SYLVANIA, Ohio (WOWO)— Nearly 400 employees will lose their jobs this year as Lourdes University prepares to permanently shut down at the end of the academic year.
A notice filed with the state shows 387 workers will be laid off in phases beginning May 15, with the final round of job losses scheduled for Sept. 30. School officials say employees have already been notified of their last working days.
The university’s owner, Sisters of Saint Francis of Sylvania, announced last month that the school would close after determining ongoing financial challenges and declining enrollment could no longer be sustained…