Initiated in 2008—Youngstown State University’s centennial year—this Centennial Master Plan provides the university and its community partners with a framework to guide campus development well into the school’s next century.
The Centennial Master Plan positions the university for a century of progress as Youngstown, the Mahoning Valley, and the State of Ohio continue the often difficult transition from the industrial to the knowledge economy. As one of the city’s major employers and the Mahoning Valley’s only full four-year state university campus Youngstown State already plays a critical role in the economic health of the city and the region. Over the course of the next century, Youngstown State University will play an even more vital role in the community’s future.
The Plan also builds on a century of relationships with its neighboring institutions and the City of Youngstown. Through its long history, the university has relied partnerships with its neighbor institutions—from the nationally renowned Butler Museum of American Art, to St. Elizabeth Health Center, the Youngstown YWCA and the Romanian Orthodox Church—to meet its academic, athletic, and parking needs and to enrich the education of its students by enabling it to offer convenient opportunities for internships, practicums, and career-related employment.
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Youngstown State University
