Martin University Alumni request meeting with the Board of Trustees
Standing on a corner along Meridian Street on Jan. 7, members of the Martin University Alumni Association (MUAA) and supporters declared their ongoing commitment to the school. They are seeking ways to keep their beloved institution open for future generations.
“We’re not going to sit back and allow it to be permanently closed. Period,” said MUAA Vice President Denell Howard, who added that the board should stop using phrases such as, “final chapter.”
The MUAA has been in talks with other educational institutions, business leaders and stakeholders to receive counsel on how to move forward. They were told “by (Martin) leadership” that the school is not closing permanently, and they want to have representation at the table to determine what happens next.
“The greatest thing for that trustee board to do is to humble themselves and sit down with the president of the alumni association and let them lend their voice to the pathway forward,” Howard said…