[STLTODAY] The University of Missouri System began a major round of layoffs at its Columbia headquarters Wednesday in a cost-cutting move that appears to at least initially be affecting its lobbying and public-relations operations.As of Wednesday afternoon, several sources confirmed numerous employees had been let go in the university relations department. However,
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the extent of the job losses at the headquarters was not clear.
The 18-person university relations department houses federal and state lobbyists, the custodian of records and nine communications employees.
The layoffs precede a big announcement expected Friday from system president Mun Choi on the final decisions about budget cuts at the system and all four campuses: Columbia, Rolla, St. Louis and Kansas City.
A representative for the university system declined to comment Wednesday but said that layoffs would be part of Friday’s announcement.