Regents signal support for Village at Northwest

Meeting in regular session Friday, Jan. 25, the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents gave its support to further exploration by the Northwest Foundation into the feasibility of creating a mixed-use development on a 66-acre tract west of campus.

As currently envisioned, the Village at Northwest would be an urban-style community comprising shops, restaurants and offices together with a combination of single-family homes, townhouses and loft-style condominiums.

According to a staff report submitted to the board, such a development would provide easy access for residents “who want to take advantage of the educational, recreational and volunteer opportunities provided by the University.”

In addition to housing for alumni and active or retired faculty and staff, the community’s condos and garage apartments could also create rental opportunities for students, the report stated.

Advantages accruing to the University and Maryville area from such a development, according to the report, embrace enhanced fundraising opportunities for the Northwest Foundation, the further distinction of Northwest over its competitors, an increased local tax base and the creation of amenities that would aid in the recruitment of business and industry.

While the Northwest Foundation works to advance, financially and otherwise, the goals and programs of the University, it is a separate corporate entity. The land proposed as the site for the Village at Northwest is owned by the Foundation, and no University funds would be used in its development.

In other business, the regents approved a recommendation for the hiring of new faculty and staff under the recently adopted Rational Expectations Enrollment Plan (REEP), which anticipates a 20 percent increase in the University’s historical enrollment levels over the next five years.

Proposed new faculty positions for fall 2008 include four additional instructors, one each in the areas of English, music, accounting and management. Proposed staff positions, to be filled as soon as practical, include an assistant director of admissions for recruitment and a campus visit coordinator. A third staff post, data analyst, will be upgraded to full time.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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