YSU president vows to stay focused in final year

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University is starting a year of transition this month, but it also must be a year of moving forward, said President David C. Sweet.

Sweet is entering the 10th and final year of his presidency as fiscal 2009-10 begins. He will retire in June 2010.

The presidential transition will be of keen interest to the campus and the community, but the university cannot put initiatives on hold during that process, he said in a report to the board of trustees.

“My staff and I are fully focused on the continued task of moving YSU forward in these exciting yet challenging times for higher education,” Sweet said.

The university is facing several challenges in 2009-10 in addition to a presidential search, he said.

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