Use University of Missouri Board of Curators on first reference. Board, the Curators or Board of Curators are acceptable on second reference. Capitalize Board and Curators when referring to the University of Missouri Board. Lowercase when referring to similar bodies from other universities. Note: Do not use UM System Board of Curators.
The phrase takes singular verbs and pronouns when referring to the board as a body. Ex: The UM Board of Curators is meeting today to consider the proposal.
Note: In legal documents, the name of the UM System is “The Curators of the University of Missouri.”