With WMU's new(ish) president, apparently there comes some new priorities for the campus' future building plans. News today that instead of constructing new dorms to replace the current 'Valley' neighborhood, priority will instead be given to replacing aging dorms in what is referred to as the South Neighborhood:
Quote:
Next WMU development focus is the main campus South Neighborhood
By: Cheryl Roland | WMU News
November 30, 2017
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's campus redevelopment work in the coming years will shift to what's known as South Neighborhood and will see construction of a student center, new student housing and an eye-catching new presence showcasing the part of campus that runs along Stadium Drive...
...The recent shift in focus will mean the first new student housing in the area will be ready for occupancy in 2020, while a new student center is targeted to come online in 2021. Intense long-range planning for the entire South Neighborhood is expected to begin soon and be completed by next October. That neighborhood master plan will guide development through 2023. The South Neighborhood is highly visible from the adjacent Stadium Drive. That fact offers the University the opportunity to turn the area into a state-of-the-art campus gateway that offers a "Wow" factor along what WMU President Edward Montgomery recently noted is "the longest contiguous face of the campus"...
|
Several tantilizing little teasers in that press release. But really, pretty much anything would be better than what is there currently, which is a whole bunch of
this.