Macomb, IL – The three new trustees at WIU were on-campus recently for a briefing and meetings with campus constituencies. Steven Nelson is an attorney in Moline. Bob Cook and Bill Griffin are retired professors from the Macomb campus. All three believe much of their focus in coming board meetings will be on developing the Quad Cities campus, where they believe much of the university's growth will occur. Cook says a state grant for planning a performing arts center is a good indication that construction funds will come. Nelson believes the center will help make the Macomb campus the hub of a wide region. He also says the continually-improving highway system in the region will make it easier for the one-third of a million people in the Quad Cities to attend events in Macomb.
New Trustees Prepare for First Meeting
