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MU officials provide support, counseling in search for missing student 

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Mun Y. Choi, PhD, President | University of Missouri

Mun Y. Choi, PhD, President | University of Missouri

University of Missouri officials were alerted this weekend that a student, Riley Strain, was missing after traveling to Nashville, Tenn., to attend a private event. The university has been in touch with the family and authorities in Nashville who are working to find Strain. 

"The safety of our community is our highest priority," said Angela King Taylor, interim vice chancellor for Student Affairs. "Our thoughts are with Riley’s family as the search continues. We will be offering any support to them that we can, and we encourage anyone who needs help to reach out to our counseling resources."

Counseling resources are available to the campus community, including the  and the  within the Division of Student Affairs and the  for faculty and staff.

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