In order to hire the best faculty and administrators - who are being pursued by other post-secondary institutions daily - YSU has to pay a competitive wage to keep faculty and administrative staff at the University.
Dr. Sweet (whom I don't know) was only a Dean at Cleveland State University prior to his appointment as President of YSU. Dr. Cyndy Anderson has been VP for Student Affairs since 1995, and was Assistant Provost for Academic Planning in the early 1990s under former Provost Jim Scanlon.
I would say that Dr. Anderson's administrative experience would be comparable to Dr. Sweet's prior to his appointment at YSU.
As a YSU graduate and former employee of YSU, I am proud of my alma mater. It provided me the skills and background needed to further my education at one of the top public research universities in North America. YSU is a great institution, but as with so many other things in the Valley, the perception exists that anything anywhere else is better than what we have here.
actually, it would make some sense for Campbell to merge into Youngstown.
Campbell's population is about 9000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A community of 9000 can't support all of the functions that a city requires.
Merging into Youngstown would make sense. Youngstown already has the infrastructure to absorb Campbell and maintain the services needed to maintain the community.
Moreover, Campbell would never lose it's identity. That part of town would always be known as Campbell, even if it merged with Youngstown.
The Valley can't maintain so many little duplicative governments. The tax base is no longer there to allow for these small 'cities' and protect the political fiefdoms.
You need people to plow the streets, maintain water treatment, provide community services.
Running a city is a full-time job. Part of the problem is when part-time officials try to run a city, Even the operations of a small city require a lot of time and attention.
>> "Why was city hall and the police department painted?"
It's cheaper to paint things now rather than put it off (known as deferred maintenance) . It becomes more expensive to deal with the physical plant if any type of maintenance is deferred.
The idea or 'place' of Campbell will never go away, even if it merged with Youngstown. However, with 9000+ residents and declining tax base, the days of the City of Campbell municipal government seem numbered.
actually, it would make some sense for Campbell to merge into Youngstown.
Campbell's population is about 9000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A community of 9000 can't support all of the functions that a city requires.
Merging into Youngstown would make sense. Youngstown already has the infrastructure to absorb Campbell and maintain the services needed to maintain the community.
Moreover, Campbell would never lose it's identity. That part of town would always be known as Campbell, even if it merged with Youngstown.
The Valley can't maintain so many little duplicative governments. The tax base is no longer there to allow for these small 'cities' and protect the political fiefdoms.
You need people to plow the streets, maintain water treatment, provide community services.
Running a city is a full-time job. Part of the problem is when part-time officials try to run a city, Even the operations of a small city require a lot of time and attention.
>> "Why was city hall and the police department painted?"
It's cheaper to paint things now rather than put it off (known as deferred maintenance) . It becomes more expensive to deal with the physical plant if any type of maintenance is deferred.
The idea or 'place' of Campbell will never go away, even if it merged with Youngstown. However, with 9000+ residents and declining tax base, the days of the City of Campbell municipal government seem numbered.
As a former employee of Dr. Cyndy Anderson, I can say that she is a generous person by nature and her donation of $100,000 was motivated by a strong desire to give something back to YSU. This donation is consistent with the character and integrity Cyndy Anderson possesses .
Dr. Anderson had the ability to improve morale and re-energize the Division of Student Affairs during the 1990s and was an apt Associate Provost for Academic Planning prior to her appointment as VP for Student Affairs. Cyndy will do a lot to improve faculty/staff morale at YSU, which has suffered during the past 10 years.
I'm no longer employed at YSU (as I have moved on to another college in a different state and haven't spoken to Dr. Anderson in about 10 years), but have known Cyndy to be a highly ethical individual and a strong advocate for the YSU student population.
It is unfair to make personal attacks against Cyndy and those she has known, worked with and befriended for some 20+ years as a faculty member of the former CAST, the WCBA, and subsequent administrative capacities at YSU.
The YSU BOT is comprised of 9 members. The chair of the BOT alone could not 'force' the rest of the Board to accept his choice. The choice of Dr. Anderson as the next YSU President would have been a collective decision by the 9 members of the BOT and not made solely by the chair of the BOT. From my readings related to the presidential search, the search process was open and transparent, and the presidential search committee was comprised of faculty, staff, and students from throughout YSU.
