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    Jim Tressel, the former football coach of Youngstown State University and Ohio State University, has applied for the open president position at YSU. The application deadline was Monday. Tressel currently works at the University of Akron but also applied for their open president position earlier this year. Several local leaders expressed support for Tressel and hope he will be offered the YSU position quickly. Tressel has a background in education, having earned master's and bachelor's degrees, and hopes to bring a positive impact to YSU and the local area through the president role.

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    Jim Tressel, the former football coach of Youngstown State University and Ohio State University, has applied for the open president position at YSU. The application deadline was Monday. Tressel currently works at the University of Akron but also applied for their open president position earlier this year. Several local leaders expressed support for Tressel and hope he will be offered the YSU position quickly. Tressel has a background in education, having earned master's and bachelor's degrees, and hopes to bring a positive impact to YSU and the local area through the president role.

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    Jim Tressel, the former football coach of Youngstown State University and Ohio State University, has applied for the open president position at YSU. The application deadline was Monday. Tressel currently works at the University of Akron but also applied for their open president position earlier this year. Several local leaders expressed support for Tressel and hope he will be offered the YSU position quickly. Tressel has a background in education, having earned master's and bachelor's degrees, and hopes to bring a positive impact to YSU and the local area through the president role.

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    ByCOLINHARRISstaffreporter(charris@tribtoday.com),TribuneChronicle
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    YOUNGSTOWNJimTresselhasofficiallyappliedtobecome
    YoungstownStateUniversity'sninthpresident.
    AccordingtoYoungstownStateUniversityDirectorofUniversity
    CommunicationsRonCole,theformerYSUandOhioStatefootball
    coachappliedforthepositionwithinthelast24hours.
    Mondayistheapplicationdeadline.
    TheuniversityislookingtoreplaceDr.RandyDunn,whoannounced
    inFebruarythathewasleavingafterjustsevenmonthsonthejob.
    DunnisgoingtobepresidentattheUniversityofSouthernIllinois.
    Tresselhasworkedservedasexecutivevicepresidentforstudent
    successattheUniversityofAkronsince2012,andappliedforthat
    university'spresidencyinMarch.Inacommentreleasedbythe
    UniversityofAkron,Tresselpraisedbothuniversitiesbutdeclinedtogo
    intodetailabouthisinterestineitherposition.
    "Iamrespectfulofthepresidentialsearchprocessunderwayatboth
    YoungstownStateUniversityandTheUniversityofAkron,"Tressel
    said."BothUniversitycommunitiesareaverymeaningfulpartofmy
    professionalhistory.IfeelgratefulthatpeoplefrombothUniversity
    communitieshaveexpressedinterestinmyapplication.Ibelieveit's
    appropriatethatInotcommentanyfurtherduringthispartofthe
    process."
    YSUtrusteeHarryMeshelsaidthetrusteeswereinformedofTressel's
    applicationFridayafternoonbyAGBSearch,theWashingtonbased
    firmhiredtomanagetheuniversity'ssearchprocess.
    "Wewerenotifiedtodayalongwithagroupofotherapplicationsthat
    (Tressel)hadappliedfortheposition,"Meshelsaid."Aroundaweekor
    so,wehadreceived13applications,so(Tressel's)andsomemore
    havecomein,andwe'renotsurehowmanymoretoexpectby
    Monday'sdeadline."
    MeshelsaidthatitwashisunderstandingTressel'sinterestinthe
    positionwaspartiallysparkedbyanareaoutpouringofsupport.
    "Likesomanyotherapplicants,Jimcalledaroundto(gaugesupport),
    andtheterrificsupportintheareaforJimreallymadehimfeellikehe
    shouldapply,"Meshelsaid.
    Meshelsaidthetrusteeswillplaceahighpriorityonleadershipand
    candidateswith"astrongeducationalbackgroundandaninterestin
    whatuniversitiesareallabout"whentheybeginthehiringprocess
    nextweek.
    TrumbullCountyCommissionerFrankFudawasamongthearea
    leaderswhosupportedTressel'shiringandsaidhehopesthe
    universitywillbringaquickendtothehiringprocess.
    "Imhappytohearthathehasapplied,becauseIthinkthathewould
    bearealpositiveforYoungstownStateandforthearea,"Fudasaid."I

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    bearealpositiveforYoungstownStateandforthearea,"Fudasaid."I
    hopethat(theuniversity)makestherightdecisionandgiveshiman
    offerveryquickly."
    Tresselholdsamaster'sdegreeineducationfromtheUniversityof
    Akronandabachelor'sdegreeineducationfromBaldwinWallace
    College.HeservedasYSU'sheadfootballcoachfrom1986to2000,
    thelastsixyearsofwhichhealsoservedasdirectorofathletics.He
    wonfourNCAADivision1AANationalChampionshipsatYSU.In2001,
    hebecameheadfootballcoachforTheOhioStateUniversity,filling
    thatrolefor10years,andwinningtheBowlChampionshipSeries
    NationalChampionshipin2002.
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