University of Missouri System

The Associated Students of the University of Missouri

ASUM Involvement:

ASUM has been instrumental in legislation in these areas as well:

• Anti-hazing laws
• Mail –in ballots law
• Strengthened landlord-tenant legislation
• Increased funding for the College of Veterinary Medicine at MU
• Engineering laboratory equipment funding
• Tax refunds
• UM System Capital Improvements
• Campaign Finance Reform
• Environmental Issues
• Federal Financial Aid to include Pell Grant and Work Study
• Gender Equity
• Diversity
• Greek Alcohol Policy
• Academic Internships
• 18 year old Jurors
• Minimum wage
• Open Meetings Law
• Presidential Primary
• Proposition B
• FERPA
• Hancock Amendment
• Foreign TAs and Tax
• Tenure
• Transfer of Credit
• Simplified voter registration
• Increased state appropriations for all UM system campuses
• Increased scholarship funding
• Missouri College Guarantee Program passage
• Passage of the MOST program, which allows state tax breaks and other incentives to save for higher education