The Board of Governors, the governing board of Truman State University, is composed of ten members duly appointed and qualified under the provisions of Sections 174.600 through 174.630, Revised Statutes of Missouri. Seven of the ten governors are voting members and three are nonvoting members of the Board. Of the three nonvoting members, two are out-of-state members and one member is a student at Truman State University. The voting members are appointed for terms of six years. The nonvoting members who are not students are appointed for terms of six years. The nonvoting student member of the Board is appointed for a two-year term.