Exterior of Kilcawley Center which will be soon be renovated
Youngstown State University
A whole new look is coming to one of the main hubs of activity at Youngstown State University, thanks to a gift from Jocelyne Kollay Linsalata.
YSU Global Trustee Jocelyne Kollay Linsalata gifted $325,000 to the Zoldan Family Student Center Campaign, which will replace the Kilcawley Center.
Kilcawley Center was built in the mid-1960’s for YSU students to study between classes, meet with friends and grab a bite to eat from the food courts.
Many students also live in Kilcawley House dorms connected to Kilcawley Center.
The renovation is projected to be $45 million.
According to the Youngstown Foundation, the Zoldan Family Student Center will be built on the current site of Kilcawley Center with an updated food court, as well as meeting rooms and offices for student organizations.
YSU Global Trustee Jocelyne Kollay Linsalata gifted $325,000 to the Zoldan Family Student Center Campaign, which will replace the Kilcawley Center. YSU Foundation
This is far from the first gift Kollay Linsalata has given her alma mater.
Over her lifetime, she’s donated over $2 million to YSU and the YSU Foundation, making her a member of the YSU Transformation Giving Society, which recognizes benefactors of more than $2 million.
Kollay Linsalata was instrumental in raising over $126 million as chair of the “We See Tomorrow” fundraising campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in the university’s history.
Kollay Linsalata sits on the Advisory Council for the Williamson College of Business Administration.
She received the following awards: YSU’s Friend of the University Award in 2019 and the Williamson College of Business Administration’s Outstanding Alumni Service Award.
Kollay Linsalata graduated from Chaney High School and received two degrees from YSU before becoming a YSU Foundation Board of Trustee from 2007-2023.
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