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UM System President Dr. Mun Choi and the UM Board of Curators say Mizzou's $250-million Memorial Stadium football project will elevate the fan experience. President Choi joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle's "CEO Roundtable" program. They discussed Memorial Stadium, the north end zone project and numerous other topics. "When you see the north end zone from the road on Stadium, it looks huge. Wait until you see it from the field. It's immense," President Choi tells listeners. The massive project is expected to be completed by the start of football season. Memorial Stadium is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Mizzou football coach Eliah Drinkwitz has predicted the the fan experience at Faurot will be enhanced by further enclosing the stadium’s north end. President Choi also says the planned new 20-megawatt NextGen MURR in south Columbia will be the largest single project at any university in the nation. He discusses that in-detail during the interview and also discusses higher ed