COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri System's new president says he wants to leverage private-public partnerships to bring revenue and investments to campus.
The Columbia Missourian reports President Mun Choi joined about 100 members and guests of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday as part of its "Lunch with a Leader" series. At the gathering, Choi emphasized the mutual economic benefit of such partnerships.
Choi discussed investing in research centers, noting the Columbia campus alone is looking at withholding $20 million in this fiscal year's budget. The university system will also likely face additional cuts for fiscal 2018.
Chamber of Commerce President Matt McCormick says the university is Columbia's top economic driver and business leaders look forward to working with Choi, who was named president of the four-campus system in November.