The following buildings will be demolished, according to a news release:
Parker and Noyes halls and the Old Student Health Building, which are next to each other on South Sixth Street;
Read Hall, on Hitt Street across from Ellis Library;
Loeb Hall, on South Fifth Street near Peace Park;
London Hall, on South Sixth Street next to Lafferre Hall;
Neff Annex, at Ninth and Elm streets;
Columbia Professional Building, on University Avenue across from Middlebush Hall.
"We have been developing this plan for years, and the plan is now actively beginning," MU spokesperson Christian Basi said.
The process of vacating buildings, which will take several months, has begun, he said. After that, MU will take bids for the demolition process.