YSU needs a strong administrator that has the ability to rally the campus around the collective goal of defining what the role of an urban research university in the 21st century is, and I have no doubt Cyndy Anderson will be move the campus forward towards those goals and objectives.
I wish Cyndy the best as the next President of YSU.
the author of the article is confusing traffic circles with roundabouts.
Traffic circles have stop and yield signs.
a roundabout, more common in other part of the country, allows the continuous flow of traffic about about 20 miles an hour. They may or may not have yield signs depending on how many lanes are in a roundabout.
roundabouts reduces accidents, reduces smog and air pollution, and reduces commute and travel times.
before spouting off about 'change' and the evils of roundabouts (which are very rare in Ohio), you may want to learn about them first (and how they are different from a traffic circle).
Some visual resources on roundabouts in neighborhoods:
and I think the previous post proves the continued need for diversity programming...
wow... real Americans... as opposed to fake Americans... we live in a pluralistic society... the germans hated the irish... the irish hated the italians... the italians hated the blacks... the blacks hated the jews... the jews hated the muslims... when does it stop? enough with the hatred for others because of race/ethnicity/religion/sexual orientation/etc... it's almost 2010...
BTW... why is it always "love the fetus, hate the child?" we have so many pro-life groups that advocate for the fetus (which is great, kudos to those who support life), but it's often the same conservative groups that do not support universal health care for children, head start, WIC, etc...
YSU provides a great undergraduate education. Upon graduating from YSU, I was admitted to a Research 1 public university located in the Northeast where I earned two master's degrees, was subsequently hired, earned administrative tenure, and am completing my PhD dissertation.
Without the strong undergraduate education I obtained at YSU, none of this would been possible.
Can it be better? Sure. Every college should continually assess its performance and opportunities for improvement. I think with the arrival of a new president (I graduated before Dr. Sweet arrived, but from what I have read, he lacks judgment in human resources or administrative services) , YSU can fully move into the 21st century.
Radio stations don't pay for Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage or the ilk - they get them for free via their syndication deals. Local stations then sell air time based upon the ratings generated by the Rush Limbaughs' and Randi Rhodes' of the world (who are both syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks). These big radio conglomerates (Clear Channel, Infinity, Entercom, Citadel, etc.) don't care about local content - they just care about making the $$$.
The public owns the airwaves and the station owners are supposed to be operating in the public interest. How can they do that if there is no local content? It may be time to look at breaking up these big chains - if they're 'too big to fail' then they're 'too big to exist.'
Finally, there's no reason that the Valley can't have a progressive radio station with people like Ed Shultz, Stephanie Miller, Leslie Marshall, Bill Press, and Randi Rhodes to provide a progressive alternative to conservative radio.
There are a number of urban planning programs within a 3 hour drive of Youngstown that could be utilized to help the City achieve some of the goal's laid out in the City's Master Plan. Cleveland State's College of Urban Affairs, Kent State's School of Architecture and Environmental Design, the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Ohio State's Knowlton School of Architecture, for example, are all institutions that could be tapped to assist Youngstown in meeting objectives identified in the City's Master Plan.
Downtown living can work, even in a place like Youngstown. However, "Monthly rents will range from $1,400 to $2,300" is NOT the way to start encouraging people to live in downtown Youngstown. This is poor planning on the part of the developers. To start to encourage people to live downtown, rents should start at $775 - $1550?
Don't believe it can work? That's exactly how is started in downtown Buffalo. The first few apartment buildings created via adapted reuse started between $675 - $1500. Now you have a range of units available in downtown Buffalo from $700 - $2500 a month.
The City of Buffalo and the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Urban Planning created a downtown master plan acknowledging that downtown Buffalo could absorb about 375 new apartments a year - but you need to know how to price the initial apartments.
At YSU, greed is celebrated
In order to hire the best faculty and administrators - who are being pursued by other post-secondary institutions daily - YSU has to pay a competitive wage to keep faculty and administrative staff at the University.
Dr. Sweet (whom I don't know) was only a Dean at Cleveland State University prior to his appointment as President of YSU. Dr. Cyndy Anderson has been VP for Student Affairs since 1995, and was Assistant Provost for Academic Planning in the early 1990s under former Provost Jim Scanlon.
I would say that Dr. Anderson's administrative experience would be comparable to Dr. Sweet's prior to his appointment at YSU.
