campus administrators for day-to-day-operations. The founding board had fourteen appointed members and four ex-officio members. Formerly, trustees were appointed by the legislature or the board itself; currently, members are appointed by the governor. The size of the board has fluctuated between twelve and twenty-four members. The current board is composed of nineteen voting members and three ex-officio non-voting members. Seventeen board members are appointed by the governor of the Commonwealth; at least five of those appointed must be alumni of the university, and one must be a representative of organized labor. The other two voting members are students. Overall, the board has five student members, elected for one-year terms, from the Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester campuses. Voting membership rotates among the campuses: two students are voting members and three others are ex officio non-voting members. Notable people, alumni and faculty Honorary alumni The University of Massachusetts awarded its first-ever system-wide honorary degrees in 2006. See also University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (Worcester) University of Massachusetts School of Law Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act References External links . (Various documents related to University of Massachusetts System.) 1964 establishments in Massachusetts Public university systems in the United States