We’re honored to announce that UMKC has received a gift of $2 million to assist with the renovation of the fourth floor of the Miller Nichols Library. The gift was received in the form of a three-year challenge grant by the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation.
As academic libraries evolve they increasingly add ways to draw students in with related services including academic support, labs, technology rooms, lecture halls and classrooms. The goal of this project is to relocate student success programs to the fourth floor of the Miller Nichols Library. The reconfigured floor will offer an updated space that is flexible, inviting, and welcoming and serve to attract and retain students by connecting them with support that meets their academic needs. Our objective is for students to be more successful while they are at UMKC, as well as after graduation. The project will result in a unique building that brings together our library, classroom learning environments, an automated storage and retrieval system, and student success services.
The UMKC community can expect changes to begin after commencement this May. The fourth floor of the library, currently the silent study floor, will close for renovation in late May and reopen with brand new spaces for student success programs and open study in fall 2025. The second floor of the library will become the new silent study floor, from June 2024.
The Libraries wish to extend our thanks to the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation for their gift. We are grateful for your past and continued support of UMKC Libraries.
