By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Northwest Missouri State University has appointed Vice President of Culture Clarence Green as interim president as the university searches for a replacement for John Jasinski.
The Northwest Board of Regents chose not renew Jasinski’s contract and has release no details on the decision.
Green has been with Northwest since 1996. He has been vice president of culture on the Maryville campus since April of 2019 and has oversight of the Office of Human Resources, the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, and the University Police Department, for which he also serves as chief.
Green previously served at Northwest as interim vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, and as the interim vice president of human resources.
Green serves in Maryville Ten Squared Men, the local NAACP Chapter, and numerous law enforcement organizations. In 2016, he was named among Ingram’s Magazine’s Top 50 Missourians You Should Know.
In a news release, the NWMSU Board of Regents stated it plans to launch its search for Northwest’s next president when the fall semester begins.