9 NEO colleges, universities discussing shared services

YOUNGSTOWN

A group of nine Northeast Ohio colleges and universities are beginning the process to determine ways to share services and save money.

The idea started from a casual conversation among Gene Grilli, vice president for finance and administration at Youngstown State University, and the chief financial officers at the University of Akron and Kent State University.

From there, they decided to propose the idea to other higher education institutions in the region and organized a meeting last week at YSU to discuss the possibilities.

Beside the three universities that initially talked about the idea, Cleveland State and Northeast Ohio Medical universities and Cuyahoga, Eastern Gateway and Lakeland community colleges attended.

Read more about the proposal in today's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.