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Missouri Western board approves ERP contract, accepts Jan. 31 financial report
Summary
The board approved RFP26-008 to replace the university’s enterprise resource planning and student information system and accepted the Jan. 31, 2026 financial report, while hearing a finance update that showed tuition meeting budget but auxiliary revenues lagging.
The Missouri Western State University Board of Governors voted to approve RFP26-008 — a multi-year enterprise resource planning and student information system procurement recommended by the Personnel, Finance and Operations Committee — and accepted the university’s Jan. 31, 2026 financial report.
Vice President Daniel Holt, presenting the committee’s report, said operating revenues through Jan. 31 totaled about $41.6 million and that tuition and fees have “already achieved our budgeted tuition and fees revenue for the year,” while auxiliary operations (housing and food services) are running below budget because of lower residence hall occupancy. Holt told governors the university expects summer enrollment and related summer tuition to materially affect the final tuition tally.
On expenses, Holt said salaries and compensation and fringe benefits — notably increases in the state retirement program (MoSERS) and medical costs — are primary pressure points. He reported total operating expenses near $52.3 million, producing an operating loss of about $10.7 million before core appropriations, and noted ongoing adjustments in restricted funds and scholarship lines.
After committee discussion, the board moved, seconded and approved the Jan. 31 financial report by voice vote. The board then approved the RFP26-008 recommendation, with the committee having recommended a Workday implementation after demonstrations of competing products and subsequent negotiations. Holt said the multi-year implementation will be managed to fit within the FY27 budget and will take roughly three years to complete.
The meeting also advanced a committee-originated motion permitting the athletic department to spend athletic funds within its budget with fewer university restrictions, citing compliance with TAA regulations and Title IX. That motion was approved by voice vote.
The board’s actions at the meeting were procedural and did not include detailed line-item amendments to the FY27 budget, which Holt said will be presented in April as the university completes its budget-building process.
