1. Turning Points
in the History
of
Youngstown State
University

3. Eight Turning Points
• The first college-level course (1908)

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)

11. The First College-Level Course

13. The first and second YMCAs in
Youngstown, Ohio

15. Naming the Institution

16. James C. Wick, Jr.
YIT Yearbook, 1928

19. Choosing a President

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

22. L.T. Skeggs
N.L. Nearpass H.W. Jones

23. Garland A. Bricker

24. President Jones, 1937 President Jones, 1960

25. First Building on Campus

26. John C. Wick Mansion

27. Henry C. Wick Mansion

28. Bonnell Mansion

29. Jones Directs Construction

30. Main Building in 1931

31. Jones Hall

32. Independence and Accreditation

33. Articles of Incorporation, 1944

34. The Postwar Boom

35. Advertisement for the
Wartime Accelerated Degree
Program at Youngstown
College, 1942

36. Veterans Visiting YSU, 1947

37. Veterans in Class, 1952

38. YoCo Veterans’ Collegiate Association, 1945

39. From College to University

41. Becoming a State University

42. Albert L. Pugsley,
2nd President of Youngstown University

43. Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes
Dedication of the Engineering
Sciences Bldg., 1968

45. Conclusion

46. Youngstown State University
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