Special to The Vindicator
COLUMBUS
The Ohio House passed legislation to shorten the name of the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, commonly known by the acronym NEOUCOM.
House Bill 139 would change the name of the Rootstown campus to the Northeast Ohio Medical University.
“Not only would the new name ... be shorter, but it would also better reflect the growing purposes of this great northeastern Ohio university,” said Rep. Todd McKenney of New Franklin, R-43, and primary sponsor legislation.
HB 139 passed on a vote of 94-1 and heads to the Ohio Senate for further consideration. Comparable legislation already is being considered in that chamber.
NEOUCOM is a joint effort of the Kent State University, Youngstown State University, the University of Akron and Cleveland State University. It was established in the early 1970s.
Comments
The new name is much better, The old one sounded too much like neo-con.
That's about all they're qualified to do. Anything beyond the mundane world of name changes and ceremony puts us all in jeopardy, ie SB 5.
Block, I agree with you 100%. My brother and sister graduated from NEOUCOM. If this is a priority, we need to elect other legislators who know what is important and can bring jobs back to Ohio.