As a YSU graduate and former employee of YSU, I am proud of my alma mater. It provided me the skills and background needed to further my education at one of the top public research universities in North America. YSU is a great institution, but as with so many other things in the Valley, the perception exists that anything anywhere else is better than what we have here.
June 28, 2010 at 4:53 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Official: Campbell may have to shut down
actually, it would make some sense for Campbell to merge into Youngstown.
Campbell's population is about 9000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A community of 9000 can't support all of the functions that a city requires.
Merging into Youngstown would make sense. Youngstown already has the infrastructure to absorb Campbell and maintain the services needed to maintain the community.
Moreover, Campbell would never lose it's identity. That part of town would always be known as Campbell, even if it merged with Youngstown.
The Valley can't maintain so many little duplicative governments. The tax base is no longer there to allow for these small 'cities' and protect the political fiefdoms.
You need people to plow the streets, maintain water treatment, provide community services.
Running a city is a full-time job. Part of the problem is when part-time officials try to run a city, Even the operations of a small city require a lot of time and attention.
>> "Why was city hall and the police department painted?"
It's cheaper to paint things now rather than put it off (known as deferred maintenance) . It becomes more expensive to deal with the physical plant if any type of maintenance is deferred.
The idea or 'place' of Campbell will never go away, even if it merged with Youngstown. However, with 9000+ residents and declining tax base, the days of the City of Campbell municipal government seem numbered.
Change can be good.
May 12, 2010 at 1:42 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Campbell official blames loss of tax revenue for financial crisis
actually, it would make some sense for Campbell to merge into Youngstown.
Campbell's population is about 9000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A community of 9000 can't support all of the functions that a city requires.
Merging into Youngstown would make sense. Youngstown already has the infrastructure to absorb Campbell and maintain the services needed to maintain the community.
Moreover, Campbell would never lose it's identity. That part of town would always be known as Campbell, even if it merged with Youngstown.
The Valley can't maintain so many little duplicative governments. The tax base is no longer there to allow for these small 'cities' and protect the political fiefdoms.
You need people to plow the streets, maintain water treatment, provide community services.
Running a city is a full-time job. Part of the problem is when part-time officials try to run a city, Even the operations of a small city require a lot of time and attention.
>> "Why was city hall and the police department painted?"
It's cheaper to paint things now rather than put it off (known as deferred maintenance) . It becomes more expensive to deal with the physical plant if any type of maintenance is deferred.
The idea or 'place' of Campbell will never go away, even if it merged with Youngstown. However, with 9000+ residents and declining tax base, the days of the City of Campbell municipal government seem numbered.
Change can be good.
May 12, 2010 at 1:32 p.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU's president-elect donates $100K to student scholarships
As a former employee of Dr. Cyndy Anderson, I can say that she is a generous person by nature and her donation of $100,000 was motivated by a strong desire to give something back to YSU. This donation is consistent with the character and integrity Cyndy Anderson possesses .
Dr. Anderson had the ability to improve morale and re-energize the Division of Student Affairs during the 1990s and was an apt Associate Provost for Academic Planning prior to her appointment as VP for Student Affairs. Cyndy will do a lot to improve faculty/staff morale at YSU, which has suffered during the past 10 years.
I'm no longer employed at YSU (as I have moved on to another college in a different state and haven't spoken to Dr. Anderson in about 10 years), but have known Cyndy to be a highly ethical individual and a strong advocate for the YSU student population.
It is unfair to make personal attacks against Cyndy and those she has known, worked with and befriended for some 20+ years as a faculty member of the former CAST, the WCBA, and subsequent administrative capacities at YSU.
The YSU BOT is comprised of 9 members. The chair of the BOT alone could not 'force' the rest of the Board to accept his choice. The choice of Dr. Anderson as the next YSU President would have been a collective decision by the 9 members of the BOT and not made solely by the chair of the BOT. From my readings related to the presidential search, the search process was open and transparent, and the presidential search committee was comprised of faculty, staff, and students from throughout YSU.
YSU needs a strong administrator that has the ability to rally the campus around the collective goal of defining what the role of an urban research university in the 21st century is, and I have no doubt Cyndy Anderson will be move the campus forward towards those goals and objectives.
I wish Cyndy the best as the next President of YSU.
March 23, 2010 at 4:02 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Boardman traffic fix: Go round and round
the author of the article is confusing traffic circles with roundabouts.
