WMU board to consider downtown property sale at Thursday meeting

Contact: Deanne Puca

November 1, 2022

Members of the WMU Board of Trustees and administrators sit at a table in front of an audience.

Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct streets bordering the downtown parcel under consideration for selling.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider the sale of a property in downtown Kalamazoo to Kalamazoo County along with other agenda items during its next meeting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, in the North Ballroom of the Bernhard Center. The property for sale for $1.15 million includes the city block bordered by West Kalamazoo Avenue, North Westnedge Avenue and Cooley and Eleanor streets.

Other items for consideration by the board include deletions, additions and renaming of several academic degree programs and certificates, revised WMU board meeting dates in 2023, personnel updates and a change to the student code of conduct.

For additional details, find the board’s full agenda online. Individuals wishing to address the board during either public comment section must email Dr. Kahler Schuemann by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The meeting will also be available by livestream.

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