UConn Provost Mun Y. Choi has been named the president of the University of Missouri system, leading the university to plan a national search for his successor.
UConn President Susan Herbst sent a letter to the university community Wednesday, noting that Choi had been both provost and executive vice president of academic affairs for the last four years. He remains UConn provost until Feb. 1, then begins in his new position March 1.
“While we are sorry to lose a terrific Provost, trusted colleague, and great friend, I also know how much this advancement means to Mun and his family, and we wish them all the best,” Herbst wrote. “ Any university would be lucky to have him.”
Choi first came to UConn in 2008 as the dean of the School of Engineering, and was named provost in 2012. He has been involved in such critical university issues as a major faculty expansion, the creation of the academic plan, and the implementation of Next Generation Connecticut and Bioscience Connecticut.
A national search for the permanent position will launch this summer with the goal of naming a successor before the end of the calendar year, Herbst said.
