‘Brunch With Best’ Gives Honors Students Time with UCM President

University of Central Missouri (UCM) President Roger Best met informally with Honors College students during a brunch event on Wednesday, March 18, at Achauer House, offering students an opportunity to ask questions and engage in conversation about campus life, student success and university priorities.

Designed as a casual social hour, the "Brunch with Best" event allowed students to come and go while spending time with Best in a more personal setting outside the classroom. New additions this year included a submitted-in-advance question-and-answer component intended to support meaningful student engagement, as well as a trivia activity based on previously shared facts about Best’s background and interests.

Student questions covered a range of topics, including Best’s career path, advice for students, diversity and inclusion, university goals, campus culture and student well-being. The brunch menu included a create-your-own omelet station, breakfast breads, mini croissants, yogurt, coffee and orange blossom punch.

The event concluded with Honors College staff announcing the trivia answers and recognizing Cris Aguilar of Livingston, California, a graduate student studying Criminal Justice and Criminology, as the trivia contest winner.

Established in 1958, The Honors College at UCM is the second-oldest program of its kind west of the Mississippi. It is designed to enrich the educational careers of highly motivated, creative and dynamic undergraduate students. For more information, visit ucmo.edu/thehonorscollege.