By Janet Saidi, KBIA
Columbia, MO. – Monday was President Gary Forsee's first day on the job at the University of Missouri.
He took time from his first day's schedule for a press conference, where he emphasized some key goals.
Forsee says a top priority will be to advocate loudly for the University in Jefferson City and in Washington D.C.
"As the new president, that's going to be one of my key opportunities, is to continue that listening and learning process, but also to be the spokesperson, the advocate, for the university and all the things that we have going on and all the things that we need to be dealing with in the future," Forsee said.
Forsee also says he'll look beyond current fund-raising to help the university grow and to address faculty salaries, which he called a critical issue.
The new president says he plans to visit each campus over the coming weeks to begin to learn more from students, staff and faculty on all four campuses of the system.