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YSU Names Special Assistant to President
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- George McCloud, dean of the College of Fine & Performing Arts at Youngstown State University, has been named the full-time special assistant to the president for university advancement. "With the university's centennial celebration in 2008, and with the correspondingĀ capital campaign, it is important that we devote full-time efforts to the leadership of the advancement division," said YSU President David C. Sweet.Joe Edwards, associate dean, will become interim dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts. Edwards is expected to remain interim dean through the 2005-06 academic year, said Bege Bowers, interim YSU provost. A national search will be conducted to hire a permanent dean, she said, adding that Edwards has worked at YSU for 36 years and previously was director of the Dana School of Music. He also served as interim dean of the Beeghly College of Education from 2000 to 2002.Also, Eileen Greaf has been named executive director of financial services. Greaf has been interim executive director of financial services since July 2004. Greaf, who has been at YSU since 1981, previously was assistant to the vice president for financial affairs, director of financial aid and director of internal audit.McCloud became dean of the YSU College of Fine & Performing Arts in 1997. Two years ago, he also took on a part-time assignment as special assistant to the president for development and public relations, overseeing the university's development, marketing and communications, events management and alumni offices, as well as WYSU-FM. Prior to joining YSU, McCloud served as dean of the College of Arts and Communication at William Paterson University in New Jersey and director of strategic planning at Eastern Michigan University. He has a bachelor's degree in communication/theater from Eastern Michigan and master's and doctorate degrees in communication from the University of Michigan.Visit Youngstown State University: www.ysu.edu"