Before the start of the new school year at Northwest Missouri State, university leadership updated employees on infrastructure projects and fundraising.
Click the LISTEN button to hear comments from the August 19, 2026 state of the university address and academic affairs opening meeting at Northwest Missouri State.
Since January, Northwest Missouri State's administration building has been closed for renovations. The university's vice president of finance and administration has notified employees that the ad building is anticipated to reopen in mid-September. There is a realignment on the first floor for human resources, finance and administration, enrollment management, and the grants coordinator.
President Lance Tatum mentioned in his state of the university address, being well into the third phase of Northwest's infrastructure project, pointing out what he described as a "remarkable transformation" of Martindale Hall. The $105 million dollar project has included this summer's completion of heating and air conditioning upgrades and the conversion to a decentralized hot water plant from a centralized steam plant.
Provost Rose Marie Ward brought up during the academic affairs opening meeting, renovated classrooms at Colden and Wells Hall.
As for university fundraising, President Tatum told employees on July 30th, the leadership phase was launched of the next philanthropy campaign that will focus on endowed scholarships, academic excellence, and building a new welcome center which he described as a "transformational project".
