is hereby provided that the Board of Curators of the Lincoln University shall organize after the manner of the Board of Curators of the state University of Missouri; and it is further provided, that the powers, authority,responsibilities, privileges, immunities, liabilities and compensation of the Board of Curators of the Lincoln University shall be the same as those prescribed by statute for the Board of Curators of the state University ofMissouri, except as stated in this chapter (Section 175.040, RSMo).
The Board of Curators of the Lincoln University shall be authorized to afford to its students training up to the standards furnished at the state University of Missouri. To this end the Board of Curators shall be authorized topurchase necessary additional land, erect necessary additional buildings, to open and establish any new school, department or course of instruction, to provide necessary additional equipment, and to locate the respective units of the University wherever in the state of Missouri in their opinion the various schools will most effectively promote the purposes of this chapter (Section 175.050, RSMo).
Effective Date
Approved by Board of Curators: April 17, 2025