Ashland U. administrator named to new provost position for YSU international initiatives

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

As part of ongoing efforts to expand and enhance international activities, Youngstown State University announced the appointment of Nathan R. Myers as the new associate provost for international and global initiatives.

Myers, who recently was executive director of the International Programs Division at Ashland University, will oversee the YSU Center for International Studies and Programs, including international student and scholar initiatives, study abroad programs and the English Language Institute.

“With his extensive knowledge, experience and success in global education and activities, Dr. Myers will provide the leadership needed to help increase our international enrollment, expand opportunities for our students to study overseas and create a multicultural environment on campus,” said Martin Abraham, YSU provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Myers will start at YSU on March 16. The appointment must be formally approved by YSU trustee board later this month.

YSU has 401 international students from 56 countries. In the past two years, the number of international students on campus has grown by 52 percent, from 264 in 2014 to 401 this year. Abraham said it’s important for YSU to take its international recruitment efforts to even higher levels.

For more on the new appointment, read Wednesday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.