The NMU Foundation held multiple community forum sessions to provide an update on its plan to redevelop the former Marquette Hospital, located right next to the campus. In September 2021, the foundation entered into a contract to purchase the 23-acre property and repurpose it. While it is still unknown what would replace the hospital, attendees participated in a survey on what is important to them for the site’s future.
“Our role is really focused on bringing together the resources and relationships to facilitate a really mutual beneficial outcome for NMU and the community,” said David Nyberg, NMU Executive Director of Business Engagement & Economic Development. “We talked about the need for housing across the spectrum and what this project might be able to do for that. We also talked about the transitions between the NMU campus and the neighborhoods in Marquette.” Read more here.