MU chancellor keeps eye on travel costs - Janese Silvey, Columbia Daily Tribune

Although Deaton acknowledged it’s difficult to draw conclusions based on the available reports, he said he has been more careful with trips during the economic downturn. “I try to be very travel-conscious,” he said. “Minimizing it but also not doing that in a way that cheats the university. Doing what we do requires representation at national meetings.” Traveling to AAU and APLU meetings ensures Deaton is abreast of trends and pressing issues in higher education, he said, and allows him to recruit nationally recognized faculty. Harry Tyrer, who becomes chairman of MU’s Faculty Council next week, said the expenses sounded reasonable. A presence at national meetings ensures others know MU’s name and impact, he said. “He needs to leave Columbia,” Tyrer said. “Certainly he needs to take care of the state and travel within the state, but he also needs to represent the campus at various national meetings that are important to us. When he represents the university, people take notice, so there really is a need to show the University of Missouri outside of Missouri.”