4. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
5. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
• Choosing a president (1931)
6. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
• Choosing a president (1931)
• The first building on campus (1931)
7. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
• Choosing a president (1931)
• The first building on campus (1931)
• Independence and accreditation (1944)
8. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
• Choosing a president (1931)
• The first building on campus (1931)
• Independence and accreditation (1944)
• The postwar boom (1945)
9. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
• Choosing a president (1931)
• The first building on campus (1931)
• Independence and accreditation (1944)
• The postwar boom (1945)
• From College to University (1955)
10. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)
• Naming the institution (1931)
• Choosing a president (1931)
• The first building on campus (1931)
• Independence and accreditation (1944)
• The postwar boom (1945)
• From College to University (1955)
• Becoming a state university (1967)
20. Homer L. Nearpass
• Youngstown YMCA
Educational Director
• 1st Director of the
Youngstown Institute
of Technology
21. Howard W. Jones
• Assistant General
Secretary of the
Youngstown YMCA
• 2nd Director of the
Youngstown Institute
of Technology
• 1st President of
Youngstown College