YSU Campus gateway project opening today

YOUNGSTOWN

Prospective students, visitors and others will be greeted at Youngstown State University by a more aesthetically pleasing look.

That’s because of the completion of numerous improvements along University Plaza, off Wick Avenue, on the east side of the university.

YSU officials and community members were among those who attended a press conference and tour today to celebrate the opening of East Campus Gateway, a multi-pronged project designed to enhance the appearance of a main entrance to the university.

Primary pieces of the project are a new glass-enclosed atrium and entryway in Tod Hall, renovations to Coffelt Hall, a visitors parking lot and a new marquee outside Bliss Hall. Also included werenew lighting, landscaping, colorful banners and a stone-walled traffic circle.

“This is the culmination of a decade of activity,” noted YSU President David C. Sweet, referring to when nearby Sweeney Hall became home to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in fall 2000.

For details of the project, read Tuesday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.