Traffic circles have stop and yield signs.
a roundabout, more common in other part of the country, allows the continuous flow of traffic about about 20 miles an hour. They may or may not have yield signs depending on how many lanes are in a roundabout.
roundabouts reduces accidents, reduces smog and air pollution, and reduces commute and travel times.
before spouting off about 'change' and the evils of roundabouts (which are very rare in Ohio), you may want to learn about them first (and how they are different from a traffic circle).
Some visual resources on roundabouts in neighborhoods:
https://www.nysdot.gov/regional-offic...
https://www.nysdot.gov/regional-offic...
https://www.nysdot.gov/regional-offic...
http://villagehamburg.com/index.asp?T...
http://villagehamburg.com/vertical/Si...
http://www.highwaysaftey.org/
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/or...
February 27, 2010 at 12:09 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Project stresses value of diversity
and I think the previous post proves the continued need for diversity programming...
wow... real Americans... as opposed to fake Americans... we live in a pluralistic society... the germans hated the irish... the irish hated the italians... the italians hated the blacks... the blacks hated the jews... the jews hated the muslims... when does it stop? enough with the hatred for others because of race/ethnicity/religion/sexual orientation/etc... it's almost 2010...
BTW... why is it always "love the fetus, hate the child?" we have so many pro-life groups that advocate for the fetus (which is great, kudos to those who support life), but it's often the same conservative groups that do not support universal health care for children, head start, WIC, etc...
November 24, 2009 at 4:48 p.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU enrollment continues to rise
YSU provides a great undergraduate education. Upon graduating from YSU, I was admitted to a Research 1 public university located in the Northeast where I earned two master's degrees, was subsequently hired, earned administrative tenure, and am completing my PhD dissertation.
Without the strong undergraduate education I obtained at YSU, none of this would been possible.
Can it be better? Sure. Every college should continually assess its performance and opportunities for improvement. I think with the arrival of a new president (I graduated before Dr. Sweet arrived, but from what I have read, he lacks judgment in human resources or administrative services) , YSU can fully move into the 21st century.
August 26, 2009 at 5 p.m. permalink suggest removal
John Nagy off the air after 40 years at WKBN-570
Radio stations don't pay for Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage or the ilk - they get them for free via their syndication deals. Local stations then sell air time based upon the ratings generated by the Rush Limbaughs' and Randi Rhodes' of the world (who are both syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks). These big radio conglomerates (Clear Channel, Infinity, Entercom, Citadel, etc.) don't care about local content - they just care about making the $$$.
The public owns the airwaves and the station owners are supposed to be operating in the public interest. How can they do that if there is no local content? It may be time to look at breaking up these big chains - if they're 'too big to fail' then they're 'too big to exist.'
Finally, there's no reason that the Valley can't have a progressive radio station with people like Ed Shultz, Stephanie Miller, Leslie Marshall, Bill Press, and Randi Rhodes to provide a progressive alternative to conservative radio.
May 8, 2009 at 4:26 p.m. permalink suggest removal
What's next for City Planning Dept?
There are a number of urban planning programs within a 3 hour drive of Youngstown that could be utilized to help the City achieve some of the goal's laid out in the City's Master Plan. Cleveland State's College of Urban Affairs, Kent State's School of Architecture and Environmental Design, the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Ohio State's Knowlton School of Architecture, for example, are all institutions that could be tapped to assist Youngstown in meeting objectives identified in the City's Master Plan.
March 21, 2009 at 2:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
UPSCALE DOWNTOWN Luxury apartments detail heart-of-city location
Downtown living can work, even in a place like Youngstown. However, "Monthly rents will range from $1,400 to $2,300" is NOT the way to start encouraging people to live in downtown Youngstown. This is poor planning on the part of the developers. To start to encourage people to live downtown, rents should start at $775 - $1550?
Don't believe it can work? That's exactly how is started in downtown Buffalo. The first few apartment buildings created via adapted reuse started between $675 - $1500. Now you have a range of units available in downtown Buffalo from $700 - $2500 a month.
The City of Buffalo and the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Urban Planning created a downtown master plan acknowledging that downtown Buffalo could absorb about 375 new apartments a year - but you need to know how to price the initial apartments.
Check out http://urbandesignproject.ap.buffalo.... to see the master plan for Downtown Buffalo.
December 9, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. permalink suggest removal