Directions
The Rider Colloquium is held at the Fetzer Center
Physical address
Fetzer Center
Western Michigan University
2251 Business Court, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Location
It is located on the Business Court near Schneider Hall. From Stadium Drive, travel northwest on Howard Street. Turn right on West Michigan Avenue, then take the second exit from the roundabout to Ring Road South. Then take a right on Business Court and follow the road to the destination on the right.
Free parking is available for Fetzer Center guests in lot 72F.
Navigation
From I-94 Detroit and Chicago
- From I-94 merge onto US 131 North and continue Northbound.
- At Exit 36A, turn east onto Stadium Drive and continue for 2.2 miles.
- Turn left onto Howard Street and continue for 0.6 miles.
- Turn right onto West Michigan Avenue
- Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin, and exit
- Go to the stop sign, then turn right onto Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F
From US 131 Grand Rapids, Muskegon
- At Exit #36A, turn east onto Stadium Drive, drive 2.2 miles to Howard Street
- Turn left and go 0.6 miles; turn right onto West Michigan Avenue
- Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin, and exit
- Go to the stop sign and turn right onto Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F
From M-43 North of Kalamazoo
- Follow westbound M-43 through downtown Kalamazoo (Gull Road — Riverview Avenue — East Michigan Avenue — Kalamazoo Avenue — West Main Street) until reaching Solon Street (the fourth traffic light after Kalamazoo Avenue merges with West Main Street and becomes two-way traffic, near Kalamazoo College)
- Turn left onto Solon and drive south 0.5 miles where Solon turns into Howard Street
- At the light, turn left onto West Michigan Avenue
- Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin, and exit
- Go to the stop sign and turn right onto Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F
From M-43 West of Kalamazoo
- Drive easterly past US 131 and after 1.9 miles, turn right onto Solon Avenue and drive south 0.5 miles where Solon turns into Howard Street
- At the light, turn left onto West Michigan Avenue
- Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin, and exit
- Go to the stop sign and turn right onto Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F
From Downtown Kalamazoo
- Drive westerly on Stadium Drive (Business Route 131)
- At Howard Street turn right and drive 0.6 miles
- At the light, turn right onto West Michigan Avenue
- Follow the roundabout to the second turn, which is Rankin, and exit
- Go to the stop sign and turn right onto Business Court then left into the large parking lot, then immediately right into the Fetzer Center parking area, Lot #72F