Bronson Healthy Living Campus

Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building

The Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building, part of the Bronson Healthy Living Campus, is a space where students make connections between food, health, and sustainability. It houses Kalamazoo Valley’s Menus That Matter™ Culinary Arts program and Sustainable Brewing program on the first and second floors. The college’s nursing, emergency medical technician, and respiratory therapy programs are on the third floor. The building also contains a student-run restaurant and cafe.

Food Innovation Center

Kalamazoo Valley students and partners explore new trends in growing food indoors and in reclaimed urban environments at the Food Innovation Center on the Bronson Healthy Living Campus. The site hosts a food hub for aggregating foods from local farms to supply area hospitals, schools and other institutions. Indoor growing space, processing and distribution facility, quality assurance testing lab, classroom and greenhouse, and outdoor gardens and education spaces are located in the FIC.